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How is compatibility explained in the interpretation of the noble verse: "Had there been in them [the heavens and earth] gods besides Allah, they would have been ruined. So glorified be Allah, the Lord of the Throne, above what they describe," while providing examples to illustrate the impossibility of their agreement in all matters, especially after understanding the aspect of contradiction?

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The intended meaning of "lack of accord" is that if the will of two gods were to differ, the prevailing one would be dominant and the other subdued. The subdued one would then be unfit for godhood. The universe is orderly and free from defect, which indicates that its orchestrator is one. If there were multiple orchestrators, they would conflict and oppose each other. If one of them willed something and the other willed its opposite, the fulfillment of both their wills simultaneously would be impossible. The fulfillment of one's will without the other's indicates the other's weakness, and Allah is the sole Dominant One. And if two gods were to agree not to differ, this would imply the weakness of one of them compared to the other.

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