and one says, “Allah’s remembrance,” meaning the servant’s remembrance of Allah (1). One also says, “Allah’s remembrance,” meaning Allah’s own act of remembrance, as in His remembrance of His servant (2), and as in the Quran, which is (3) His remembrance.

The word “remembrance” may also be placed in a genitive construction like an ordinary noun. Thus, if His words, “My remembrance,” are construed as a verbal-noun genitive, then (4) the meaning is: “the remembrance that I have mentioned”—namely, His speech which He sent down. If it is construed as the genitive construction of ordinary nouns, then His remembrance is that which is peculiar to Him as remembrance, and the Quran is among (5) that which is peculiar to Him as remembrance.

Allah Most High says:

“This is a blessed Reminder which We have sent down.”

[Surah al-Anbiyā: 50]

And He says:

“No renewed reminder comes to them from their Lord.”

[Surah al-Anbiyā: 2]

And He says:

“It is only a Reminder and a clear Quran.”

[Surah Yā Sīn: 69]

And He says:

“We sent down the Reminder to you so that you may make clear to people what has been sent down to them.”

[Surah al-Nahl: 44]

And, when mentioning His guarantee (6) of guidance and success for whoever follows the Book and the Messenger, He says:

“So those who believe in him, honor him, support him, and follow the light sent down with him—it is they who are successful.”

[Surah al-Aʿrāf: 157]

And He says:

“Alif-Lām-Rā. This is a Book which We have sent down to you so that you may bring mankind out of darkness into light, by their Lord’s permission, to the path of the Almighty, the Praiseworthy.”

[Surah Ibrāhīm: 1]

There are many similar passages in the Quran.

[Detailed Affirmation of the Attributes of Perfection and General Negation of the Attributes of Deficiency]

Since this is so, Allah, Glorified is He, sent the messengers with what entails perfection, including—