The Holy Prophet (S)...

The Holy Prophet (S), after speaking about the Divine Names, is reported to have said: إِنَّهُ وِتْرٌ، يُحِبُّ الوِتْرَ Surely He [Allah] is Unique, and He Loves the unique[^8] Expounding the meaning of Ya Witru in his commentary on the supplication of al-Jawshan al-Kabir , Mulla Hadi Sabzawari says: (يَا وِتْرُ) ايْ انه الوجود الصرف البسيط الذى لا يخالطه سنخ اخر من ماهية أو مادة أو قوة أو استعداد...

Ya Witru means that He is Sheer Existence, which is Simple [Non-composite], and nothing accompanies it like quiddity ( mahiyya ), matter ( madda ), potentiality ( quwwa ) or potential ( isti’dad )...[^9] The corollary of being ‘sheer existence’ ( al-wujud al-sirf ) and ‘non-compositeness’ ( al-basata ) is uniqueness. This is because it is impossible for a non-composite entity to have a second. Hence, no entity can be likened to His Sacred Essence, nor can any entity be compared to Him.

They undoubtedly are manifestations of the Divine Name al-Witr , which means مَنْ لاَ ثَانِيَ لَهُ (One who does not have a second).

In a tradition narrated from Zurara, Imam al-Baqir (AS) says: وَإِنَّا لاَ نُوصَفُ وَكَيْفَ يُوصَفُ قَوْمٌ رَفَعَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمُ الرِّجْسَ وَهُوَ الشَّك And surely we cannot be described, and how can a people be described from whom Allah has removed impurity, which is doubt...[^11] Apparently the doubt that is spoken about in this tradition is related to the realities of the Creator and His creation.

This however is not because his spiritual station is higher than theirs, for all of them unite in the Muhammadan Light (al-Nur al-Muhammadi).