Chapter: The Commentary of Chapter 112 the Unity [al-Tawhid] د اÙÙÙÙد رض٠اÙÙ٠عÙÙØ ÙاÙ: ØدثÙا ٠د ب٠اÙØس٠اÙصÙØ§Ø±Ø Ø¹Ù Ø£Ø٠د ب٠عÙسÙØ Ø¹Ù Ø¹Ù٠ب٠سÙ٠ب٠ع٠د ب٠عبÙØ¯Ø ÙاÙ: دخÙت عÙ٠اÙرضا عÙÙ٠اÙسÙØ§Ù Ø ÙÙا٠ÙÙ: ÙÙ ÙÙعباسÙ: ÙÙ٠ع٠اÙÙÙا٠Ù٠اÙتÙØÙد ÙغÙرÙØ ÙÙÙÙ٠ا ÙÙÙرÙÙØ Ùإذا سأÙÙ٠ع٠اÙتÙØÙد ÙÙÙ Ù٠ا Ùا٠اÙÙ٠عز ÙجÙ: (ÙÙ Ù٠اÙÙ٠أØد اÙÙ٠اÙص٠ÙÙÙ ÙÙ ÙÙÙا Ø£Øد) Ùإذا سأÙÙ٠ع٠اÙÙÙÙÙØ© ÙÙÙ Ù٠ا Ùا٠اÙÙ٠عز Ùج٠(ÙÙس ÙÙ Ø«Ù٠شئ) Ùإذا سأÙÙ٠ع٠اÙس٠ا Ùا٠اÙÙ٠عز ÙجÙ: (Ù٠اÙس٠14.
Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (RA) said: Muhammad ibn al-Hasan alSaffar, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isa, on the authority of `Ali ibn Sayf ibn `Amirah, on the authority of Muhammad ibn `Ubayd that I visited (`Ali) al-Rida (AS), and he said to me: Tell the `Abbasid to refrain fro talking about Divine Unity and similar subjects. He should speak to the people about things they are acquainted with, and refrain from things of which they have no knowledge.
If they ask you about Divine Unity, then say as Allah, the Mighty and High, has said: Say: He, Allah, is One. Allah is He on whom all depend. He begets not, nor is He begotten.
And none is like Him.1 If they ask you to describe Allah, then say that Allah, the Mighty and High, has said: Nothing is a likeness of Him.2 And if they ask you about Allahâs ability to listen, then say what Allah, the Mighty and High, has said: He is the Hearing, the Knowing.3 Hence, speak to the people with what they are acquainted with.