This is a continuation of the proof of God's existence from the perspective of the Quran. It begins with His saying: "Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day and the [great] ships which run through the sea with that which benefits people and what Allah has sent down from the heaven of water, and He gave life thereby to the earth after its lifelessness and dispersed therein from every [creeping] creature and [His] directing of the winds and the clouds controlled between the heaven and the earth are signs for a people who reason." (Al-Baqarah: 164).

It is evident from what preceded that the Imams based their proof of God's existence on a necessary starting point. This starting point is the principle of causality, from which the creation of things is derived. The Quranic method of proving God's existence is based on the effect, which is the existent thing, and its cause. This is a direct method, unlike the method of the Mutakallimun (scholastics) who begin with the cause and derive the effect. The Quranic method is based on observing the creation and then inferring the Creator.

This method of proof concludes with the human being's realization of his own existence and his need for a creator. This is inferred from the observation of his own creation, as stated in the Quran: "And in your creation and what He disperses of creatures is signs for a people who are certain." (Al-Jathiyah: 4). And also: "Has there not come upon man a period of time when he was not a thing recalled? Indeed, We created man from a drop of mingled sperm, to test him; and We made him hearing and seeing. Indeed, We guided him to the way, be he grateful or ungrateful." (Al-Insan: 1-3). The human being knows his own existence and the existence of his Creator through observing his own creation. This leads to faith in God and a return to Him.

The Imams did not separately discuss the attributes in a theoretical manner, but rather in relation to His general rulings. They stated: "We do not cease to be." (Al-Baqarah: 28).

For example, consider the statement of Al-Baqir (peace be upon him) in the chapter on the Imams: "The Imams are the proof of God." (Al-Baqarah: 153). And consider the statement of Al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) regarding the five principles: "The five principles are: the proof of God, the proof of His Messenger, the proof of the Book, the proof of the Sunnah, and the proof of the Imams." (Al-Baqarah: 182).

The Imams' knowledge of the Arabic language is profound. (Al-Baqarah: 25).

The Imams' knowledge of the Arabic language is profound. (Al-Baqarah: 345).