and His believing servants are united, holding fast to His rope without division. His name al-Ahad entails affirming His oneness, while al-Samad entails unity and freedom from division, for al-Samad carries the meaning of unity and the absence of division. Affirming Allah’s oneness is always coupled with unity, for unity involves oneness, whereas division necessarily involves duality and multiplicity. Likewise, associating partners with Allah is coupled with division. He says: