Likewise, everything that appeared from Him as Power has no form that can be subjected to definition (tahdid); rather, He displayed it [the Form] for the purpose of affirmation, existence, vision, truth, certainty, and clarification—not as a whole, nor a collection, nor through encompassment or confinement.'
He says: 'If someone asks: "Why does He not address creation through the Lordship (al-Rububiyya) which has neither appearance nor form?" We reply: He has shown us many forms.' He says: 'Thus we have known that this Form is different from the actual composition of humanity, and that the Primordial One manifests through it for the sake of existence, affirmation, and certainty—not as a whole, nor a collection, nor through encompassment or confinement.'
He says: {So I swear by what you see and what you do not see} 1 . "What you see" refers to the Form; and "what you do not see" is the Primordial One (al-Qadim) who is not perceived by sights or senses, and who is not subject to motion or cessation. This is a proof for what we have explained.'
He says: 'The questioner asked: "How then did He come to have a form?" He replied: "Due to the need of the created beings for it, just as they need speech; for there is no speech except from a form. Thus, He came to them from where they could recognize