"And no one is named a monotheist (muwaḥḥid) except he who declares the oneness of Ali, the Hairline-Receding and Full (Anza‘ Baṭīn)."

Therefore, whosoever does not declare the oneness of the Prince of the Faithful, glorified is his glory, is not a monotheist; whosoever does not declare His transcendence is not a declarer of transcendence; and whosoever does not submit to Him and worship Him out of recognition and certainty is not a worshipper—even if he were the most devout of all worshippers.

How, then, do we declare the oneness of the Prince of the Faithful? How do we declare His transcendence? And how do we point toward Him and worship Him?

Al-Sadiq, glorified is his glory, said:

"Verily, monotheism (al-tawḥīd) is that you extract Him from the two extremes: the boundary of anthropomorphism (ḥadd al-tashbīh) and the boundary of divesting the Divine of attributes (ḥadd al-ta‘ṭīl)."

Thus, the boundary of anthropomorphism (ḥadd al-tashbīh) is to resemble Him to any of His creation, because He, glorified is He, neither resembles anyone nor does anyone resemble