and the saying of Him to whom is the praise and the glory: [“Indeed, to your Lord is the return.”] ¹ And the meaning of the cushion linguistically is the pillow upon which one leans and relies, and in this is an indication that the reliance and the dependence is upon the Creator alone, He, the Exalted, said in an address to His Messenger —His might was mighty—:[“And rely upon Allah; and sufficient is Allah as a Disposer of affairs.”] ² , and He—Exalted is His praise—said: [“And upon Allah let those who would rely rely.”] ³ ,[“And whoever relies upon Allah—then He is sufficient for him.”] ⁴ .

And perhaps an objector says: indeed, the Commander of the Faithful cited the word “We” in the plural form, and this does not apply to the Presence of the Creator who is described with oneness and is transcendent above plurality and multiplicity. We said to this objector: there occurred in the speech of Allah the like of this, such as His saying, the Exalted: [“And We are closer to him than you, but you do not see”]⁵