He says: Verily, the Visual Form of existence is the Inaccessible Unseen (al-Ghayb al-Mani’) that cannot be perceived; He manifests how He wills without being confined. For the Spirit is something other than the form, and the Essence (al-Dhat) is not 'in' anything, nor 'upon' anything, and nothing veils it."
He says: Thus, the Essence (al-Dhat) and the Form (al-Surah) are equal in description, provided they are both non-finite (ghayr mahdudin).
He says: We have established that the Visual Form is not limited and that it is the Ultimate Goal. He cites the narration found in the 'Book of Foundations' (Kitab al-Usus) stating that He appeared to the angels in the form of an old man, then in the form of a child, and then in the form of a youth.
He says in interpreting the verse: 'And with Him are the keys of the Unseen; none knows them but He' 1 . Verily, the Essential Meaning (Al-Ma’na) manifest through the Unveiled Form (al-Surah al-Anza’iyya) is He, Himself. The 'keys of the Unseen' are the Seven Essential Manifestations which none but He can occupy.
He says: I was indeed astonished by the statement of this renegade—meaning Abu Dhuhayba—who claimed that the one