The Meccan Revelations: al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya

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[ To God, Lord of the Worlds ]

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Then he said, “To God, Lord of the worlds,” that is, to God, meaning the creation of all of that is for God, not for me, that is, the appearance of that in me for God’s sake, not for the good that it will bring to me. God says, “And I did not create the jinn and mankind except that they should worship me,” so He made the cause go back to His genocide, not to me. The initial intention was not good for us, but rather altruism was in keeping with the truth that one should be altruistic, so it was a lesson for us from the truth and a warning, and it is the saying of Rabi’a: “He is not worthy of worship. The scholar is the servant of God and the non-knowledgeable worships him for what he hopes from God regarding his soul’s fortunes in that worship, so for this reason.” He has prescribed for us to say to God, Lord of the Worlds, meaning the Master of the Worlds, their Owner, and their Conciliator, for what He has prescribed for them and made clear so as not to leave them in confusion, a


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