Beholding (al-'Iyan), to validate certainty, and to bring [faith] into existence within the Intellect."
He [Abu Sa’id] says: "Thus the Sheikh [al-Khasibi]—may Allah illumine his face—clarified that The Image and the Seven Manifestations (al-Zuhurat al-Sab’a) which are Essential (Dhatiyya) are He. He demonstrated that the Visible Image is uncreated, based on his statement: '[He appears] without [appearing] through any of His creation 1 .'"
He said: "He [the Sheikh] showed that the Visible Image is not among His creation, and that it is the Essence (al-Dhat) through which the Creator has ordained that He shall manifest only thereby."
Then he said: "The Name is one, yet it is doubled in number and enters into division; it is the form, the example, the attributes, the descriptions, and the names. In all its plurality and numbers, it remains one, and it is The Mim (al-Mim)."
Thus, he [al-Khasibi]—may Allah illumine his face—clarified and explained that the image and example through which the Meaning (al-Ma'na) does not appear [as a separate creation] are the Name. For the