Knowing God Through His Acts
Ibn al-Qayyim, Madārij al-Sālikīn. Creed. Expert.

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وَكَمالُ ذَلِكَ أَنْ يَشْهَدَ رُبُوبِيَّتَهُ فِي إِلَهِيَّتِهِ
And the perfection of that is to witness His Lordship in His Divinity.
وَإِلَهِيَّتِهِ فِي رُبُوبِيَّتِهِ
And His Divinity in His Lordship.
And His praise in His dominion.
And His might in His forgiveness.
وَحِكْمَتِهِ فِي قَضَائِهِ وَقَدَرِهِ
And His wisdom in His decree and determination.
And His blessing in His trial.
And His giving in His withholding.
وَبِرَّهُ وَلُطْفِهِ وَإِحْسَانِهِ وَرَحْمَتَهُ فِي قَيُّومِيَّتِهِ
And His kindness, gentleness, benevolence, and mercy in His self-subsistence.
And His justice in His vengeance.
وَجُودِهِ وَكَرَمِهِ فِي مَغْفِرَتِهِ وَسَتْرِهِ وَتَجَاوُزِهِ
And His generosity and nobility in His forgiveness, concealing, and pardoning.
وَيَشْهَدَ حِكْمَتَهُ وَنِعْمَتَهُ فِي أَمْرِهِ وَنَهْيِهِ
And witness His wisdom and blessing in His command and prohibition.
وَعِزُّهُ فِي رِضَاهُ وَغَضَبِهِ
And His might in His pleasure and anger.
And His forbearance in His postponement.
And His generosity in His turning toward the servant.
And His self-sufficiency in His turning away.
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