He, the Exalted, is as He is, not as we describe or see Him, because all that we see of Him and describe Him by is merely the known limit, which is the limit of our capacity. He, the Exalted, is more majestic than that, greater, truer, and more manifest, because He is not perceived by sights as He is, nor is He encompassed by thoughts. Rather, everyone sees, describes, and knows Him according to their capacity, and He is the Subtle, the Acquainted, {There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the Hearing, the Seeing} (Al-Shura 11).

As for the seventh day, on which it is never permissible to perform work, it is an indication of the Unknown Limit, which is the imagined illusion in the known locus indicating transcendence and the lack of perception. The speaker has no speech regarding it, nor any limit by which examples are struck. Just as it is not permissible to perform any of the works on it, whoever does not transcend Him above perception undergoes metamorphosis (Maskh), just as whoever does not hallow the Sabbath—which is symbolized by it—and make it blessed is killed; measure for measure and weight for weight.

As for the meaning of the indication in His saying: "And He rested on the seventh day," it is to denote His detachment and His transcendence above all the newly-originated forms He manifested upon His Essence, as well as other accidental states, actions, and whatever occurs to His creatures.