(al-Sāffāt: 171–173).

And Allah Most High said:

“They have not esteemed Allah as He deserves. On the Day of Resurrection, the entire earth will be in His grasp, and the heavens will be folded in His right hand. Glory be to Him! Exalted is He above what they associate with Him.”

(al-Zumar: 67).

And Allah Most High said:

“He is the One who gives life and causes death. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, ‘Be,’ and it is.”

(Ghāfir: 68).

“Your Lord said, ‘Call upon Me; I will answer you.’”

(Ghāfir: 60).

“Had it not been for a prior word from your Lord granting respite until an appointed term, judgment would have been passed between them. Indeed, those who were made to inherit the Scripture after them are in disquieting doubt about it.”

(al-Shūrā: 14).

“It is not for any human being that Allah should speak to him except through revelation, or from behind a veil, or by sending a messenger who reveals, by His permission, whatever He wills.”

(al-Shūrā: 51).

And Allah Most High said:

“When they angered Us, We exacted retribution from them.”

(al-Zukhruf: 55).

And His words:

“Allah has certainly heard the words of the woman who disputes with you concerning her husband and complains to Allah. Allah hears your conversation.”

(al-Mujādilah: 1).

I say: Many passages in the Quran indicate this principle, such as the words of Allah Most High:

“He is the One who created for you everything on earth, then rose toward the heaven and fashioned it into seven heavens. He has knowledge of all things.”

(al-Baqarah: 29).

And His words:

“Say, ‘Do you indeed disbelieve in the One who created the earth in two days, and set up equals to Him? That is the Lord of the worlds.’”

Up to His words:

“Then He rose toward the heaven while it was smoke, and said to it and to the earth, ‘Come willingly or unwillingly.’ They said, ‘We come willingly.’”

(Fussilat: 9–11).

And His words:

“Do they await anything but that Allah should come to them in canopies of clouds?”

(al-Baqarah: 210).

And His words: “Do