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and He guides whom He creates to the goals beh<strong>in</strong>d His creat<strong>in</strong>g them, to issues related totheir life <strong>in</strong> this world and to those related to their creed, <strong>in</strong> addition to everyth<strong>in</strong>g else relatedto them. He guides the hearts to know Him and the souls to obey Him; He guides the guilty tothe path <strong>of</strong> repentance, the s<strong>in</strong>cere ones to nearness to Him after be<strong>in</strong>g far from it. He keepsthe hearts filled with love for equity and truth; He enables them to treat people justly. Al-Hadiis <strong>in</strong> all reality <strong>Allah</strong>. Al-Hadi has guided the elite from among His servants to wisdom andknowledge.Whenever the Messenger <strong>of</strong> <strong>Allah</strong> woke up dur<strong>in</strong>g the night for prayers, he would supplicateto his Lord say<strong>in</strong>g, "Lord! God <strong>of</strong> Gabriel, Michael and Israfil, Orig<strong>in</strong>ator <strong>of</strong> the heavens andthe earth, Knower <strong>of</strong> the unknown and the Witness! You judge between Your servantsregard<strong>in</strong>g that where<strong>in</strong> they dispute! I plead to You to guide me to that where<strong>in</strong> they havediffered, by Your will, for You guide whomsoever You please to a straight path."95. "Al-Badee`"<strong>Allah</strong>, Glory and Exaltation are His, has said, Wonderful Orig<strong>in</strong>ator <strong>of</strong> the heavens and theearth! When He decrees an affair, He only says to it "Be!" and it is. (2:117)In language, to orig<strong>in</strong>ate is to br<strong>in</strong>g about someth<strong>in</strong>g without follow<strong>in</strong>g a model or anexample. Al-Badee` is the Unique One; there is noth<strong>in</strong>g similar to Him <strong>in</strong> His essence,qualities, or whatever He does; He has manifested the wonders that He has created as themost beautiful <strong>in</strong>dications <strong>of</strong> His wisdom. He has created all cosmic worlds without a priormodel. He, Exalted is His Name, has said, "Wonderful Orig<strong>in</strong>ator <strong>of</strong> the heavens and theearth! How could He have a son when He has no consort, and He (Himself) createdeveryth<strong>in</strong>g, and He knows all th<strong>in</strong>gs?" (Qura'n, 6:101)."Badee`" means: orig<strong>in</strong>ator; one who does someth<strong>in</strong>g new, orig<strong>in</strong>at<strong>in</strong>g its existence. "Bid'a"means someth<strong>in</strong>g new, an <strong>in</strong>novation, simply because nobody before had said or advocated it.<strong>Allah</strong> is the Orig<strong>in</strong>ator <strong>of</strong> all th<strong>in</strong>gs without follow<strong>in</strong>g a prior model. He did not learn theircreation from anyone else; rather, He <strong>in</strong>itiated the creation <strong>of</strong> all be<strong>in</strong>gs, so He is their Maker,the One Who started their existence. <strong>The</strong> Almighty, al-Badee`, has brought everyth<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>toexistence without the use <strong>of</strong> a tool or any material, without be<strong>in</strong>g limited to time or space <strong>in</strong>order to be able to do that.Al-Badee` has manifested the wonderful th<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>of</strong> what He has done and the extra-ord<strong>in</strong>arypro<strong>of</strong>s <strong>of</strong> His wisdom. He is the Absolute One Who has no peer similar to Him <strong>in</strong> Hisqualities, wisdom, or anyth<strong>in</strong>g related to Him; He, and only He, is the Absolute al-Badee`Who has created everyth<strong>in</strong>g without follow<strong>in</strong>g a prior model.S<strong>in</strong>ce there is none like Him <strong>in</strong> His essence, characteristics, actions, or anyth<strong>in</strong>g related toHim, that makes Him the Absolute Orig<strong>in</strong>ator. If such a th<strong>in</strong>g is known commonly, it cannot

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