Al-Tawḥīd - Content

Chapter: The Mighty and High is Devoid of both Body and Image 13 - حدثنا الحسين بن أح٠ه الله، عن أبيه، عن أبي سعيد الآد٠ي، عن بشر بن بشار النيسابوري، قال: كتبت إلى أبي الحسن عليه السلا٠ن قبلنا قد اختلفوا في التوحيد، ٠ن يقول صورة، فكتب عليه السلا٠ن لا يحد، ولا يوصف، ولا يشبهه شئ، وليس ك٠13.

Al-Husayn ibn Ahmad ibn Idris (may Allah have mercy on him) said, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Abu Sa`id al-Adami, on the authority of Bishr ibn Bashshar alNaysaburi that: I wrote to Abu al-Hasan al-Naqi (AS) informing him that the people differed on the subject of Divine Unity.

Some of them say “He has a body” while others say that “He has an image.” So, he (AS) wrote (back): “Glory be to Him who has no limit, who cannot be described, and with whom nothing resembles! Nothing whatsoever is like unto Him. And He is the All-Hearing and the All-Seeing.”