other is that despite their lifelessness, they all conform to the universal order and systems, thus displaying a universal consciousness. That is to say, through the tongue of its impotence each particle testifies to the necessary existence of the Absolutely Powerful One, and through its conforming to the order in the world, each testifies to His unity.

Just as every particle testifies in two ways to His being the Necessarily Existent One of Unity, so too on every living being there are two signs indicating that He is the Single and Eternally Besought One.

Yes, present on all living beings are a seal of divine oneness and a stamp of eternal besoughtedness. For each displays together in the mirror of its being most of the divine names, the manifestations of which are apparent in the universe. Quite simply, like a point of focus each displays the manifestation of the greatest name of the Ever-Living and Self-Subsistent One. Thus, since it displays a sort of shadow of the oneness of the Divine Essence under the veil of the name of Giver of Life, it bears a stamp of divine oneness. And since the living being is like a miniature sample of the universe and a fruit of the tree of creation, it shows a seal of divine eternal besoughtedness, which with ease conveys to the tiny sphere of its life all its needs, which are as many as the universe. That is to say, this demonstrates that it has a Sustainer Whose regard and favour take the place of all things. Everything in existence cannot take the place of His regard.

Furthermore, this situation shows that its Sustainer is in need of nothing, nor does anything diminish His treasury, nor is anything at all difficult for His power. This, then, is a sort of seal of eternal besoughtedness.

Thus, on every living being are a seal of divine oneness and stamp of eternal besoughtedness. Yes, through the tongue of its life, every living being recites:

Say, He is God, the One, ∗ The Eternally Besought.(112:1-2)

In addition to these two seals are several more important windows, but they have been explained in detail in other places, so our discussion here has been brief.

Seeing that each particle in existence at once opens up three windows and two openings onto the unity of the Necessarily Existent, and life too opens two doors, you can compare how all the levels of beings from particles to the sun spread the light of knowledge of the All-Glorious One. You can understand from this the degrees of progress in knowledge of God, and the levels of awareness of His presence.