WHAT IS THE WISDOM BEHIND CALAMITIES SENT BY GOD?
Almighty God sends calamities and inflicts tribulations; is this not tyrannical towards the innocent in particular, and animals even? T h e A n s w e r : God forbid, the sovereignty is His. He holds sway over His possessions as He wishes. Moreover, a skilful craftsman makes you a model in return for a wage and dresses you in a bejewelled garment that he has Continue
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF HE IS ONE?
He has no partner This phrase announces the following good news, which is both healing and a source of happiness: Man's spirit and heart, which are connected to most of the creatures in the universe and reach the point of being overwhelmed in misery and confusion on account of this connection, find in the phrase ‘He is One’ a refuge and Continue
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF HE HAS NO PARTNER?
The Sole Monarch! Just as in His Divinity and in His sovereignty He has no partner, God is One and He cannot be many, so too in His Dominicality and in His actions and in His creating He has no partner. It sometimes happens that a monarch is one, having, no partner in his sovereignty, but in the execution of His affairs his officials act as his partners; Continue
The Sole Owner! That is to say, ownership is altogether His. And as for you, you are both His property, you are owned by Him, and you work in His property. This phrase announces the following joyful and healing news: "O mankind! Do not suppose that you own yourself, for you have no control over any of the things that concern you; such a load would be Continue