on the concept of the divine, which is concept of ('Illa) the cause. Thus, Ash'aris do not genuinely speak of "God" nor his rightful rights as a worshipped deity. Few among them do, but most of those who delve into Kalam, especially those further entangled in Sufism,

only worsen matters. They do not care about God which is why you find them in harmony with saint worship, literally asking the creation for what is only due to God as if they were appointed as agents to assist God in fulfilling peoples' prayers,

which itself has roots in pagan Greek philosophy with the intellects governing the universe, but Sufis attribute that to their Awliya. These heretics' conception of the Lord is reduced to nothing more than a mere cause, may they receive from God what they deserve of humiliation.