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or earth) besides Allah, there would have been ruin." (Ch.21:22
Koran). And to explain, if there had been two gods and
the first of them willed a certain thing, the second, if he
were under compulsion to aid the first, would be a subordinate
and impotent being rather than an almighty god; and if the
second were able to contradict and oppose the first, he would
be a powerful and dominating being while the first would
be weak and impotent rather than an almighty god.
THE SECOND PILLAR CONCERNING THE ATTRIBUTES OF ALLAH
Based upon ten principles.(1) ABILITY
The first principle is the knowledge that the Maker of the world
is Almighty and that He - the High - is Truthful in His
Koran). And to explain, if there had been two gods and
the first of them willed a certain thing, the second, if he
were under compulsion to aid the first, would be a subordinate
and impotent being rather than an almighty god; and if the
second were able to contradict and oppose the first, he would
be a powerful and dominating being while the first would
be weak and impotent rather than an almighty god.
THE SECOND PILLAR CONCERNING THE ATTRIBUTES OF ALLAH
Based upon ten principles.(1) ABILITY
The first principle is the knowledge that the Maker of the world
is Almighty and that He - the High - is Truthful in His