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Textual Evidence in Establishing the Visible Image as the Ultimate Purpose - Ibrahim Sa’ud

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Thus, you claimed that 'Power' is from the beginning of the Essence, yet you did not present to us the Person of the Essence (Shakhs al-Dhat), nor who the 'Power' is that originated the Image, so that He might be known. For every 'Manifester' (Mubdi) must be existent.

If you say: 'Power is non-existent and unseen, and its Manifester is also unseen, non-existent, and unwitnessed,' then tell me—may Allah rectify you—how can one who neither establishes His existence nor His vision, nor manifests His power to His servants, be sought as proof so that He may be known? And by what attribute shall He be described? This is indeed among the strange wonders is your statement: "The Image which is not limited." You negated "limitation" from it by your words, yet throughout all your books, you consistently apply to it change and limitation. You subject it to numerical counting and physical embodiment (Tajsid), and you fail to negate from it "contingency" (al-Hadath) or "incarnation within contingency."

Pity upon this contradictory and self-nullifying discourse, and upon this sickly, isolated opinion!

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