Say, ‘Indeed none shall protect me from God, and I shall never find any refuge besides Him.’He said:He has commanded him [the Prophet] to [be in a state of] utter neediness (iftiqār) and to take refuge (lujūʾ) in Him, and then to manifest both of these [conditions] through his words, that thereby the disbelievers will be increased in error (ḍalāl), and the believers will be increased in guidance (irshād). And this is a maxim for sincerity (ikhlāṣ) in the profession of God’s oneness(tawḥīd), since the truth (ḥaqīqa) of professing His oneness means looking towards God and none other, advancing towards Him (iqbāl ʿalayhi) and relying upon Him (iʿtimād ʿalayhi). However, this will not be accomplished save by turning away from everything other than Him, showing one’s utter neediness for Him, and taking refuge in Him.His words, Exalted is He:
