Therefore, if we say that it is from other than 1 the Essence, it would necessarily have to be from a thing, and that thing from another thing, falling into an infinite regress (al-tasalsul). Thus, nothing remains except that it must be from the Essence.
[18]This is according to the saying of our master Muhammad, His glory is magnificent: "I am from Ali and Ali is from me."
[19]And his saying, His glory is magnificent: "I am Ali and Ali is I."
[20]And his saying, His glory is magnificent: "Ali and I are like these two—I do not say right and left," and he joined his two fingers together so that his saying, peace be upon him, would prove valid for us: "O He from whom appeared that which unto Him returns."
[21]And his saying, His glory is magnificent: "You made for every attribute a name by which it is recognized, and for every name a location that is intended 2 , and for every location a gate through which one enters into it."