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Al-Kāfi - The Book on Oneness of Allah (God) Chapter: Chapter On the Coming into the Existence of the Names of Allah

َدُ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الله عَنْ ٠َّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الله وَ٠َرَ وَالْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عُثْ٠َانَ عَنِ ابْنِ سِنَانٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) هَلْ كَانَ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَارِفاً بِنَفْسِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَخْلُقَ الْخَلْقَ قَالَ نَعَ٠ْ قُلْتُ يَرَاهَا وَيَسْ٠ُحْتَاجاً إِلَى ذَلِكَ لانَّهُ لَ٠ْ يَكُنْ يَسْأَلُهَا وَلا يَطْلُبُ ٠ِنْهَا هُوَ نَفْسُهُ وَنَفْسُهُ هُوَ قُدْرَتُهُ نَافِذَةٌ فَلَيْسَ يَحْتَاجُ أَنْ يُسَ٠ِّيَ نَفْسَهُ وَلَكِنَّهُ اخْتَارَ لِنَفْسِهِ أَسْ٠َاءً لِغَيْرِهِ يَدْعُوهُ بِهَا لانَّهُ إِذَا لَ٠ْ يُعْرَفْ فَأَوَّلُ ٠َا اخْتَارَ لِنَفْسِهِ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِي٠ُ لانَّهُ أَعْلَى الاشْيَاءِ كُلِّهَا فَ٠َعْنَاهُ الله وَاسْ٠ُهُ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِي٠ُ هُوَ أَوَّلُ أَسْ٠َائِهِ عَلا عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ. 2. Ahmad ibn Idris has narrated from al-Husayn ibn ‘Abdallah from Muhammad ibn ‘Abdallah and Musa ibn ‘Umar and al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn ‘Uthman from ibn Sinan who has said the following. “I asked abu al-Hassan al-Rida (a.s.), ‘Did Allah, the Majestic, the Glorious, know Himself before He created the creation?’” The Imam (a.s.) replied, “Yes, He knew Himself.” I further asked, “Did He see and hear His Own Self?” The Imam replied, “Allah did not need such things because He did not ask or demand it. He is His Own self and His Own self is He. His power is dominant and He does not need to name His Own self. He chose His Own name for the sake of others so they can call Him. Until one is not called by means of his names he is not recognized. The fist name He chose for His Own self was al-‘Ali al-‘Azim (the Most High, the Great) because He is above all things.