And it is the duty of the creatures that when Allah introduces Himself...

And it is the duty of the creatures that when Allah introduces Himself, they should accept His recognition.”[^6] In yet another tradition, he (‘a) said, لَمْ يُكَلِّفِ اللهُ الْعِبَادَ الْمَعْرِفَةَ. وَلَمْ يَجْعَلْ لَهُمْ إِلَيْهَا سَبِيْلاً. “Allah has not placed any responsibility on His creatures vis-à-vis recognition.

Nor has he provided them any path for it.”[^7] Therefore, notwithstanding the fact that Allah, on account of His grace and nobility, has instilled His recognition in the creatures, but for His munificence, none would be able to realise and find Him in the concealed depths of their essence. Here, another question crops up and that is: What is the use of prior world’s introduction in this life? The answer is that firstly, it is not necessary that this innate recognition be only for this world.

Rather, it is quite possible that it might be simply for the sake of completing the argument. Secondly, if prior recognition was not…

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