yet he himself is rightly judged by no one. For 'who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct Him?' But we have the mind of Christ.”

Our Master Zayn al-Abidin, peace be upon him, said regarding this meaning in verse:

I conceal the jewels of my knowledge

Lest the ignorant see the truth and be led astray.

Indeed, Abu al-Hasan [Ali] preceded me in this

As he did with al-Husayn, and he enjoined al-Hasan before him.

O Lord, there is a jewel of knowledge—were I to disclose it

I would surely be told: “You are among those who worship an idol!”

And Muslim men would deem my blood permissible, Seeing the most hideous of their deeds as good.

This is further confirmed by the crucifixion of Christ for his breaking of the exoteric Mosaic law (al-shari'ah al-musawiyyah). If it were permissible for us to believe in everything that falls under the name of "fasting," "prayer," "pilgrimage," and other limits, then it would be mandatory to believe in the fasting, prayers, and pilgrimages of the Jews, the Christians, and the Nawasib [enemies of the Ahl al-Bayt].

Likewise, the same applies to names that are used for fleeting entities, such as the application of "the Fig and the Olive" (al-Tīn wa al-