سورة العنكبوت

Imam al-Jawad (peace be upon him): Abu Hashim al-Ja'fari said: I said to Imam al-Jawad (peace be upon him): "In the verse قُلْ هُوَ اللهُ أَحَدٌ [Say: He, Allah, is One], what is the meaning of al-Ahad (the One)?" He said: "It means the One upon whose oneness all agree. Have you not heard this verse of the Quran where He says: وَ لَئِنْ سَأَلْتَهُمْ مَنْ خَلَقَ السَّماواتِ وَ الْأَرْضَ وَ سَخَّرَ الشَّمْسَ وَ الْقَمَرَ لَیَقُولُنَّ اللهُ [And if you ask them, Who created the heavens and the earth and made the sun and the moon subservient, they will certainly say, Allah]? Along with acknowledging the oneness of Allah the Exalted, they still ascribe to Him partners and companions."

Imam al-Baqir (peace be upon him): Zurara said: "I asked Imam al-Baqir (peace be upon him) about the meaning of the noble verse: 'And your Lord brought forth from the loins of the children of Adam their descendants and made them witnesses over themselves' (A'raf/172)." He said: "He brought forth from the loins of Adam his descendants until the Day of Resurrection, and they came out like tiny particles. Allah made Himself known to them, and had it not been so, no one would have known his Lord. And this is the very meaning of the noble verse that says: وَ لَئِنْ سَأَلْتَهُمْ مَنْ خَلَقَ السَّماواتِ وَ الْأَرْضَ لَیَقُولُنَّ اللهُ [And if you ask them, Who created the heavens and the earth, they will certainly say, Allah]."