but it is not as they claim; rather, it is only the body of the moon, which is what is apparent to sights and is what veils the light of the sun from being looked at directly. Were the sun to manifest without its light, it would be observed like anything else, but it is not so; it only manifests with its light so that it may be observed through it, since it is the nature of light that bodies and masses which possess no light of their own—such as iron, copper, gold, silver, stones, and the like—are observed through it. If the sun were to manifest without its light, it would be like some of these bodies, unable to be observed in the darkness.

Thus, it is proven by this that the sun is not seen in the darkness except through the observation of light. Likewise, the Originator (al-Bari), the Exalted—who is the Essence—does not manifest except through His light. For if He were to manifest without His light, the Essence would be observed just as the light is observed, but it is not so. Rather, He manifests through His light so that He may be observed through it, even though He is the one who benefits His creation by that—meaning by the observation of the light to view Him, so that He is observed through it and it is used as a proof for Him.