(Al-Hamdu lillahi Rabbil 'Alamin) praise be to Allah for His attributes, all of which are descriptions of perfection, and for His apparent and hidden blessings, religious and worldly, and within it is a command to His servants to praise Him, for He is the one worthy of it alone, and He, Glorified be He, is the Creator of the creation, the Sustainer of their affairs, the Nurturer of all His creation with His blessings, and of His allies with faith and righteous deeds.