[30] APPENDIX III: Manifestation and Ism of Allah -azwj are other than the Self of Allah -azwj : ‘Signs and Ism’ of Allah -azwj , are other than the ‘Self’ of Allah -azwj , in this context some Ahadith are presented here: فَقَالَ لَقَدْ رَأى مِنْ آياتِ رَبِّهِ الْكُبْرى فَآيَاتُ اللَّهِ غَيْرُ اللَّهِ وَ قَدْ قَالَ اللَّهُ وَ لا يُحِيطُونَ بِهِ عِلْماً فَإِذَا رَأَتْهُ الْأَبْصَارُ فَقَدْ أَحَاطَتْ بِهِ الْعِلْمُ وَ وَقَعَتِ الْمَعْرِفَةُ So He -azwj Said He saw of the greatest Signs of his Lord [53:18] [31] .
So the Signs of Allah -azwj is not Allah -azwj , and He -azwj had Said [20:110] and they do not comprehend Him in knowledge . So if the visions were to see Him -azwj , so they would have comprehended Him -azwj in knowledge, and the recognition would occur’.
فَقَالَ أَبُو قُرَّةَ فَتُكَذِّبُ بِالرِّوَايَاتِ فَقَالَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ ( عليه السلام ) إِذَا كَانَتِ الرِّوَايَاتُ مُخَالِفَةً لِلْقُرْآنِ كَذَّبْتُهَا وَ مَا أَجْمَعَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ عَلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ لَا يُحَاطُ بِهِ عِلْماً وَ لَا تُدْرِكُهُ الْأَبْصَارُ وَ لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ . So Abu Qurra said, ‘So you -asws are belying the reports’.
So Abu Al-Hassan -asws said: ‘When the reports were in opposition to the Quran, I -saww would belie these, and what the Muslims have formed a consensus upon is that [20:110] and they do not comprehend Him in knowledge [6:103] Visions cannot comprehend Him , (and) (and) [42:11 nothing is a likeness of Him ’.
From him, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al Hassan Bin Mahboub, from Amro Bin Abu Al Miqdam, from Jabir who said, ‘I heard Abu Ja’far -asws saying: ‘But rather, he recognises Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic and worships Him -azwj , the one who recognises Allah -azwj and recognises his Imam -asws from us -asws the People -asws of the Household; and the one who does not recognise Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic and does not recognise his Imam -asws from us -asws the People -asws of the Household, so rather he is recognising and worshipping other than Allah -azwj .