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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Al Kafi (part 3) Chapter 2 : Chapter On Can Allah (god) Be Considered a Thing? H 215, Ch. 2, H 1 Muhammad ibn Ya'qub has narrated from Ali ibn Ibrahim, from Muhammad ibn 'isa from 'Abd al-Rahman ibn abu Najran who said the following. "I asked Imam abu 'Abdallah about the Oneness of Allah saying, 'Can I think of Him (the creator) as a thing?'" The Imam replied, "Yes, but not as something well understood and clearly defined with in limits.

What may become a subject of your thoughts is different from Him. Nothing resembles Him and the thoughts and imaginations can not reach Him. He is different from what can become the subject of thoughts and is different from whatever that can be perceived in ones thoughts. You can think of Him as some thing but not well understood and clearly defined (under certain limits)." H 216, Ch.

2, h 2 Muhammad ibn 'Abdallah has narrated from Muhammad ibn Isma'il from al-Husayn ibn al- Hassan from Bakr ibn Salih from al-Husayn ibn Sa'id who said that I asked Imam abu Ja'far, the second (a.s.) the following. "Is it permissible to say that Allah is a thing?" The Imam replied, "Yes, because it removes two kinds of limitations, the limitation of being forgotten altogether and that of considering Him like other things." H 217, Ch.

2, h 3 Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Muhammad ibn 'Isa from Yunus from abu al-Maghra in a marfu' manner from Imam abu Ja'far (a.s.) who has said the following. "Allah is distinct from His creatures and His creatures are different from Him and whatever that is called a thing is a creature except Allah." H 218, Ch. 2, h 4 It is narrated from Imam abu "Abdallah (a.s.) who said, "Allah is distinct from His creatures and the creatures are different from Him.

Whatever could be called a thing is a creature except Allah Who is the Creator of all things. Holy is He for Whom there is no similarity and He is all-hearing and all-aware." H 219, Ch. 2, h 5 It is narrated from Imam abu Ja'far (a.s.) who said, " Allah is distinct from His creatures and the creatures are different from Him and whatever could be called a thing is a creature except Allah Who is the Creator of all things." H 220, Ch.

2, h 6 It is narrated from Imam abu "Abdallah (a.s.), who said this to an atheist on being asked a question. "He (Allah) is a thing but different from all other things. I repeat my statement that speaks about Him as a thing.