Madinatut-Tawhid/English15

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Then know, O people of eloquence, that Allah has only intended for His servants what will turn them towards the highest pinnacles of power and permanence, and which will purify them from their own self-interest and desires, so that the dominion remains with the True Self, and the earth and its inhabitants are purified from the filth of these polytheists, and we bear witness in the station of Monotheism in worship, that all of it returns to Allah, the Mighty, the Most High, the All-Knowing, and that all have emerged from one command from the Wise and Powerful, and have begun from Allah and will return to Him, and all are returning to Him, and to Him ascends the good word, and all are in His presence prostrate, and all in the heavens and the earth worship Him, and there is not a thing that does not glorify Him with praise and fear Him in awe.

There is no god but He, the Mighty, the Everlasting, all necks are submissive to His sovereignty, and all hearts are humble in His command and remembrance. It is He who is worshipped by all things, and worshipped by all in the heavens and the earth. Indeed, those who are steadfast on the throne of monotheism and the seats of singleness testify within themselves that all that is worshipped by the servants of their Creator in their synagogues and mosques has descended from Allah and returns to Him, for the One Worshipped is one, glorified and exalted. Indeed, all of us are His worshippers, even though the worshippers may be heedless in their prayers and forgetful of their Creator; however, worship and remembrance in itself quickly lead to their Creator and Maker.

And everything that you witness on earth and in their rituals, prayers, and invocations is all specified by Allah during the time of His Messengers and Ambassadors, and all are by His command worshippers. But when they turned away from the intended purpose and what Allah decreed for them, they were veiled from what Allah chose for them in those days when the tongue of Monotheism sang in all the melodies that attracted the heart. So when they turned away from Allah after waiting for Him and chose for themselves, the judgment of fate overtook them, and that was in the records of a holy protector.

And we bear witness then that the stations of monotheism and the ranks of singleness have all appeared in the glorious beauty of the Mighty, the Most Sublime, the One who appeared in the sixties by the command of Allah, the Almighty, the Wise, the Knowing. And He is the One, who was one in His essence, His attributes, and His actions, and there was no resemblance, no equal, and no opponent to Him. All were created by His command and are established by His command. No one can claim to share in His command nor oppose Him in His judgment. He is not questioned about what He does, and all are returning to His presence.