[12] And Imam 10 th Imam (Ali -asws Bin Muhammad Al-Askari...
[12] And Imam 10 th Imam (Ali -asws Bin Muhammad Al-Askari -asws ) Says كما قال الله عز و جل: وَ ما قَدَرُوا اللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ إِذْ قالُوا ما أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَلى بَشَرٍ مِنْ شَيْءٍ، ثم نزه عز و جل نفسه عن القبضة و اليمين فقال: سُبْحانَهُ وَ تَعالى عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ (it is) just as Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic Says: And they are not appreciating Allah with the appreciation He is Rightful of when they are saying, ‘Allah did not Reveal anything upon a person’ [6:91] , then He -azwj Distanced Himself -azwj from the Grip and the Right Hand (having limbs), so He -azwj Said: Glorious is He and Exalted from what they are associating [39:67] ’.
[13] Appendix Point 1: مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَفَعَهُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ بَيْنَا أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( عليه السلام ) يَخْطُبُ عَلَى مِنْبَرِ الْكُوفَةِ إِذْ قَامَ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ ذِعْلِبٌ ذُو لِسَانٍ بَلِيغٍ فِي الْخُطَبِ شُجَاعُ الْقَلْبِ فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ هَلْ رَأَيْتَ رَبَّكَ قَالَ وَيْلَكَ يَا ذِعْلِبُ مَا كُنْتُ أَعْبُدُ رَبّاً لَمْ أَرَهُ Muhammad Bin Abu Abdullah, (It has been narrated) raising it from Abu Abdullah -asws having said: ‘While Amir Al-Momineen -asws was preaching upon the Pulpit of Al-Kufa, when a man called Zi’lab stood up to him -asws who was eloquent of the tongue regarding the addressing and was brave of heart.
So he said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineen -asws ! Have you -asws seen your -asws Lord -azwj ?’ He -asws said: ‘Woe be unto you, O Zi’lab! I -asws never worshipped a Lord -azwj I -asws did not see’.
فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ كَيْفَ رَأَيْتَهُ قَالَ وَيْلَكَ يَا ذِعْلِبُ لَمْ تَرَهُ الْعُيُونُ بِمُشَاهَدَةِ الْأَبْصَارِ وَ لَكِنْ رَأَتْهُ الْقُلُوبُ بِحَقَائِقِ الْإِيمَانِ وَيْلَكَ يَا ذِعْلِبُ إِنَّ رَبِّي لَطِيفُ اللَّطَافَةِ لَا يُوصَفُ بِاللُّطْفِ عَظِيمُ الْعَظَمَةِ لَا يُوصَفُ بِالْعِظَمِ كَبِيرُ الْكِبْرِيَاءِ لَا يُوصَفُ بِالْكِبَرِ جَلِيلُ الْجَلَالَةِ لَا يُوصَفُ بِالغِلَظِ So he said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineen -asws !
How did you -asws see Him -azwj ?’ He -asws said: ‘Woe be unto you, O Zi’lab! The eyes do not see Him -azwj by the witnessing of the visions, but the hearts see Him -azwj by the realities of the Eman . My -asws Lord -azwj is the most Subtle of the subtles (but) He -azwj cannot be described by the subtleties; most Magnificent (but) cannot be described by the magnificence; Greatest of the greats (but) cannot be described by the greatness; most Majestic (but) cannot be described by the rudeness.
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