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The Raddadiyah Epistle - Yusuf ibn al-Ajuz al-Raddad al-Ḥalabi

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It has been said: "The keys to the Unseen are the manifestation of the Meaning through the Anza'i form."

It has also been said: "The keys to the Unseen are the letters Ha and Waw, spelling Huwa (He) 1 ." In Abjad numerology (al-Jummal), the Ha equals five and the Waw equals six, totaling eleven—representing the Imams from al-Hasan to al-Mahdi, majestic is their glory. This statement demonstrates that nothing is to be denied except the human conditions through which the Meaning, majestic is his glory, was witnessed. And when He becomes hidden from manifestation, it is impossible for any human being [to be able] to describe Him or to exalt Him; rather, one affirms Him solely through the conviction of the heart's conscience and the reflection of thought.

Another perspective regarding His manifestation without displacement (bi-ghayri intiqal) is what a person sees of their own reflection in a mirror. They find their form visible and distinct, yet they see nothing but their own form existing within the mirror. Thus,

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1This word is absent in some manuscripts.
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