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 ==Tawheed versus monotheism==
-Monotheism means that only one god exists. But tawheed is more complicated. Various scholars divided tawheed into various branches (Tawheed Ar-Ruboobiyyah, Tawheed Al-Uloohiyyah..) <ref>https://www.islamweb.net/en/article/157998/al-hakimiyyah-as-a-branch-of-tawheed</ref>. An important part of tawheed is that Allah is the only legislator (Tawheed Al-Hakimiyyah), which makes Islam incompatible with democracy. Muslims have to obey only god and nobody else. And the will of god happens to be everything Muhammad says:
+Monotheism means that only one god exists. But tawheed is more complicated. Monotheism doesn't require theocracy. But an important part of tawheed is that Allah is the only legislator (Tawheed Al-Hakimiyyah), which makes Islam incompatible with democracy. Muslims have to obey only god and nobody else. And the will of god happens to be everything Muhammad says:
 {{Quote|{{Quran|26|108}}|
 So fear Allah and obey '''me'''.
 }}
+If we compare it to monotheistic deism:
+* There is only one god (Deism)
+* There is only one god '''and Muhammad is his messenger''' (Islam)
+The god of deism is more self-sufficient than the god of Islam.
 ==Quranic argument for monotheism==