“And He, blessed and exalted is He, said:

‘Allah—there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all.’

‘He is Allah, other than whom there is no deity, the Sovereign, the Most Holy, the Source of Peace, the Giver of Security, the Guardian, the Almighty, the Compeller, the Supremely Great.’ [al-Hashr 23]

These are the attributes of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and His names, blessed and exalted is He.”

What revelation conveys in this text—the statement, “He created Adam in His image,” and the like—is more specific than what reason alone can establish concerning an aspect shared by Him and everything that exists, or every living being. For what this text indicates cannot be known through reason and analogy; only its general basis can be known in this way.

This parallels what was mentioned concerning His being above creation: reason can establish that Allah, exalted is He, is above His creation. His rising over the Throne, however, after creating the heavens and the earth in six days, can be known only through revelation. This is among the matters on which