fear the allies of Satan, for Allah says, “So fight the allies of Satan; indeed, the scheming of Satan has always been weak” (al-Nisāʾ 4:76) when measured against the truth.

Therefore a person should not worry about the reproach of any critic in matters that pertain to Allah; he should fear none but Allah. Yet his course must be governed by guidance from Allah. Once he proceeds upon such guidance, he will fear no one.

The third verse is His statement: “Put your trust in the Ever-Living who never dies” (al-Furqān 25:58). He is Allah—exalted is He. Rely on Him in all your affairs, great and small, for if Allah—mighty and majestic—does not make your matters easy, they will never be made easy. One of the chief means to that ease is to place your trust in Him, especially when matters overwhelm you, worries multiply, and calamities intensify. At that point you have no refuge but Allah, so depend on Him until He suffices you.

The phrase “who never dies” proves that death is impossible for the Lord—glorified be He. Allah says, “Everyone upon it will perish, yet there will remain the Face of your Lord, Possessed of majesty and honor” (al-Raḥmān 55:26-27). Allah, majestic and exalted, does not die because His life is perfect: He is the First, with nothing before Him, and the Last, with nothing after Him. Moreover, exalted is He, He does not sleep either, due to the perfection of His life and His self-subsistence: “Allah—there is no deity but Him, the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining. Neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes Him” (al-Baqarah 2:255). Humans and jinn sleep and die, but the Lord—mighty and majestic—never sleeps, for He has no need of sleep. Human beings need it because their bodies grow weary, become fatigued, and tire; sleep is a rest from past toil and a renewal of energy for what follows