Favours of the Gracious God — Page 134
134 that He is the Creator of the earth and the lofty heav - ens; that He created man and taught him speech and then granted him guidance; that there is no blessing, but that He has bestowed it. Thus, this is our Lord, the Most High—our Creator—the Self-Sufficient. His favour encompasses the apparent and hidden. His bounties envelop our body and soul. It is He Who has created man, perfected his creation, granted him form, and completed His favour. Thus, how can one possibly conjecture regarding such a Benefactor that He did not teach man how to clearly express himself ? Do you be - lieve that He had the power to create man but did not possess the power to unfold and remove his restriction [to speak]? Or was He negligent? Are you surprised by the Power of the Lord of all the worlds? Yet you see that He possesses unbreakable power that never wanes. That He is the Creator of the essence and form of nature. That He is the One Who illuminates the heavens and the earth. That He is the one who accepts the prayers of the supplicant. Therefore, will you now repent, turn towards Him, and abandon what is just gossip and hearsay? Allah loves the righteous. Thus, when it is established that our Lord is the Light of everything; that He is the One Who illumines the