41, verse 53 says: "Soon will We show them Our Signs in the...

41, verse 53 says: "Soon will We show them Our Signs in the (furthest) regions (of the earth), and in their own souls, until it becomes manifest to them that this is the Truth...” Then, it makes this unknown fact manifest by saying that 'Allah is One'. By the way, the term /qul/, here means 'express thisfact and tell others'.

A tradition from Imam Muhammad Baqir (as) says that after expressing this statement he has said: "Pagans and idol worshippers used to point to their idols using demonstrative pronouns and say: 'O Muhammad, these are our gods that can be seen. You, too, describe your God so that we can see and understand'. Allah revealed these verses: 'Say: He, Allah, is one', and the /h/ in the word /huwa/ refers to the confirmation of the matter and takes it into consideration.

And /w/ is a third person pronoun which refers to the meaning that it is concealed from the sight of the eyes and it is beyond the limits of the touch of the senses".[^8] In another tradition, Imam Amir-ul-Mo'mineen Ali (as) says: "On the night before the battle of Badr I saw 'Khidr’ in my dream. I asked him to teach me something with which I would defeat the enemies.

He told me: ‘Say: /ya hu ya man la huwa illa hu/.’ The next morning I told the Messenger of Allah (S) what had happened, and he (S) said: 'O Ali, you have been taught the Greatest Name (of Allah)’. Thereafter, I repeatedly said the phrase in the battle of Badr ".

[^9] When 'Ammar Yasir heard that Hazrat Ali (as) was reciting this phrase, habitually, while he was fighting on the day of Siffin, he asked him what it was, and Hazrat Ali (as) replied: "It is the Greatest Name (of Allah) and the pillar of monotheism". ^10 Allah is a proper name for God, and the meaning of the Imam's expression is that in this very word are gathered all His attributes of Bounty and Glory, and due to this it has been called 'the Greatest of Names'.

This proper name is used for nothing but God, while other names for Allah, each of which usually refers to one of His qualities of Beauty and Glory, are often used for other than Him.

The root of the word is mentioned differently; /ilahat/, /alahah/, /alilahah/, /ilah/, /walih/; however, Allah, from whatever root it is, has been used as a proper noun, applied to 'the Being Who exists necessarily, by Himself; comprising all the attributes of perfection; a proper name denoting the true god, containing all the excellent, divine names; a unity having all the essence of existing things'.