MuÊ¿jam al-AḥÄdÄ«th al-MuÊ¿tabara - The Book of Divine Unity Chapter: Negation of Corporeality or Likeness for God اÙ٠اÙصدÙÙ: اب٠اÙÙÙÙØ¯Ø Ø¹Ù Ø§ÙصÙØ§Ø±Ø Ø¹Ù Ø§ÙبرÙÙØ Ø¹Ù Ø£Ø¨Ù Ùاش٠Ùس٠اÙرضا عÙÙ٠اÙسÙا٠ÙÙÙÙ: Ø¥ÙÙ٠بدت Ùدرت٠ÙÙ٠تبد ÙÙئت٠ÙجÙÙÙ٠٠ب٠ÙدرÙÙ ÙاÙتÙدÙر عÙ٠غÙر ٠ا ÙصÙÙÙØ ÙØ¥Ù٠برئ Ùا Ø¥ÙÙ٠٠٠اÙØ°Ù٠باÙتشبÙÙ Ø·ÙبÙÙØ ÙÙس ÙÙ Ø«ÙÙ Ø´Ø¦Ø Ø¥ÙÙÙ ÙÙÙ ÙدرÙÙÙØ ÙظاÙر ٠عÙÙÙ Ù٠عرÙÙÙØ ÙÙÙ Ø®ÙÙÙ Ùا Ø¥ÙÙÙ Ù ÙدÙØØ© Ø£Ù ÙتÙاÙÙÙÙØ Ø¨Ù Ø³ÙÙ٠بخÙÙÙ ÙÙ ÙعرÙÙÙØ ÙاتخذÙا بعض Ø¢Ùات٠ربا ÙبذÙÙ ÙصÙÙÙØ ØªØ¹Ø§ÙÙت رب٠ع٠2.
[2/330] Amali of al-Saduq: Ibn al-Walid from al-Saffar from al-Barqi from Abi Hashim al-Jaâfari who said: I heard Ali b. Musa al-Ridha عÙÙ٠اÙسÙا٠saying: My God, your power is manifest but your form is not. Because of this they became ignorant of you and with that (ignorance) estimated you. While the (true) estimation is other than how they described you. O My God, I am disassociated from those who seek you by likening you (to your creatures). There is nothing like you.
My God, they will never reach you. What is apparent of your blessings around them is an indicator towards you. If only they recognized you. And in your creation - O my God - there is ample to understand you. However, they equated you to your creation and because of that did not attain recognition of you. They took some of your signs as Lord (instead of you) and with that (imperfect attributes) described you. Elevated are you My Lord from that which the Likeners impute to you.