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Epistle on Negation and Affirmation in the Gnosis of the Essence - Sulayman Abd Allah Ali Dahr Matar

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And our Master Abu Sa'id, Allah sanctified his secret, said in The Evidences (al-Dala'il):

"And every person among them sees Him in proportion to what they merit of His vision, until He manifested to them in corporeal humanity, though He is transcended far above that.

And Sheikh Ali bin Mansur said:

"And after your affirmation of His bringing [creation] into existence, transcend Him above the attribute of physical bodies."

And Sheikh Abd al-Hadi Haydar, Allah sanctified his secret, said:

"And He, glorified is He, is powerful over bringing things into existence, originating miracles, and manifesting divine powers, without the mediation of an instrument or anything else."

Thus, we find through the sayings that have passed before us that the Creator, glorified is He, is transcended above being a physical body, or having the instruments of physical bodies. For He is the Absolutely Self-Sufficient, independent of any instrument or apparatus; rather,

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