[119] And from the "Treatise of Monotheism", Al-Sadiq—His glory is mighty—said: "The manifestation of the Meaning within the lineage of the Imamate is by way of the one who is detached [from polytheism] and filled [with divine knowledge] (Anza' Batin)."

[120] And Abu Said said in his "Successful Treatise" [Al-Risalah al-Najhiyyah]: The Knower [Al-Alim]—His glory is mighty—was asked: "Can it be said that the Meaning [Al-Ma'na] possesses exemplary [mithliyyatan] and essential manifestations?" He said: "Desist! Rather, the manifestations of the Meaning are by the Essence [bi-al-dhat], not through exemplars or attributes. For exemplars and attributes are Muhammadan realities [Muhammadiyyat]. The Eternal Creator—the Most High—did not manifest in any realm, cycle, time, dome, or religious community except by the Essence, as the one who is detached [from polytheism] and filled [with divine knowledge] (Anza' Batin), and He is the Truth."

And from the specialized supplications, it is said: "O He who has never departed from His absolute Being [Kiyan], even if He manifested to physical vision." And it has come down in certain prayers: "Through You I knew You,