heaven.” He asked, “Which of them do you rely on in hope and fear?” He replied, “The one in heaven.”

The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, did not rebuke the unbeliever for recognizing that the God of all worlds is in heaven, just as the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, had stated. Thus Husayn, despite his unbelief at that time, knew Allah, the Most Majestic, better than al-Marīsī and his followers, despite their profession of Islam. For he distinguished between the Creator God, who is in heaven, and the created gods and idols on earth. And there is agreement