The Principles of Tabligh and Tijarah as the Implementation of Tawheed in the Thought of Maulana Zakariya al-Kandahlawi

Abstract

This study examines the principles of tabligh and tijarah as a form of 
implementation of monotheism in the work of Maulana Zakariya al-Kandahlawi, 
especially through the books Fadhail A'mal and Fadhilah Tijarah. The background 
of this research is the tendency to separate the awareness of monotheism from the 
practice of da'wah and the economic activities of Muslims. This research aims to 
analyze how the values of monotheism are internalized in the principles of tabligh 
and the ethics of tijarah according to the thought of al-Kandahlawi (the founder of 
Jamah Tabligh). This research uses a qualitative method with a library research 
approach and thematic content analysis. The results of the study show that the 
principles of tabligh, such as sincerity, da'wah responsibility, steadfastness of faith, 
and social ethics, as well as tijarah values, such as honesty, trust, blessings, 
economic independence, and the balance of the world-hereafter, are direct 
manifestations of the awareness of monotheism. These values reflect the three 
dimensions of monotheism, namely monotheism uluhiyah, rububiyah, and asma' 
wa sitrait. This research confirms that, from the perspective of al-Kandahlawi, 
da'wah and muamalah cannot be separated from monotheism as a spiritual 
foundation that unites the religious, social, and economic dimensions in the lives of 
Muslims.