it is not the [entirety of the] Creator's Universality, yet the Creator is not 'other' than it.

So, Separation and Union are: 'He is Him' (Hiya Huwa), yet 'He is not Her' (La Huwa Hiya). This is because the Essence (al-Dhat) is not a 'form' [in itself], while the Visual Form is the Universal Essence [manifested]; thus, in reality, it is not [merely] a 'form'.

'Separation' and 'Union' are among the technical terms of the Sufis.

Likewise, His state is Contingent (Mumkin) in itself,

Through 'other' than Him, when he seeks to affirm the Necessary (al-Wajib).

He says: The Essence cannot be known except through It [the Form]; therefore, the Form is the Essence."

From the Sayings of Sheikh Sulayman al-Ahmad [Gnostic] Knowledge belongs to Him through You

And among the sayings of our Sheikh, the great scholar and the trust of contemporary believers, Sheikh Sulayman al-Ahmad, in his book The Revisions (al-Muraja'at), The Epistle (al-Risala), and his commentary on the Hidden Diwan (Diwan al-Maknun)—peace be upon him.