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than Himself, in which His dealing could be described to be
harmful.
Everything besides Him, children of Adam and jinn, angels and
devils, heaven and earth, animals, plants, and inanimates,
substance and its quality, as well as things perceived and things
felt, are all originated things which He created by His
Power and before they were nothing, since He existed in Eternity
alone and there was nothing whatsoever with Him.
So He originated creation thereafter as a manifestation of His
Power and a realization of that which had preceded of His
Will and the realization of His Word in eternity, not because
He had any need or necessity for it.
He is magnanimous in creating and inventing and in imposing
obligations,
harmful.
Everything besides Him, children of Adam and jinn, angels and
devils, heaven and earth, animals, plants, and inanimates,
substance and its quality, as well as things perceived and things
felt, are all originated things which He created by His
Power and before they were nothing, since He existed in Eternity
alone and there was nothing whatsoever with Him.
So He originated creation thereafter as a manifestation of His
Power and a realization of that which had preceded of His
Will and the realization of His Word in eternity, not because
He had any need or necessity for it.
He is magnanimous in creating and inventing and in imposing
obligations,