CHAPTER FOURTEEN

ON RARE REPORTS REGARDING THE NAME AND THE NAMED

AND WHAT WE HAVE PRESENTED PREDICATED UPON THEOLOGICAL DISCOURSE

Abu Muhammad b. Shu'ba—peace be upon him, and may Allah multiply his good deeds—said in his book known as Haqaiq Asrar al-Din (The Realities of the Secrets of Religion): The Sayyid Abu Shu'ayb—from him is peace—said:

"Whoever claims that he knows Allah through a veil, a form, or a likeness is a polytheist regarding Allah the Great; for His veil is other than Him, His form is other than Him, and His likeness is other than Him. He is but One, Existent. So how has he declared the Oneness of Allah, he who claims to know Him through other than Him?"

And from Muhammad b. Sadaqa, from Yunus b. Zabyan—peace be upon him—from Al-Mufaddal b. Umar—from him is peace— said: Al-Sadiq—may his might be exalted—said:

"Whoever worships what is not seen has worshipped an unknown absentee.Whoever worships what is seen has worshipped a limited object of direct sight. Whoever says that He is unperceived has referred Him to non-existence.