not like a part that exited from something—causing it to decrease by its departure—but rather like speech from the speaker, or like the perception of the soul from the soul. His closeness to Him is not through mixing (ikhtilāṭ) nor blending (mumāzaja); rather, there is no intermediary between them at all."

This also indicates that the Almighty may name the Worlds of Light 'Speech' and other [terms], just as He named Christ a 'Word.' It was reported in the Gospel that he is 'in the bosom of the Father,' which serves to indicate that he is neither connected by a connection of mixing (ikhtilāṭ) nor separated by a separation of distance; rather, he is from Him like the ray [emanating] from the disc [of the sun].

As for the meaning of the saying that he is from the Spirit of Allah, it signifies that He originated him from His very Essence as an origination (ikhtirāʿ).

As for the meaning of his being named with the Name of Allah, this is to indicate that he is the locus of the Names and Attributes, whereas the Creator (al-Bāriʾ) is transcendent above every name and attribute.

As for his manifestation through birth via Mary and the breath of Gabriel, it is like the manifestation of Muhammad’s prophethood via Gabriel.