As an indication of this possibility...

As an indication of this possibility, we find in another Hadith: The Prophet (PBUH&HF) said: "I saw my Lord in the shape of a young hairy man in a green area while He was wearing gold shoes." Kanz al-Ummal, v1, Ch3 of supplements to the Book of Iman, Hadith #1153 Majma' al-Zawa'id, v7, Book of Dream interpretation, Hadith #11745 Mu'jam al-Kabir, al-Tabarani, Bab al-Baa, Hadith #25/144 The Shia Position The Shia, on the other hand, believe that not only is Allah imperceptible by the eyes, but also that His Essence (Dhat) cannot be imagined, thought, or described.

Any imagination or perception of the Essence of Allah is a creation of our mind, and the Creator is far removed from such a perception. Thus, we have no way to comprehend His Essence. We only understand by reason that His Essence should be purified from two limits: non-existence and likeness. Due to His abundant signs, we know that He is not non-existent, and at the same time, we know that He has no similarity whatsoever with any type of existence that we know and comprehend.

This implies that the Essence of Allah cannot be seen. Any thing that is limited to our faculty of sight is a created being and any created being needs a creator. Thus, if one could see his Lord by his eyes, then his eyes have made Him a created being like other beings. He who likens Him to His creatures has indeed taken associates with Allah.

Allah cannot be seen by eyes anywhere because He does not have any body and does not occupy any place,as He is the creator of body and place, and is exalted beyond the limitations of His own creations their containment. We may only see the manifestations of Allah, which are but His created signs. We can never, however, see His Essence.

Now, let us probe into the verse that is used by the Sunnisas proof of seeing the Essence of Allah: "Some faces on that day (i.e., the Day of Judgment) will be radiant, looking towards their Lord. (75:22-23)" According to Arabic lexicon, the word "Nadhira" that is used in the above verse does not necessarily imply "seeing",.

The Imams (AS) have used other verses of Quran to support the definition of the word "Nadhira" in this verse as similar to the meaning of "Muntadhira", whichmeans expecting, waiting, or looking forward to. On the commentary of this verse, Imam Ali (AS) said: "... The verse means looking forward to what Allah, the Mighty and the Majestic, has promised them.