Then He -azwj Commanded Jibraeel -as to proclaim Azaan and recite Iqamah...

Then He -azwj Commanded Jibraeel -as to proclaim Azaan and recite Iqamah: ‘Hasten to the best of deeds!’ Then he -as got Muhammad -saww to go ahead and pray (lead) Salat with the nation (of Prophets -as ).

[3] Amir Al-Momineen -asws was asked about the Desire of Allah -azwj and His -azwj Will, so He -asws said: ‘For Allah -azwj there are two Desires – an inevitable Desire and a Desire of determination, and like that there are two Wills for Allah -azwj – an inevitable Will and a Will of determination. The inevitable Will you do not err, and a Will of determination you err and you get it right. And for Him -azwj there are two Desires – A Desire He -azwj Desires, and a Desire He -azwj does not Desire.

He -azwj Prohibits and He -azwj Desires, and He -azwj Commands and He -azwj does not Desire. Its meaning is He -azwj Wants from the servants and He -azwj Desires, and He -azwj does not Want the disobedience and He -azwj Desires. And, everything is by His -azwj Ordainment and His -azwj Pre-determination, and the matters flow what is between the two. So, when the Ordainment misses the Pre-determination it does not miss, and when the Pre-determination does not miss the Ordainment does not miss.

And rather, the creation is from the Ordainment to the Pre-determination, and when it misses, and from the Pre-determination to the Ordainment. And the Ordainment is upon four aspects in the Book of Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic, talking upon the tongue of His -azwj truthful Ambassador -saww : ‘From it is Ordainment of the creation, and it is in the Words of the Exalted: So, He Ordained them to be seven skies in two periods [41:12] – its meaning is, Created these.

And the second is the Ordainment of the Decision, and these are His -azwj Words: it shall be Ordained between them with the Truth [39:75] , its meaning is, Judged. And the third is an Ordainment of the Command, and these are His -azwj Words: And your Lord has Ordained that you shall not worship except Him [17:23] , it means the Command of your Lord -azwj .

And the fourth is the Ordainment of the knowledge, and these are His -azwj Words: And We Ordained to the Children of Israel in the Book: “You will make mischief in the land twice [17:4] , it’s meaning is, Taught us from the children of Israel.