Allah Most High says:
‘Indeed, Allah is ever Watchful over you.’ 1
‘And Allah is Witness over all things.’ 2
Thus, watchfulness—one of the loftiest deeds of the heart—consists in worshipping Allah in accordance with His names, the Watchful and the Witness. When a servant knows that Allah’s knowledge encompasses all his outward and inward movements, and keeps this knowledge present in every circumstance, it leads him to guard his inner self against every thought and passing impulse that Allah hates, and his outward conduct against every word or deed that displeases Allah. He worships at the station of excellence, worshipping Allah as though he sees Him; though he does not see Him, Allah sees him.”3.
41 - 42 - (al-Sattār—al-Sittīr: the Concealer)
43 - The Flawless: (The Most Holy—the Flawless)
He—may Allah Most High have mercy on him—said: “Among His names are the Most Holy and the Flawless: the One who is exalted, free from every attribute of imperfection and beyond resemblance to any created being. He is free from every flaw, and no one can approach or equal Him in any aspect of perfection.
‘There is nothing like Him.’ 6
‘And there is none comparable to Him.’ 7
‘Do you know of any equal to Him?’ 8
‘So do not set up rivals to Allah.’ 9
Thus, the Most Holy and the Flawless alike negate every imperfection in every