Allah made the Nature of the Creation upon Divine Unity

I asked Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) to interpret the Word of Allah, the Mighty and High: The nature made by Allah is which He has made men. He (AS) said: “It is Divine Unity.”

I asked Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) to interpret: The nature made by Allah is which He has made men. He (AS) replied, “It is Divine Unity.”

I asked Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) “What is the nature referred to in the Word of Allah, the Mighty and High: “The nature made by Allah is which He has made men.” He responded, It is Islam. Allah placed this nature in them when He created them and made a covenant with them regarding Divine Unity. Thus, He asked: Am I not your Lord? The covenant encompassed all those who believe and all those who disbelieve.

“He created them with Divine Unity.”

“He created them with (a natural predisposition towards) Divine Unity.”

I asked Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) about the word of the Allah, the Mighty and High: The nature made by Allah is which He has made men. He (AS) said: “He created them all with (a natural predisposition towards) Divine Unity.”

“It is a natural predisposition to accept Divine Unity, that Muhammad (SA) is the Messenger of Allah, and that `Ali is the Commander of the Faithful (AS).”

I said to Abu Ja`far al-Baqir (AS): May Allah be in peace with you! Explain to me the Word of Allah, the Mighty and High, in His Book: “The nature made by Allah is which He has made men.” He (AS) responded, “He created them with a natural predisposition towards Divine Unity at the time of the Covenant when they recognized that He was their Lord.” I asked, “Did they reply to Him?” Zurarah says, he (AS) then put his head down, and after a while he (AS) said: “Had it not been so, then they would have not known their Lord or the One who sustains them.”

I asked him (AS) about the Word of Allah, the Mighty and High; Being upright for Allah, not associating aught with Him, and about being upright. Thus, he (AS) replied, “It is the natural predisposition that Allah placed in human being. There is no change in His Creation.” Then he added, “Allah created them with the recognition.” Zurarah says: I asked him about the Word of Allah, the Mighty and High: And when your Lord brought forth from the children of Adam, from their backs. He (AS) explained, “He brought forth from Adam’s loins his progeny until the Day of Judgment. They all scattered before Him. He introduced them, and showed them His Creation. Had it not been so, no one would have recognized their Lord.” He also added, “The Messenger of Allah (SA) said: “Every child is born with a natural predisposition (towards Divine Unity), i.e. on the recognition that Allah, the Mighty and High, is his Creator.” Thus, that is the explanation of His Word: And if you ask them who created the heaves and the earth, they will certainly say: Allah.

Messenger of Allah (SA) said: Do not hit your children because of their crying. Verily, during the first four months, their cry is bearing witness that there is no god but Allah. During the next four months, when they cry they are sending their blessings upon the Prophet and His Progeny (AS). And during the next four months, they are praying for their parents.