Know that when the divine will has an effect on action, it is for this reason that it is denied its attachment to that which does not accept action in terms of its preponderance, not in terms of itself, unlike the will of the servant, for if it occurs and is connected to the will, the will may or may not come to pass, and for this reason God has legislated for us if we say, “We will do such and such.” We say, God willing, even if that action occurred that we attached to the will of God, it was due to the will of God by virtue of the origin, and our will had no effect on it in its being, but it has a ruling regarding it, which is that He, Glory be to Him, did not will that that thing be formed except with the presence of our will, since its existence was due to the will of God. It is necessary for the essence of our will to exist and its connection to that action, which is His saying, “And you do not will except that God wills.” This means that you will, and the benefit of telling