in the Noble Quran in more than fifteen places, including His words, Most High: “O mankind, you are in need of Allah, while Allah alone is the Self-Sufficient, the Praiseworthy.” 1 And His words, Most High: “Know that Allah is Self-Sufficient, Praiseworthy.” 2 And His words, Most High: “To Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and on earth. Indeed, Allah alone is the Self-Sufficient, the Praiseworthy.” 3 And His words, Most High: “He is the One who sends down rain after they have despaired and spreads His mercy. He is the Protector, the Praiseworthy.” 4 And His words, Most High: “For to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on earth, and Allah is Self-Sufficient, Praiseworthy.” 5

Thus He—Blessed and Exalted is He—is Praiseworthy in His Essence, His Names, His attributes, and His acts. He—Blessed and Exalted is He—is deserving of all praise, love, and commendation because of His praiseworthy attributes of beauty and majesty and because of the abundant blessings He has bestowed upon His creation. He is therefore praised in every circumstance. He, Glorified be He, is praiseworthy in every respect: “For all the Names of Allah—Blessed and Exalted is He—are praise; His attributes are praise; His acts are praise; His judgments are praise; His justice is praise; His retribution is praise; and His bounty, manifested in His beneficence toward His allies, is praise. Creation and command were established only through His praise, came into being through His praise, and became manifest through His praise; and their ultimate end is His praise. His praise is therefore their cause and their end.”

“Everything by which He is described, mentioned, or spoken of is praise and commendation of Him, as well as glorification and sanctification. Glory and praise be to Him! No one among His creation can fully enumerate His praises. Rather, He is as He has praised Himself and beyond what