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associate with Him? He Who created the heavens and
earth and sends down water for you from the sky by
which We make luxuriant gardens grow – you could
never make their trees grow. Is there another deity
besides Allah? No indeed, but they are people who
equate others with Him! He Who made earth a stable
dwelling place, appointed rivers flowing through its
midst, placed firmly embedded mountains on it, and set
a barrier between the two seas. Is there another deity
besides Allah? No indeed, but most of them do not
know it! He Who responds to the oppressed when they
call on Him and removes their distress and has appoint-
ed you as vicegerents of earth. Is there another deity
besides Allah? How little you pay heed! He Who guides
you in the darkness of the land and the sea and sends
out the winds, bringing advance news of His mercy. Is
there another deity besides Allah? May Allah be exalted
above what they associate with Him! He Who originates
Creation and then regenerates it and provides for you
from out of heaven and earth. Is there another deity
besides Allah? Say: "Bring your proof if you are being
truthful." (Surat al-Naml: 59-64)
As we can see from the above verses, all events take
place because Allah wills them to. Forgetting this fact and
imagining that anything can take place independently of
Allah is to attribute equals to Him.
Covert idolatry is the most significant obstacle to the
emergence of true faith. One can only truly live by faith if
one's faith is pure and unsullied. Looking for a middle way