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The Clarification of Wills in the Forms of Acts of Worship - Volume 2 - Habib Eid Al-Saleh

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Therefore, the People of Monotheism established that the Day attributed to Him is Master Muhammad, and the Night is Fatir (Fatima).

If the Day is Muhammad, the Night is Fatir, and Sunday (Al-Ahad) is the Commander of the Faithful (Ali), then "Al-Ahad" is something other than the Day and the Night. Let the observer reflect on these divine secrets that point to hidden meanings. Because if "Al-Ahad" is other than its Day and its Night, then it is neither day nor night; rather, the night and day attributed to it and pointing to it only exist through the rising and setting of the sun—just as manifestation and occultation, represented by day and night, only exist after creation and formation.

Master al-Sadiq said: The night and the day are two parables for occultation and manifestation, so that we may infer that He is the First and the Last, the Outward and the Inward.

Furthermore, the Inwardness and Manifestation represented by night and day originate from created beings, not from the Worshiped Meaning whom no one can call upon except by Names, just as no one can see Him except through forms and attributes.

Al-Ahad is a name applied to the Worshiped Meaning and to the first of the days of the week. This is to indicate that the Ahad, who is

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