The two important results achieved The result of the unity...

The two important results achieved The result of the unity of Divine action is that nothing other than God deserves worship, because as we have indicated before, a being does not deserve to be worshipped by just being a creator or a lord. In other words Divinity (ulūhiyyah) is the necessary condition of lordship and creatorship.

From another angle, the result of monotheism in the latter meaning is that the entirety of human reliance must be upon God, and in all of works He must be trusted and solely from Him help must be requested. Man’s fear and hope ought to be from Him, and when the sources for the completion of needs are out of reach, one must not despair, because God is capable of furnishing all needs from His distinctive and hidden source.

Living under such monotheistic circumstances results in mankind enjoying a special Divine authority (wilāyah) and having a unique and tranquil soul: “Look! The friends of Allah will indeed have no fear nor will they grieve” (Yūnus:62). These two results have already been placed in the verse that a Muslim recites at-least ten times a day: “You [alone] do…