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The categorization of tawheed has been a controversial issue. Philips said in his book, "The division of Tawheed into its components was not done by the Prophet nor by his companions, as there was no necessity to analyze such a basic principle of faith in this fashion. However the foundations of the components are all implied in the explanatory statements of the Prophet and his companions [...]"^[1] Some scholars divided Tawheed into 2, while some into 3 and some into 4.

Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn Hasan and Ibnul Qayyim al-Jawziyyah divided Tawheed into two categories:^[2]

1. Tawheed al-Ma’rifah wa’l-Ithbaat (Tawheed in knowledge and affirmation): which includes believing in the existance of Allah and in his Lordship (Ruboobiyyah) and His names and attributes (Asmaa was-Sifaat).
2. Tawheed al-Qasd wa’l-Talab (Tawheed in intention and action), which includes believing in the divine nature of Allaah (Uloohiyyah) and ibaadah (worship).

Sa'd as-Suhaymee and Philips divided Tawheed into three categories:^[3][1]