and will, as conveyed by the surah that declares freedom from polytheism. These are the two surahs of sincerity. As these monotheists truly realize this monotheism, they distance themselves from the proponents of polytheism and negation and disavow them, as their leader Abraham said to his people:
“Indeed, I am free of what you worship (26), except the One who created me, for He will surely guide me (27).” [al-Zukhruf: 26-27]
He also said:
“Have you considered what you have been worshipping (75), you and your forefathers (76)? They are enemies to me, except the Lord of all worlds (77).” [al-Shuʿarāʾ: 75-77]
And he said:
“O my people, I am free of whatever you associate with Allah (78). Indeed, I have turned my face towards the One who created the heavens and the earth, inclining to Him alone, and I am not one of the polytheists (79).” [al-Anʿām: 78-79]
Allah Most High said:
“You have an excellent example in Abraham and those with him, when they said to their people, ‘We disavow you and whatever you worship besides Allah. We reject you, and enmity and hatred have arisen between us and you forever, until you believe in Allah alone.’” [al-Mumtahanah: 4]
The fourteenth point:
His statement, “The advocates of monotheism and divine transcendence who have excluded the judgment of supposition and imagination concerning the essence and attributes of Allah Most High.”
He may be told: This ambiguous expression has already been discussed more than once.
He may then be told: There is no doubt that Allah Most High sent down His Book as clarification, guidance, and healing for people. Concerning it, Allah Most High said:
“We have sent down to you the Book as a clarification of all things.” [al-Nahl: 89]
And He said: “But a confirmation of what came before it