9يُؤفَكُ عَنهُ مَن أُفِكَAli UnalWhoever has been deluded from it (the Qur’ān) is (first) self-deluded (turning away from the right way in thought, belief, and action).1There is a unity in the multiplicity in creation. As all other things and beings differ, so do human beings differ from one another in many ways. All other things and beings, despite their infinite multiplicity, obey the One and Single God, Lord, and Sovereign, and this is why there is a magnificent accord in the universe. So the beings (humankind and jinn) endowed with free will and responsible for their choices must believe in, and obey, the same One and Single God if they desire accord in their individual and social lives. This does not mean that they must be uniform and standardized in their opinions. There are many fields in which a difference of views and choices is necessary, but there are some other fields in which they must be unified. For example, they must believe in One God and must be united in belief in the other essentials of faith; and they must worship the same One and Single God, obeying His laws in ordering their lives. Some of these laws are essential to human life, regardless of time and place, and are, therefore, immutable, while others are changeable according to time, place, and conditions.