Chapter: The Blessed and Exalted is a Thing 7 - ØدثÙا عÙ٠ب٠أØ٠٠اÙÙÙØ ÙاÙ: ØدثÙا ٠د ب٠أب٠عبد اÙÙ٠اÙÙÙÙÙØ Ø¹Ù Ù ÙÙØ Ø¹Ù Ø§ÙØسÙ٠ب٠اÙØس٠ع٠بÙر ب٠صاÙØØ Ø¹Ù Ø§ÙØسÙ٠ب٠سعÙØ¯Ø ÙاÙ: سئ٠أب٠جعÙر اÙثاÙ٠عÙÙ٠اÙسÙا٠ÙجÙز Ø£Ù ÙÙا٠ÙÙÙ: Ø¥ÙÙ Ø´Ø¦Ø ÙÙاÙ: Ùع٠٠اÙØدÙÙ Øد اÙتعطÙÙ ÙØد اÙتشبÙÙ. 7.
`Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Imran al-Daqqaq (RA) said: Muhammad ibn Abu `Abd Allah al-Kufi, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Isma`il al-Barmaki, on the authority of alHusayn ibn al-Hasan, on the authority of Bakr ibn Salih, on the authority of al-Husayn ibn Sa`id that Abu Ja`far the Second (Imam Muhammad al-Taqi (AS) was asked: âIs it permissible to say that Allah is a Thing?
Hence, he (AS) answered: âYes, to the extent that it removes Him from the two extremes: annulment [ta`til] and anthropomorphism [tashbih].â