He said: "At the time He said: 'Am I not your Lord?' They said: 'Yes.'"

He said: "And He became hidden, so I recognized Him."

I said: "How did He become hidden so you recognized Him?"

He said: "By His deeds."

I said: "And He became absent, so I witnessed Him?"

He said: "How did He become absent so you witnessed Him?"

I said: "He did not become absent with the absence of annihilation, but rather I became absent from witnessing due to the wretchedness of my deeds."

The scholar, our master al-Sadiq, majestic is His mention, said:

Whoever hears and does not understand: he is the deaf.

Whoever sees and does not perceive the boundary of sight: he is blind.

Whoever speaks and does not understand: he is the mute.

Whoever knows and does not act: he is the dead among the living.