And whoever says that He is in His creation, he has made Him in need of a place.
And whoever says that He is outside of them, he has negated His existence.
But whoever knows Him by His indications1, and points to Him from where His signs2 appeared, and believes in what he witnessed of His miracles3, then those are the companions of the Commander of the Faithful (Amir al-Mu'minin).
He said: And by the chain of transmission from Muhammad bin Sadaqa, from Yunus, from Al-Mufaddal (Upon us be his peace), he said:
Al-Sadiq (Exalted be His Might) said:
"Whoever worships what he does not see, has worshiped an Unknown (Majhul).
And whoever worships what he sees, has worshiped a Limited thing (Mahdud).
And whoever says that He is unwitnessed, has referred to an Absentee (Gha'ib).
And whoever says that the eyes witness Him, has seen His likeness [not Him].
And whoever worships the Meaning and the Name [together], has committed polytheism.