—in His creation and His command—nor the realities of what proceeds from His will and power.

From this it becomes clear that ambiguity may arise in terms used univocally just as it may arise in homonymous terms that are not univocal, even though the uncertainty can be removed by something that singles out one of the two meanings, such as an annexing construction or a definite article. Thus, when He says, “In it are rivers of water” (Q 47:15), the water is here restricted to Paradise, and the difference between it and the water of this world is made plain. Yet the precise quality that sets that water apart remains unknown to us. Along with everything Allah has prepared for His righteous servants—what no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and what has never crossed the mind of any human—this belongs to the interpretation known only to Allah.

The same applies to the inner referent of His exclusive names and attributes—the reality that is His alone: none knows it but Him.