Now I return to my original subject and would like to elaborate that in this chapter, firstly, God Almighty says: rabb-in-nas (the Lord of Mankind), whereafter He proclaims: malik-in-nas (the King of Mankind). Finally, He declares ila-hin-nas (the God of Mankind), which refers to that Being Who is the true object sought by man. The word ilah refers to a thing that is desired, worshipped and sought after. The words لا إله إلا اللّٰه محمد رسول اللّٰه (There is none worthy of worship except Allah) actually imply the following:
لا معبود لي و لا مقصود لي و لا مطلوب لي الّا اللّٰه
“I have no object of worship, or any being that I desire or seek, other than Allah.”
This is true Unity of God, when one deems Allah the Exalted alone to be worthy of all praise and admiration.