“And when I inspired the disciples, ‘Believe in Me and in My messenger,’ they said, ‘We believe, so bear witness that we are Muslims.’”

And He says:

“Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam.”

And He says:

“Whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted from him.”

Allah Most High also says:

“Do they seek a religion other than Allah’s, when all those in the heavens and the earth have submitted to Him, willingly or unwillingly?”

He thus mentions the submission of all beings, willingly or unwillingly, because all creatures are His servants in the universal sense, whether they acknowledge this or deny it. They are subject to His authority and governance, submitting to Him willingly or unwillingly. No creature can escape what He has willed, ordained, and decreed, and there is no might or power except through Him. He is the Lord and Sovereign of all worlds, directing them however He wills. He is the Creator, Originator, and Fashioner of them all. Everything besides Him is subject to His lordship: made, brought into being, dependent, needy, enslaved, and subdued. He is the One, the Subduer, the Creator, the Originator, the Fashioner.

Although He has created what He has created through causes, He is the Creator of each cause and the One who ordains it; the cause is dependent upon Him just as its effect is. No created cause can independently bring anything about or ward off harm. Rather, every cause needs another cause to assist it, as well as something to repel whatever opposes and obstructs it. He alone—glory be to Him—is entirely free of need of everything besides Him. He has no partner to assist Him and no adversary to resist or oppose Him.

Allah Most High says:

“Say, ‘Have you considered those you invoke besides