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مَكْتَبَةُ كَتِيبَةِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ نُصَيْرٍ

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

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For this reason, our master Abu Shu'ayb, peace be upon him, said: "and the one who addresses His Meaning through His attributes," and this is our proof that the Meaning, His glory is magnificent, did not manifest His Essence to anyone other than our master Muhammad, His glory is magnificent, except while being veiled, nor did He address him through anyone else. Furthermore, He, the Exalted, is not part of the assembly of the three hypostases (al-aqanim al-thalathah) as the Christians claim when they say: "In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, three hypostases, one God." Rather, He is an Essence: One, Unique, and Singularly Besought (Ahad Fard Samad), from whom proceeded a single essence, which is the essence of our master Muhammad, His glory is magnificent. Thus, our master Muhammad, His glory is magnificent, is a receptive essence (dhatun munfa'ilah) that proceeded from an essence that is never acted upon.

Furthermore, from the essence of our master Muhammad, His glory is magnificent, proceeded the essence of our master Salman, peace be upon him. Thus, our master Salman is a receptive essence that proceeded from a receptive essence belonging to an essence that is never acted upon.

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