The One free of all need

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The One free of all need is a divine attribute in Islam signifying God’s absolute self-sufficiency and complete independence from all creation.

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The One free of all need canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf attribute of God
divine attribute in Islam
appliesTo Allah
associatedWith Islamic theology
tawhid
contradicts any notion that God depends on creation
contrastsWith created beings’ dependence
cosmologicalImplication God sustains the universe without effort or need
creation is entirely dependent on God for existence
doctrinalStatus accepted in Shia theology
orthodox Sunni belief
epistemicSource Islamic revelation and scholarly interpretation
expresses God’s lack of dependence on anything
God’s perfection and completeness
implies God does not require worshippers
God’s actions are not motivated by need
God’s freedom from place and time limitations
God’s generosity is pure grace, not necessity
all creation is in need of God
languageOfOrigin Arabic
linguisticFunction honorific description of God in Islam
metaphysicalStatus necessary being
moralImplication discourages reliance on worldly means alone
encourages reliance on God
refersTo God’s absolute self-sufficiency
God’s complete independence from all creation
relatedConcept divine independence
divine sufficiency
divine transcendence
scope all times and all circumstances
theologicalRole affirms that God is not contingent
denies any deficiency in God
grounds the belief that sustenance comes from God alone
usedIn Islamic creed literature
Islamic devotional discourse
Islamic supplications
worshipImplication motivates sincere devotion without thinking God needs it

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As-Samad meaning The One free of all need