Interpretation of the Verse of Trial: (And We will surely test you with something of fear...) Journal Article

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And blessings and peace be upon the Praised Master, the beloved of the Lord, the Most Loving, the first of the believers and the most noble of the messengers, the opener of what has passed and the guardian over what is to come, Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets, and his pure and holy progeny, the successors of Allah over all creation, the loci of His attributes and the manifestations of His days; through whom He has filled the earth and the heavens and enlightened them with light and radiance; and upon their sincere followers and the righteous servants of Allah, through whom Allah provides for His servants, sends rain to the lands, holds the cradle, and establishes the seven firm pillars without support; through whom He straightens the crooked, makes them ships in the waves, relieves every distress, and completes His proof through His successors. Section [On the objection and the answer regarding the attraction of Oneness to clarify the Reality] It should not be said: that his saying (as) "the attraction of Oneness to clarify the Reality"—and the Reality is void of the impurities of accidents, stripped of the station of limits and multiplicity—and by attributing attraction to Oneness, it appears that the name of the Attractor is from the manifestations of Oneness; thus, Oneness is the Attractor even though it does not occur in the world of accidents, and there is no station of multiplicity, gradation, or the existence of barriers preventing the connection between the Attractor and the Attracted due to the establishment of encompassment for Oneness.