It has often been found that divine unity can only be perceived or achieved through a process of emptying. Emptiness enables us to see the world and God as a whole. I compare the religious philosophy of Nishida Kitarō with that of the Egyptian theologian and reformer Muhammad ‘Abduh (1849–1905). Both philosophers attempt to conceive of divine unity in relationship with the flourishing of the human self. They do not depict the emptying of the self as a simple abandonment of the self but try instead to harmonize God with the “reasonable” individuality of modern beings as well as with a modern conception of selfhood. The chapter provides an analysis of the parallels between of emptiness linked to śūnyatā and tawḥīd. I am particularly interested in the fact that various “unity through emptiness” approaches insist on paradoxical relationships between unity and individuality. How do śūnyatā or whatever notion of nothingness relate to the unity and the totality of God? I use Muhammad ‘Abduh’s analysis of tawḥīd and compare it with Nishida’s “self-determination of the world as a self-Contradictory Self-Identity.”