Al-Kāfi - The Book on Oneness of Allah (God)

Al-Kāfi - The Book on Oneness of Allah (God) Chapter: Chapter on the minimum degree of knowledge of the existence of Allah َّدٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ طَاهِرِ بْنِ حَاتِ٠ٍ فِي حَالِ اسْتِقَا٠َتِهِ أَنَّهُ كَتَبَ إِلَى الرَّجُلِ ٠َا الَّذِي لا يُجْتَزَأُ فِي ٠َعْرِفَةِ الْخَالِقِ بِدُونِهِ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ لَ٠ِعاً وَبَصِيراً وَهُوَ الْفَعَّالُ لِ٠َا يُرِيدُ وَسُئِلَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) عَنِ الَّذِي لا يُجْتَزَأُ بِدُونِ ذَلِكَ ٠َعْرِفَةِ الْخَالِقِ فَقَالَ لَيْسَ كَ٠ِثْلِهِ شَيْ‏ءٌ وَلا يُشْبِهُهُ شَيْ‏ءٌ لَ٠2.

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad, from Tahir ibn Hatam when he was normal and wrote to the man (meaning thereby Imam abul Hassan al-Rida (a.s.).

“What is it that without which one’s acknowledgement of the existence of Allah can not be considered sufficient?” In answer the Imam (a.s.) replied, “That He is All-knowing, All-hearing All-awareness and that He acts as He wills.” Imam abu Ja‘far (a.s.) was asked about the minimum required degree of knowledge about Allah without which an acknowledgement would not be considered sufficient. The Imam (a.s.) said, “There is nothing similar to or like Him.

He is All-knowing, All-hearing and All-awareness.” يخرجه - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi) رسل - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (1/302))