And it is enough for the wise and discerning among them to recognize many aspects of His wisdom and perceive something of the beauty and perfection they contain.

This is known with certainty from what is known of His greatness and the perfection of His attributes, and from tracing His wisdom in creation and command.

He has challenged His servants and commanded them to look, then look again and reflect: can they find any flaw or deficiency in His creation? Their sight must return weary, unable to find fault with anything He has created.

The second kind is His wisdom in His revealed law and commands. He Most High prescribed laws, revealed the Scriptures, and sent the messengers so that His servants might know Him and worship Him. What wisdom could be more sublime than this? What bounty and generosity could be greater? For knowing Him Most High, worshipping Him alone without partner, devoting one’s deeds sincerely to Him alone, thanking Him, and praising Him are the very finest gifts He bestows upon His servants.

They are the noblest virtues for those whom Allah blesses with them, and bring the fullest happiness and joy to hearts and souls. They are also the sole means of attaining eternal happiness and everlasting bliss.

Even if His commands and revealed law contained no wisdom beyond this immense wisdom—the source of all good and the most perfect delights, for whose sake creation was brought into being, recompense became due, and Paradise and Hell were created—it would be wholly sufficient and satisfying.

Moreover, His revealed law and religion encompass every good. The truths He conveys fill hearts with knowledge, certainty, faith, and sound beliefs. Through them, hearts are set right and their deviations removed, and they bear fruit in every noble character trait, righteous deed, guidance, and sound judgment. His commands and prohibitions embody a wise concern for the well-being and betterment of religious and worldly affairs, for He commands only that whose benefit is