Unit One: The Human Being, the Efficient Cause, and the Creator (God): Creatorship, Divine Lordship (Rubūbiyyah), and Human Growth and Development

1. Creatorship ≠ Lordship “And if you ask them, ‘Who created the heavens and the earth?’ they will surely say, ‘Allah.'” (Qur’an 31:25) Acknowledging God as the Creator is common; however, such acknowledgment does not necessarily lead to existential submission. This is precisely what the Alid teachings describe as verbal or merely conceptual knowledge. 2. […]