It is regarding this station (of finitude and possibility...

It is regarding this station (of finitude and possibility vis-a-vis the infinitude of the Necessary Being) that He declares: ﴿مَا أَصَابَكَ مِنْ حَسَنَةٍ فَمِنْ اللَّهِ وَمَا أَصَابَكَ مِنْ سَيِّئَةٍ فَمِنْ نَفْسِكَ.﴾ Whatever good visits thee, it is from God; whatever evil visits thee is of thyself. ( 4:79 ) And it is regarding the first station (of the absolute neediness of the possible existent) that He declares: ﴿قُلْ كُلٌّ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ.﴾ Say ( O Muhammad ) : Everything is from God.

( 4:78 ) And it is about. these stations that the poet (Hafiz) says: پير گفت خطا بر قلم صنع نرفت آفرين بر نظر پاك خطا پوشش باد Our master said, ‘The pen of creation did not make any error’. Praised be the immaculate eye that conceals all defects! The statement of the mystic master ( pir ) relates to the second station, and the statement of the speaker himself relates to the first one. Hence, this view fills mall with dread, grief, shame and humiliation.

In the other view, he beholds the Perfection of the Necessary Being, the expanse of His mercy, compassion and love. Therein, he sees the unlimited vastness of His various bounties and favors whose number is beyond limit and number and which are bestowed without any prior capacity or deservedness (on the recipient’s part). He has opened the doors of favor and bounty on His creatures without any deservedness. The initiative lies with His bounteousness, which precedes request and demand.

The Imam Sayyid al-Sajidin Zayn al-Abidin (A) in the prayers of al-Sahifat al-Kamilah and his other prayers has recurrently pointed out this matter. This view gives strength to his hope, making him hopeful of Divine mercy. He sees his magnanimous Lord Whose bequests are purely due to His care and compassion, the Lord of all kings Who bestows without asking and prior to the receiver’s capacity. All the intellects fall short in knowing even an iota of His nobility.

The disobedience of the sinners cots not cause any disturbance iii the order of Isis vast dominion, and the obedience of the obedient does not add anything to it. Rather, the guidance of the Holiest Essence to the paths of obedience, anti. His prohibition of disobedience, ate for the sake of the creatures, in order that they may attain to His beneficence, His vast mercy and bounty, that they may attain the stations of perfection and higher degrees of freedom from defect, deformity and ugliness.