Their Creator manifested to them through the three forms; thus the physical form appeared differing to them, while the divine power did not differ to them, all the way until they pointed to Him by their saying: "Manifest through whatever You will, in whichever way You will, for You are You." For the Creator, glorified is He, is transcended above homogeneity with created beings, exactly as our Master, the Commander of the Faithful, glorified is his glory, said:

"O One who pointed to His Essence by His Essence, and transcended above homogeneity with His created beings."

Thus, the manifestation of homogeneity exists solely within the vision of the eye, not in objective reality. For if it were an objective reality, it would be Allah, glorified is He, who undergoes fluctuation, not the sights of creation. For this reason, the monotheists focused intensely upon declaring Him transcendent above homogeneity with His creation.

Sheikh Husayn al-Ahmad, Allah sanctified his secret, said in Qalā’id al-Durar:

"Verily, the manifestation of the Essence (al-Ma‘na) in the heaven is like His manifestation in the earth;