So here He said:

“Allah—there is no deity worthy of worship except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all existence.”

He coupled this with the affirmation that there is no deity worthy of worship except Him. In Āl ‘Imrān, He added:

“He has sent down to you the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, and He revealed the Torah and the Gospel previously, as guidance for mankind, and He revealed the Criterion.”

This is belief in the scriptures and the messengers.

And He said in Tā Hā:

“On that Day, intercession will be of no benefit except from one whom the Most Merciful has permitted and whose words He approves. He knows what is before them and what is behind them, but they do not encompass Him in knowledge. And all faces will be humbled before the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all existence. Whoever bears wrongdoing will have failed.”

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Among the greatest foundations is a person’s knowledge of how Allah has described Himself. This includes the attributes pertaining to His actions, as in His words in this surah:

“Who created.”

“Created man from clinging clots.”

Creation is mentioned in many places, as are His other actions. These are of two kinds. One is an action that takes a direct object, such as “created,” which necessarily implies something created. The same applies to “provided,” as in His words:

“Allah is the One who created you, then provided for you, then will cause you to die, then will bring you to life