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If God is "the Best of providers," then who are the providers?

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Allah Almighty is the Best of Providers. The description of creatures as providers is not prohibited in some contexts, but there is a great difference between the provision of the Creator and that of the created. Allah's provision never diminishes and is never cut off from anyone; it is a worldly and otherworldly provision, material and spiritual, and it encompasses all creatures. It is His exclusive possession and stems from His perfection and mercy. As for the provision of servants, it is limited and subject to depletion; they provide only for whom they wish, and it does not encompass all creatures. It is inherited and derived from Allah's treasuries. Allah has used His provision to His servants as evidence for the invalidation of polytheism. And His saying, the Almighty: (And Allah provides for whom He wills without reckoning) has multiple meanings, including the vastness of Allah's treasuries, His provision from where one does not expect, and His promise to the righteous of abundant provision and Paradise without reckoning.

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