is Allah in every place, or is He in one place to the exclusion of another?" He said: "Rather, He is in every place." I said: "Is He within the inanimate matter and the vegetation?" He said: "He is not within everything by way of incarnation [hululan], nor is He outside of them like a thing that is in one place to the exclusion of another."

[90] And the Sheikh Mahmud Husayn said during his lifespan in his treatise "The Gift of the Righteous" [Tuhfat al-Akhyar]: It was narrated from Zayd ibn Talhah that he said: I said to my Master Al-Sadiq, His glory is mighty: "O my master, is Allah in every place, or is He in one place to the exclusion of another?" He said: "Rather, He is distinct [mubayin] in every place." I said: "Then provide a parable for me for that." He said: "The light of the sun rises over carcasses and it remains clean." I said: "Yes." He said: "And in this manner is He." I said: "Is He veiled?" He said: "Is the light of the sun veiled from the creation?" I said: "No." He said: "And in this manner is He." I said: "Is He manifest like the light of the sun?" He said: "Is the light of the sun seen and encompassed by sights?" I said: "No." He said: "And in this manner is He." I said: "Does touching Him harm Him?"