In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate.

All praise be to God, the Sustainer of All the Worlds,

and peace and blessings be upon Muhammad,

the Chief of His Messengers, and on all his Family and Companions

Two Sublime Proofs of the Affirmation of Divine Unit

Two Sublime Proofs of the Affirmation of Divine Unity

In its entirety the universe is a supreme proof; it declares God’s glory and unity with both its manifest and its unseen tongues. Yes, it recites the unity of the Most Merciful in resounding voice, saying: “There is no God but He!”

All its particles and cells, all its parts and members, are tongues mentioning God. Together they declare in that resounding voice: “There is no God but He!”

The tongues are various, the voices of differing pitch, but they are united on one point: the mentioning of Him, saying: “There is no God but He!”

It is the macroanthropos; it mentions God in high-sounding voice, while all its parts and particles join their tiny voices to its mighty voice. In unison they declare: “There is no God but He!”

The world recites the Qur’an’s verses within its circle for God’s remembrance, the Qur’anic dawn spills forth its light. All beings with spirits express this idea: “There is no God but He!”

The Glorious Criterion of Truth and Falsehood, articulate proof of divine unity, all of whose verses are truthful tongues, all its rays are flashes of belief. All together they declare: “There is no God but He!”

If you lay your ear on the breast of that Criterion, in its profoundest depths you will hear clearly a heavenly voice which recites: “There is no God but He!”

Its voice is utterly exalted, utterly serious, truly sincere, most familiar; it is utterly convincing, decked out with proofs. Repeatedly it declares: “There is no God but He!”