We believe that Allah is the only Lord and Creator, and that He alone began the creation and none took part in it. In the Qur’an, He says: {Allah brings the creation into being, then He will repeat it, then to Him you will be returned.} [Surat ar-Rūm: 11] Allah Almighty also says: {Say: "Can any of your [so-called] partners originate creation then repeat it?" Say: "Allah originates creation then repeats it. How are you then deluded [from the truth]?"} [Surat Yūnus: 34]
And that Allah creates by His command. He says: {Whenever He wills something to be, He only says to it, 'Be', and it is.} [Surat Yāsīn: 82] And He creates by whatever means He wills. He says: {And We brought forth thereby various types of plants.} [Surat Tāha: 53] Allah, the Exalted, also says: {And He created therein fruits of every kind in pairs.} [Surat ar-Ra‘d: 3] And He says: {And We have created everything in pairs, so that you may take heed.} [Surat adh-Dhāriyāt: 49]
Our Lord declares that He is the Creator of everything and all else are created beings. He says: {Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is the Maintainer of everything.} [Surat az-Zumar: 62]
We believe that Allah is the Lord, Creator, and Manager of everything. In the Qur'an, He says: {O mankind, worship your Lord, Who created you and those before you, so that you may become righteous; He Who made the earth a resting-place for you, and the sky a canopy; and sends down rain from the sky, and brings forth fruits thereby as a provision for you.} [Surat al-Baqarah: 21-22] He also says: {Allah is your Lord Who created the heavens and earth in six Days, and then rose over the Throne, governing all affairs.} [Surat Yūnus: 3] He, Exalted be He, created the heavens and the earth and He possesses and manages them. He says: {To Him belongs the keys of the heavens and earth. As for those who disbelieve in the verses of Allah, it is they who are the losers.} [Surat az-Zumar: 63] Any created being does not have the power to manage his own affairs or the affairs of others, except as Allah enables him to. Neither the angels nor the prophets (peace be upon them) nor the pious people can manage the affairs of the universe or bring about any benefit or ward off any harm. Allah Almighty says: {Say: "Call upon those whom you claim [to be gods] besides Allah. They do not have even an atom’s weight of authority in the heavens or on earth, nor do they have any share in either of them, nor is any of them a helper to Allah."} [Surat Saba’: 22]
We believe that Allah is the true Sovereign, and the whole creation is submissive to Him, and all other kings only have transient dominions. Our Lord says: {Master of the Day of Judgment.} [Surat al-Fātihah: 4] He also says: {Say: "O Allah, Lord of the dominion, You give dominion to whom You will and take it away from whom You will; You honor whom You will and humiliate whom You will. All good is in Your Hand. You are Most Capable of all things."} [Surat Āl ‘Imrān: 26] And all else are submissive servants to Allah Almighty, Who says: {There is none in the heavens and earth except that he will come to the Most Compassionate in full submission.} [Surat Maryam: 93]
We believe that Allah is the Creator of the heavens and earth, the One Who wraps the night over the day and wraps the day over the night, and the One Who subjected the sun and the moon, each running its course for a fixed term. In the Qur'an, He says: {He created the heavens and earth for a true purpose. He wraps the night over the day and wraps the day over the night. He has subjected the sun and the moon, each running its course for an appointed term. Indeed, He is the All-Mighty, Most Forgiving.} [Surat az-Zumar: 5] And that Allah, Exalted be He, is the One Who made the sun a radiant light and the moon a reflected light and rendered the alternation of the night and day a sign that shows the greatness of His creation and the perfection of His management. He says: {It is He Who made the sun a radiant light and the moon a reflected light, and precisely determined its phases, so that you may know the number of years and account [of time]. Allah has not created all of this except for a true purpose. He makes the signs clear for people who know. Indeed, in the alternation of the night and day, and in what Allah has created in the heavens and earth, there are signs for people who fear Him.} [Surat Yūnus: 5-6] And that He is the One Who created us from a single soul and made from it its mate and created all animals. Allah, Blessed and Glorified be He, says: {He created you from a single soul, then He made from it its mate, and He created for you eight pairs of livestock. He creates you in the wombs of your mothers [in stages], creation after creation, in three layers of darkness. Such is Allah, your Lord. To Him belongs the dominion; none has the right to be worshiped except Him. So how are you averted?} [Surat az-Zumar: 6]
We believe that Allah is the Provider, the Lord of Power, and the Mighty. None but Him provides for us and fulfills our needs. He says: {Indeed, it is Allah Who is the All-Provider, Lord of Power, the Mighty.} [Surat adh-Dhāriyāt: 58] He also says: {There is no moving creature on earth but upon Allah is its provision. He knows its place of dwelling and its place of rest; everything is [written] in a clear Record.} [Surat Hūd: 6]
We believe that Allah Almighty encompasses everything in His knowledge. He says: {He knows what was before them and what will be after them, while they encompass nothing of His knowledge, except what He wills.} [Surat al-Baqarah: 255] Nothing, great or small, escapes Allah's knowledge. He, Exalted be He, says: {[He is] the Knower of the unseen; not even an atom’s weight is hidden from Him in the heavens or on earth, nor is there anything smaller or bigger than that, except that it is in a clear Record.} [Surat Saba’: 3] His knowledge encompasses everything in this universe. Our Lord says: {He alone has the keys of the unseen; no one knows them except Him. He knows what is in the land and sea. Not a leaf falls without His knowledge, nor a grain in the darkness of the earth, nor anything moist or dry, but is [written] in a Clear Record.} [Surat al-An‘ām: 59] Highlighting an aspect of this all-encompassing knowledge, He also says: {There is no moving creature on earth or a bird flying with its two wings, but are communities like you. We have missed nothing in the Record, then to their Lord they will be gathered.} [Surat al-An‘ām: 38]
We believe that Allah is the Knower of the unseen and the visible things. He says: {He is the Knower of the unseen and the seen, the All-Great, the Most Exalted.} [Surat ar-Ra‘d: 9] And that He does not reveal His unseen to anyone of His creation except a messenger whom He chooses. Our Lord says: {[He is] Knower of the unseen, He does not reveal His unseen to anyone, except the messenger whom He chooses, then He appoints angel-guards before him and behind him.} [Surat al-Jinn: 26-27] Whoever claims to know the unseen is a liar and a fabricator. The messenger did not know the unseen. Allah Almighty commanded His Prophet Muhammad (May Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) to say: {Say [O Prophet]: "I do not tell you that I have the treasuries of Allah, nor do I know the unseen."} [Surat al-An‘ām: 50]
We believe that Allah alone is the One Who gives life and causes death. He, Exalted be He, says: {Indeed, to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and earth. He gives life and causes death. You have no protector or helper besides Allah.} [Surat at-Tawbah: 116] He also says: {It is He Who gave you life, then will cause you to die, then He will bring you back to life. Indeed, man is ever ungrateful.} [Surat al-Hajj: 66] And that He is the One Who created death and life. Our Lord says: {Who created death and life to test you as to which of you is best in deeds, and He is the All-Mighty, the Most Forgiving.} [Surat al-Mulk: 2] And that He is the One Who takes away the souls. He says: {Allah takes away the souls at the time of their death.} [Surat az-Zumar: 42]
We believe that Allah, Exalted be He, subjugated everything through His power and rule. In the Qur’an, He informs us that: {To Allah prostrates whoever is in the heavens and on earth, willingly or unwillingly, and so do their shadows in the morning and evening.} [Surat ar-Ra‘d: 15] He also says: {The Day when they will be brought forth, nothing about them will be hidden from Allah. [He will say]: "To whom does the dominion belong this Day? To Allah, the One, the Subjugator!"} [Surat Ghāfir: 16]
We believe that Allah created the heaven and raised it without pillars. He says: {He created the heavens without pillars that you can see; and He placed firm mountains on the earth so it does not shake with you.} [Surat Luqmān: 10] Allah Almighty subjected for mankind what is in the heavens and on earth; all is from Him. He says: {And He has subjected for you all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth; all is from Him. Indeed, there are signs in this for people who reflect.} [Surat al-Jāthiyah: 13]
We believe that to our Lord belongs the creation and the command. He, Exalted be He, says: {Behold, His is the creation and the command. Blessed is Allah, Lord of the worlds.} [Surat al-A‘rāf: 54] There is no true god or lawgiver but Him. He says: {He has prescribed for you [believers] the same religion which He enjoined upon Noah, and that which We have revealed to you [O Prophet].} [Surat ash-Shūra: 13] He also says: {To each of you We have ordained a law and a way of life.} [Surat al-Mā’idah: 48] He is the One Who lays down laws and obligations and clarifies the religion. Allah Almighty disapproves of those who take their rabbis and monks as lords, accepting from them what they legislate in the religion. Allah, the Exalted, says: {They have taken their rabbis and monks as lords besides Allah.} [Surat at-Tawbah: 31] And He says: {Or do they have partners who have prescribed for them a religion that is not sanctioned by Allah?} [Surat ash-Shūra: 21]
As Allah is the One Who created His servants and He is their Master, He also laid down laws for them, for He alone is able to hold them accountable and give them the due recompense. In the Qur'an, He says: {Allah created the heavens and earth for a true purpose, and so that every soul may be recompensed for what it has earned, and they will not be wronged.} [Surat al-Jāthiyah: 22] He also says: {The Hour is certainly coming, but I almost keep it hidden, so that every soul will be recompensed for what it strives.} [Surat Tāha: 15]
We believe that Allah, Glorified be He, created mankind and their actions. He says: {Allah Who created you and all what you do?”} [Surat as-Sāffāt: 96]
We give a true and honest testimony that Allah Almighty made every sign and wonder in the universe point to Him as the Creator. He affirms this, saying: {Is then He Who creates equal to one who cannot create? Will you not then take heed?} [Surat an-Nahl: 17] Allah Almighty disapproves of those who ascribe partners to Him in His lordship or divinity, for He is the only Creator. He says: {Or do they ascribe to Allah partners who created the like of His creation, so they are confused between two creations? Say: "Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is the One, the Subjugator."} [Surat ar-Ra‘d: 16]
The polytheists believed in Allah's lordship and knew that He is the Creator, the Provider, and the One Who gives life and causes death and Who can bring about benefit or cause harm, and that their idols and deities could not do any good or harm and they were but means whereby they sought to draw close to Allah Almighty. Nonetheless, Allah did not accept that from them. He says: {If you ask them who created the heavens and earth and subjected the sun and moon, they will surely say: 'Allah.' How are they then deluded? Allah extends provision to whom He wills of His slaves or restricts it. Indeed, Allah is All-Knowing of everything. If you ask them who sends down rain from the sky, then revives therewith the land after its death, they will surely say: 'Allah'. Say: “All praise is for Allah." But most of them do not understand.} [Surat al-‘Ankabūt: 61-63] Although they would desperately seek Allah's help at times of difficulty and turn to Him whenever they suffered distress, this did not avail them, because they persisted in their polytheism and disbelief. Allah Almighty says: {When they board a ship, they supplicate Allah, devoting their faith sincerely to Him. But as soon as He rescues them to the land, they associate partners with Him, showing their ingratitude to what We have given them and enjoy themselves, but they will soon come to know.} [Surat al-‘Ankabūt: 65-66]