And in his citation from 'Al-Raddad', he says: 'Therefore, he has clarified and emphasized with the utmost certainty that the Form is the Universal Essence (al-Dhat al-Kulliyya).

And he [the Sheikh] says: 'Behold, O Monotheist Believer, how often they have repeated and emphasized that the Form is the Inaccessible Unseen; and that it is barred from [intellectual] perception and encompassment, not from existence and manifestation.'

And he says: 'Consider then: can he who considers [the Form] to be darkness or an illusion truly comprehend the meaning of the Sheikh's saying that "The Form is the Essence", or truly adhere to his faith?'

And he says: 'Indeed, the Form that ascended the pulpits and declared: "My outward is Imamate and Testamentary Succession"—is the [very same] Inaccessible Unseen which cannot be perceived [in its depth].'

And he says: 'If Absence (al-Ghayba) is Pre-eternal (Qidam), then all Manifestation would be originated (Hadath—created in time), except for His manifestation through the Anza'iyya [Form]; for within it, the Lord manifested in His Pre-eternity.'

And he says: 'The Sheikh—may Allah brighten his face—clarified that everything upon which the name of "Manifestation" or "Ocular Witnessing" has fallen—among all other persons and forms—is