Intermediate
Aal-Imran
Surah: Ali Imran (18)
Allah Bears Witness There Is No Deity Except Him — The Noblest Testimony in History
شَهِدَ ٱللَّهُ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ
— آل عمران الآية 18
Verse: "Allah bears witness that there is no deity except Him — and the angels and those of knowledge — standing in justice." (3:18)
Allah's testimony about Himself: No testimony is higher than Allah's testimony about His own essence. Then angels, then scholars — a sequence showing true knowledge leads to monotheism.
Lesson: Allah's oneness is maintained in justice. And all levels of true knowing — Allah, angels, scholars of knowledge — testify to monotheism.
Allah's testimony about Himself: No testimony is higher than Allah's testimony about His own essence. Then angels, then scholars — a sequence showing true knowledge leads to monotheism.
Lesson: Allah's oneness is maintained in justice. And all levels of true knowing — Allah, angels, scholars of knowledge — testify to monotheism.
Source: Ibn Kathir (2/29); Al-Sadi; Al-Qurtubi (4/42)
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What is the order of testimony to monotheism in the verse and what does it signify?
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