Thus, His attributes are defined as four: neither internal, nor external, nor separate (mubayin), nor mixed (mumazij)." And as for the limit of the known, He is known by five things: either the essence is separate, or it is resembling (mushakil), or it is of a genus, or it is of an opposite, or it is external to these four meanings, external to their meanings in essence. And that is the affirmation of monotheism (al-tawhid).

And from it, the questioner said: "Does He manifest from the trees, the stones, and the water just as He manifests from humans?"

The Scholar - exalted is his might - said: "He has the right to manifest from wherever He wills, for the power belongs to Him. But He manifests in the form of humanity because it is upon His form, and the form of the trees and the stones is not upon His form."

And from it, the questioner said: "Is He a thing?"

The Scholar said: "He is a body (jism)" - in many questions.