Topic: Unity Of
View Aspects
وَإِذْ أَخَذْنَا مِيثَٰقَ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ لَا تَعْبُدُونَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ وَبِٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ إِحْسَانًا وَذِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَٰكِينِ وَقُولُوا۟ لِلنَّاسِ حُسْنًا وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ ثُمَّ تَوَلَّيْتُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا مِّنكُمْ وَأَنتُم مُّعْرِضُونَ
عربی الفاظ میں ضمیر خطاب ہے۔ لیکن چونکہ استثناء میں بھی ’’تم‘‘ کا لفظ استعمال ہوا ہے۔ اردو میں دوسری دفعہ تم کا لفظ استعمال نہیں ہو سکتا۔ اس لئے ’’سب‘‘ کے لفظ سے ترجمہ کیا گیا ہے۔ تحت اللفظ ترجمہ اس طرح ہے۔ ’’تم میں سے چند ایک کے سوا (باقی) تم (سب) اعراض کرتے ہوئے پھر گئے۔‘‘
4:155; 5:13.
2:44, 111; 4:78; 6:73; 22:79; 24:57; 30:32.
The verse does not refer to any particular covenant but to a general covenant enjoining the Jews to give up the vices which were rife among them at that time and to lead a virtuous life (Exod. 20: 3-6, 12; Lev. 19: 17-18; Prov. 3: 27-28, 30; Deut. 6: 13 & 14: 29). In this verse, as everywhere else in the Qur’an, the sequence of words follows the natural order of importance of the works mentioned.
4:155; 5:13.
2:44; 4:78; 6:73; 22:79; 24:57; 30:32.
Important Words:
میثاق (a covenant). See 2:64.
Commentary:
After setting forth the attitude of the Israelites of the Holy Prophet’s time towards the Prophets of God and their own Scriptures, the Quran draws their attention to the teachings which they had been required to follow but which they ignored.
The verse under comment does not refer to any particular covenant, but to the vices which were rife among the Jews at the time and which were forbidden them in the Bible. Worship of any object other than God is repeatedly forbidden in the Jewish scriptures (Exod. 20:3-6). Again, kindness to parents is also among the injunctions (Exod. 20:12). Similarly, for the kind treatment of kinsmen, clear injunctions have been given (Lev. 19:17, 18; Exod. 21:9, and Prov. 3:27, 28). For care of orphans, an injunction is to be met with in Deut. 14:29. Sympathy for the poor is enjoined in Deut. 15:11. The injunction to deal gently with mankind is found in Prov. 3:30. The commandment to observe Prayer is given in Deut. 6:13. The injunction for alms-giving may be seen in Exod. 23:10, 11.
The Jews openly disregarded these clear injunctions. They set up equals to God, some believing in Ezra as the son of God, others taking the word of their divines as revelation and setting aside the dictates of the Holy Writ. Their treatment of their own kinsmen and others was cruel. Their attitude towards orphans and the indigent was unsympathetic. They were quite devoid of fellow feeling and were lax in worship and alms-giving. It should, however, be noted that God has not condemned the whole Jewish nation, but has made an exception in the case of the righteous few among them.
In this verse, as everywhere else in the Quran, the sequence of words follows the natural order of importance. The worship of the One God is mentioned first. Then mention is made of mankind, who have been divided into two classes: (1) those who deserve good treatment as a right; (2) those to whom kindness is shown as an act of charity. The first class is mentioned first, because in their case there is a sort of obligation, a debt to be paid. Those who are to be treated kindly out of charity are mentioned afterwards, the degree of need in each case determining the sequence. Last of all, acts of obedience to God are mentioned; and out of them the most important ones pertaining to the purification of the soul and the payment of religious taxes are selected; and these are placed after fellow feeling, because fellow feeling is the first step towards the moral elevation of man, who often feels impelled to it from within without reference to any law.
It is noteworthy that the injunctions that are found scattered in the Bible have been placed together in a most beautiful order in the Quran.
c
4:155; 5:13.
d
2:44, 111; 4:78; 6:73; 22:79; 24:57; 30:32.
1
عربی الفاظ میں ضمیر خطاب ہے۔ لیکن چونکہ استثناء میں بھی ’’تم‘‘ کا لفظ استعمال ہوا ہے۔ اردو میں دوسری دفعہ تم کا لفظ استعمال نہیں ہو سکتا۔ اس لئے ’’سب‘‘ کے لفظ سے ترجمہ کیا گیا ہے۔ تحت اللفظ ترجمہ اس طرح ہے۔ ’’تم میں سے چند ایک کے سوا (باقی) تم (سب) اعراض کرتے ہوئے پھر گئے۔‘‘
a
4:155; 5:13.
b
2:44; 4:78; 6:73; 22:79; 24:57; 30:32.
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Important Words:
میثاق (a covenant). See 2:64.
Commentary:
After setting forth the attitude of the Israelites of the Holy Prophet’s time towards the Prophets of God and their own Scriptures, the Quran draws their attention to the teachings which they had been required to follow but which they ignored.
The verse under comment does not refer to any particular covenant, but to the vices which were rife among the Jews at the time and which were forbidden them in the Bible. Worship of any object other than God is repeatedly forbidden in the Jewish scriptures (Exod. 20:3-6). Again, kindness to parents is also among the injunctions (Exod. 20:12). Similarly, for the kind treatment of kinsmen, clear injunctions have been given (Lev. 19:17, 18; Exod. 21:9, and Prov. 3:27, 28). For care of orphans, an injunction is to be met with in Deut. 14:29. Sympathy for the poor is enjoined in Deut. 15:11. The injunction to deal gently with mankind is found in Prov. 3:30. The commandment to observe Prayer is given in Deut. 6:13. The injunction for alms-giving may be seen in Exod. 23:10, 11.
The Jews openly disregarded these clear injunctions. They set up equals to God, some believing in Ezra as the son of God, others taking the word of their divines as revelation and setting aside the dictates of the Holy Writ. Their treatment of their own kinsmen and others was cruel. Their attitude towards orphans and the indigent was unsympathetic. They were quite devoid of fellow feeling and were lax in worship and alms-giving. It should, however, be noted that God has not condemned the whole Jewish nation, but has made an exception in the case of the righteous few among them.
In this verse, as everywhere else in the Quran, the sequence of words follows the natural order of importance. The worship of the One God is mentioned first. Then mention is made of mankind, who have been divided into two classes: (1) those who deserve good treatment as a right; (2) those to whom kindness is shown as an act of charity. The first class is mentioned first, because in their case there is a sort of obligation, a debt to be paid. Those who are to be treated kindly out of charity are mentioned afterwards, the degree of need in each case determining the sequence. Last of all, acts of obedience to God are mentioned; and out of them the most important ones pertaining to the purification of the soul and the payment of religious taxes are selected; and these are placed after fellow feeling, because fellow feeling is the first step towards the moral elevation of man, who often feels impelled to it from within without reference to any law.
It is noteworthy that the injunctions that are found scattered in the Bible have been placed together in a most beautiful order in the Quran.
a
4:155; 5:13.
b
2:44, 111; 4:78; 6:73; 22:79; 24:57; 30:32.
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The verse does not refer to any particular covenant but to a general covenant enjoining the Jews to give up the vices which were rife among them at that time and to lead a virtuous life (Exod. 20: 3-6, 12; Lev. 19: 17-18; Prov. 3: 27-28, 30; Deut. 6: 13 & 14: 29). In this verse, as everywhere else in the Qur’an, the sequence of words follows the natural order of importance of the works mentioned.
وَإِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌ وَٰحِدٌ ۖ لَّآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
2:256; 16:23; 22:35; 37:5; 59:23, 24; 112:2.
As all sins spring from feebleness of faith, this verse fittingly refers to the Oneness of God, signifying that if people only believed in Divine Unity and refrained from setting up false gods, they would never deviate from the right path.
2:256; 16:23; 22:35; 37:5; 59:23, 24; 112:2.
Commentary:
As all sin springs from feebleness of faith, this verse fittingly refers to the Unity of God, signifying that if people only believed in God’s Unity and refrained from setting up false gods, they would never digress from the right path. It must not, however, be understood that idol-worship consists in worshipping images only. Every man who loves anyone other than God as he ought to love Him, or fears anyone as he ought to fear Him, or trusts in anyone as he ought to trust in Him, is really guilty of idol-worship and must suffer the consequences thereof. In fact, the principal and primary object of religion, is to establish the Unity of God, and the Quran has dealt with this subject in a manner and to an extent which has no parallel in any other Book. Islam condemns both شرك جلی (manifest or visible idolatry) and شرك خفی (hidden or invisible idolatry) in the strongest of terms.
The verse may also signify that, with the advent of Islam, God, the Maker of heavens and earth, no longer remains the God of this or that people only, but becomes the God of all peoples and all mankind. The word الرحمن (the Gracious or the Provider for all peoples) occurring at the end of the verse also points to the same truth. In this sense the verse would be considered to be particularly connected with 2:159 above which speaks of the Safa and the Marwah as the special Signs of Allah, serving as pointers to the mission of the Holy Prophet of Islam.
e
2:256; 16:23; 22:35; 37:5; 59:23, 24; 112:2.
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由于一切罪恶来自信仰不强, 本节经文合适地提出了安拉的独一性, 意思是, 如果人们只相信安拉的独一性而制止树立那些假神, 他们就绝不会偏离正道。
b
2:256; 16:23; 22:35; 37:5; 59:23, 24; 112:2.
170
Commentary:
As all sin springs from feebleness of faith, this verse fittingly refers to the Unity of God, signifying that if people only believed in God’s Unity and refrained from setting up false gods, they would never digress from the right path. It must not, however, be understood that idol-worship consists in worshipping images only. Every man who loves anyone other than God as he ought to love Him, or fears anyone as he ought to fear Him, or trusts in anyone as he ought to trust in Him, is really guilty of idol-worship and must suffer the consequences thereof. In fact, the principal and primary object of religion, is to establish the Unity of God, and the Quran has dealt with this subject in a manner and to an extent which has no parallel in any other Book. Islam condemns both شرك جلی (manifest or visible idolatry) and شرك خفی (hidden or invisible idolatry) in the strongest of terms.
The verse may also signify that, with the advent of Islam, God, the Maker of heavens and earth, no longer remains the God of this or that people only, but becomes the God of all peoples and all mankind. The word الرحمن (the Gracious or the Provider for all peoples) occurring at the end of the verse also points to the same truth. In this sense the verse would be considered to be particularly connected with 2:159 above which speaks of the Safa and the Marwah as the special Signs of Allah, serving as pointers to the mission of the Holy Prophet of Islam.
d
2:256; 16:23; 22:35; 37:5; 59:23, 24; 112:2.
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As all sins spring from feebleness of faith, this verse fittingly refers to the Oneness of God, signifying that if people only believed in Divine Unity and refrained from setting up false gods, they would never deviate from the right path.
قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ
16:23; 22:35; 59:23.
单词 قُل (Qul, 说) 在这里包含一个永恒的命谕, 穆斯林必须不断宣称 “安拉是独一的。”
هُوَ (Huwa, 他) 用作 ضَمِيْرُ الشَّان (Damirush-Shan) 意思是 “真理是”, 它就表示, 人的天性中已深嵌着一个真理, 即安拉是存在的, 他是独一无二的。
安拉是用在 «古兰经» 中最高存在的一个有鉴别性的名称。在阿拉伯语中, 这个词从来不用来指任何其他东西或人。这是安拉真实存在的名称, 既不能作定语用, 也不能作修饰语用。另见注释3。
اَحَد (Ahad) 是只用于安拉的称号, 意思是: 一个; 唯一的一个; 空前绝后的一个; 单独的一个; 没有第二个存在者可以分享他的养主身份或他的实质 (Lane)。اَحَد (Ahad) 的含意是安拉本身的独一性--------不能想象有第二个存在--------而 وَاحِد (Wahid) 的含意是安拉的常德的唯一性。因此 اَللهُ وَاحِدٌ (Allahu Wahidun) 的含意是: 安拉是最高的存在, 他是万物生长的根源和源泉; اَللهُ اَحَدٌ (Allahu Ahadun) 的意思是: 安拉在这种意义上是独一无二的存在者: 当我们想到安拉时, 在我们心中任何其他存在和东西的观念便不复存在。他在每种意义上都是完全独一无二的。他不是任何环节的首环, 也不是末环。与安拉相似的是没有的, 安拉也不与任何东西相似。«古兰经» 中所表达和显示的就是这样的安拉。
قُلْ کا لفظ جو آخری تینوں سورتوں سے پہلے رکھا گیا ہے اس میں یہ اشارہ کیا گیا ہے کہ ہمارا یہ پیغام آگے دوسرے لوگوں تک پہنچا دو۔ اب یہ لازمی بات ہے کہ جب محمد رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم خدا کا پیغام لوگوں تک پہنچا دیں گے تو چونکہ اس کے بعد دوسرے لوگ بھی قُلْ کا لفظ پڑھیں گے اس لئے ان پر بھی فرض ہو جائے گا کہ وہ اس کلام کو اور لوگوں تک پہنچائیں۔ پس قُلْ کہہ کر اس طرف توجہ دلائی گئی ہے کہ تم ہماری اس تعلیم کو اپنی ذات تک محدودنہ رکھو‘ بلکہ اسے دوسروں تک پہنچاؤ۔ اور پھر تم سے سننے والے اور لوگوں کے سامنے اسے بیان کریں اور پھر وہ آگے اور لوگوں تک پہنچائیں یہاں ت
مفرد کے لئے عربی زبان میں دو الفاظ استعمال ہوتے ہیں۔ وَاحِدٌ اور اَحَدٌ وَاحِد کے معنے ہوتے ہیں ’’ایک‘‘ لیکن اس کے بولنے سے دوسرے کی طرف ذہن جاتا ہے اور کہنے والا سمجھتا ہے کہ ایک کے بعد دو ہے اور دو کے بعد تین ہے اور تین کے بعد چار ہے۔ پس گو یہ لفظ ایک ہونے پر دلالت کرتا ہے مگر تعدد کے امکان کو ردنہیں کرتا۔ اس کے خلاف اَحَدٌ کے معنے ہوتے ہیں۔ اکیلا اور اکیلے کے بعد کوئی دوکیلا نہیں کہتا۔ پس اس لفظ کے معنے یہ ہوتے ہیں کہ اس وجود کے ساتھ کسی دوسرے ایسے ہی وجود کا کوئی امکان نہیں۔ اس سورۃ میں اللہ تعالیٰ کو اَحَد کہا گیا ہے یعنی اس کی توحید کامل کا ذکر کیا
16:23; 22:35; 59:23.
The word, Qul (say), here embodies a permanent command to Muslims to keep proclaiming, 'God is One.'
Huwa (He) used as Damirush-Sha’n and meaning, 'the truth is,' signifies that the truth is embedded in human nature that God is and that He is One and Alone.
Allah is a distinctive name used in the Qur’an for the Supreme Being. In the Arabic language the word is never used for any other thing or being. It is the substantive name of God, neither attributive nor descriptive. See also {3}.
Ahad is an epithet applied to God alone and signifies, the One; the Sole; He Who has been and will ever be One and Alone; Who has no second to share in His Lordship nor in His Essence (Lane). Whereas Ahad signifies Oneness of God in His Person—the idea of a second being inconceivable— Wahid signifies uniqueness of God in His attributes. Thus the expression, Allahu Wahidun, would signify that God is that Supreme Being Who is the Source and Fountainhead from Whom all creation had emanated; and Allahu Ahadun means that Allah is that Being Who is One and Alone in the sense that when we think of Him, the very idea that there is any other being or thing is absent from our minds. He is One and Alone in every sense. He is neither the starting link of any chain, nor its last link. Nothing is like Him, nor is He like anything else. This is Allah as conceived and presented by the Qur’an.
16:23; 22:35; 59:23.
Commentary:
The word قل (say) here embodies a permanent command to all Muslims to keep proclaiming "God is One."
ھو (He) used as ضمیر الشأن and meaning, "the truth is," signifies that the truth is embedded in human nature that God is and that He is One and Alone.
الله is the distinctive name used for the Supreme Being in the Quran. In the Arabic language the word is never used for any other thing or being. It is a personal name of God, neither attributive nor descriptive. See also 1:1.
احد (the One) is an epithet applied to God alone and signifies, the One; the Sole; He Who has been and will ever be One and Alone; Who has no second to share in His Lordship, nor in His Essence (Lane).
According to Aqrab the difference between أحد and واحد when used about God is that whereas أحد signifies Oneness of God in His Person, the idea of a second being inconceivable, واحد signifies uniqueness of God in His attributes.
Commentary:
In view of the above-mentioned signification of أحد and واحد the expression الله واحد would signify that God is that Supreme Being Who is the Source and Fountainhead from Whom all creation has emanated; and الله أحد would mean that Allah is that Being Who is One and Alone in the sense that when we think of Him, the very idea that there is any other being or thing is absent from our minds. He is One and Alone in every sense. He is neither the starting link of any chain, nor its last link. Nothing is like Him nor is He like anything else. This is Allah as conceived and presented by the Quran.
b
16:23; 22:35; 59:23.
1817
单词 قُل (Qul, 说) 在这里包含一个永恒的命谕, 穆斯林必须不断宣称 “安拉是独一的。”
1818
هُوَ (Huwa, 他) 用作 ضَمِيْرُ الشَّان (Damirush-Shan) 意思是 “真理是”, 它就表示, 人的天性中已深嵌着一个真理, 即安拉是存在的, 他是独一无二的。
1819
安拉是用在 «古兰经» 中最高存在的一个有鉴别性的名称。在阿拉伯语中, 这个词从来不用来指任何其他东西或人。这是安拉真实存在的名称, 既不能作定语用, 也不能作修饰语用。另见注释3。
1820
اَحَد (Ahad) 是只用于安拉的称号, 意思是: 一个; 唯一的一个; 空前绝后的一个; 单独的一个; 没有第二个存在者可以分享他的养主身份或他的实质 (Lane)。اَحَد (Ahad) 的含意是安拉本身的独一性--------不能想象有第二个存在--------而 وَاحِد (Wahid) 的含意是安拉的常德的唯一性。因此 اَللهُ وَاحِدٌ (Allahu Wahidun) 的含意是: 安拉是最高的存在, 他是万物生长的根源和源泉; اَللهُ اَحَدٌ (Allahu Ahadun) 的意思是: 安拉在这种意义上是独一无二的存在者: 当我们想到安拉时, 在我们心中任何其他存在和东西的观念便不复存在。他在每种意义上都是完全独一无二的。他不是任何环节的首环, 也不是末环。与安拉相似的是没有的, 安拉也不与任何东西相似。«古兰经» 中所表达和显示的就是这样的安拉。
2
قُلْ کا لفظ جو آخری تینوں سورتوں سے پہلے رکھا گیا ہے اس میں یہ اشارہ کیا گیا ہے کہ ہمارا یہ پیغام آگے دوسرے لوگوں تک پہنچا دو۔ اب یہ لازمی بات ہے کہ جب محمد رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم خدا کا پیغام لوگوں تک پہنچا دیں گے تو چونکہ اس کے بعد دوسرے لوگ بھی قُلْ کا لفظ پڑھیں گے اس لئے ان پر بھی فرض ہو جائے گا کہ وہ اس کلام کو اور لوگوں تک پہنچائیں۔ پس قُلْ کہہ کر اس طرف توجہ دلائی گئی ہے کہ تم ہماری اس تعلیم کو اپنی ذات تک محدودنہ رکھو‘ بلکہ اسے دوسروں تک پہنچاؤ۔ اور پھر تم سے سننے والے اور لوگوں کے سامنے اسے بیان کریں اور پھر وہ آگے اور لوگوں تک پہنچائیں یہاں ت
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مفرد کے لئے عربی زبان میں دو الفاظ استعمال ہوتے ہیں۔ وَاحِدٌ اور اَحَدٌ وَاحِد کے معنے ہوتے ہیں ’’ایک‘‘ لیکن اس کے بولنے سے دوسرے کی طرف ذہن جاتا ہے اور کہنے والا سمجھتا ہے کہ ایک کے بعد دو ہے اور دو کے بعد تین ہے اور تین کے بعد چار ہے۔ پس گو یہ لفظ ایک ہونے پر دلالت کرتا ہے مگر تعدد کے امکان کو ردنہیں کرتا۔ اس کے خلاف اَحَدٌ کے معنے ہوتے ہیں۔ اکیلا اور اکیلے کے بعد کوئی دوکیلا نہیں کہتا۔ پس اس لفظ کے معنے یہ ہوتے ہیں کہ اس وجود کے ساتھ کسی دوسرے ایسے ہی وجود کا کوئی امکان نہیں۔ اس سورۃ میں اللہ تعالیٰ کو اَحَد کہا گیا ہے یعنی اس کی توحید کامل کا ذکر کیا
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16:23; 22:35; 59:23.
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Commentary:
The word قل (say) here embodies a permanent command to all Muslims to keep proclaiming "God is One."
ھو (He) used as ضمیر الشأن and meaning, "the truth is," signifies that the truth is embedded in human nature that God is and that He is One and Alone.
الله is the distinctive name used for the Supreme Being in the Quran. In the Arabic language the word is never used for any other thing or being. It is a personal name of God, neither attributive nor descriptive. See also 1:1.
احد (the One) is an epithet applied to God alone and signifies, the One; the Sole; He Who has been and will ever be One and Alone; Who has no second to share in His Lordship, nor in His Essence (Lane).
According to Aqrab the difference between أحد and واحد when used about God is that whereas أحد signifies Oneness of God in His Person, the idea of a second being inconceivable, واحد signifies uniqueness of God in His attributes.
Commentary:
In view of the above-mentioned signification of أحد and واحد the expression الله واحد would signify that God is that Supreme Being Who is the Source and Fountainhead from Whom all creation has emanated; and الله أحد would mean that Allah is that Being Who is One and Alone in the sense that when we think of Him, the very idea that there is any other being or thing is absent from our minds. He is One and Alone in every sense. He is neither the starting link of any chain, nor its last link. Nothing is like Him nor is He like anything else. This is Allah as conceived and presented by the Quran.
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16:23; 22:35; 59:23.
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The word, Qul (say), here embodies a permanent command to Muslims to keep proclaiming, 'God is One.'
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Huwa (He) used as Damirush-Sha’n and meaning, 'the truth is,' signifies that the truth is embedded in human nature that God is and that He is One and Alone.
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Allah is a distinctive name used in the Qur’an for the Supreme Being. In the Arabic language the word is never used for any other thing or being. It is the substantive name of God, neither attributive nor descriptive. See also {3}.
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Ahad is an epithet applied to God alone and signifies, the One; the Sole; He Who has been and will ever be One and Alone; Who has no second to share in His Lordship nor in His Essence (Lane). Whereas Ahad signifies Oneness of God in His Person—the idea of a second being inconceivable— Wahid signifies uniqueness of God in His attributes. Thus the expression, Allahu Wahidun, would signify that God is that Supreme Being Who is the Source and Fountainhead from Whom all creation had emanated; and Allahu Ahadun means that Allah is that Being Who is One and Alone in the sense that when we think of Him, the very idea that there is any other being or thing is absent from our minds. He is One and Alone in every sense. He is neither the starting link of any chain, nor its last link. Nothing is like Him, nor is He like anything else. This is Allah as conceived and presented by the Qur’an.