Thus, if you say "God" (Ilah), the [intended entity] 1 is the Meaning, majestic is his glory; and if you say "Allah," whether you intend the Meaning, majestic is his glory, you are correct, or if you intend the Name, you are also correct.
The word Ilah (إله) consists of three [consonantal] letters, and 'Ali (علي) consists of three letters, and He is the Meaning, majestic is his glory. Whosoever among the people of Monotheism (Ahl al-Tawhid) claims that 'Ali is merely a power among the various powers of the Creator, and that Allah the Meaning is someone else, has committed association (ashraka), disbelieved, and become one of the followers of Abu Dhuhaybah, may God curse him.
[And whosoever claims] 2 that the Meaning indwells (yahullu) within a human, fleshy, bloody form and speaks from within it, his soul [is utterly perished] 3 , and he has fallen into [rejection] 4 and the severing of lifespans. This is the sect that innovated this doctrine,