Clarification Regarding the Visible Luminous Form
From Al-Mufaddal (Peace be from him), from Jabir (Peace be from him), he said: Abu Ja'far (Exalted be His Might) was asked about the interpretation of "The Difficult and the Most Difficult" (Al-Sa'b al-Mustas'ab).
He said:
"The 'Difficult' is acknowledging the Visible Form, and the 'Most Difficult' is submitting to it with Servitude (Ubudiyyah)1. Both are a concealed secret; so whoever understands that and divulges it, he has indeed violated the secret of Allah."
He said: And by the chain of transmission from Al-Karkhi, from Ismail bin Ali, from Muhammad bin Sadaqa, from Muhammad bin Sinan (Peace be upon him), from Al-Mufaddal (Upon us be his peace), he said:
Al-Sadiq (Exalted be His Might) said:
"Whoever knows the Meaning (Al-Ma'na) through the perspective of the Name, he has been ignorant of more than he has known.
And whoever worships the Meaning and the Name [together], he has committed polytheism.
And whoever says that He is not seen, he has referred to non-existence.