Al-Tawḥīd - Content

Chapter: Attributes of Essence and Attributes of Actions ه الله، قال: حدثنا ٠د بن الحسن الصفار، وسعد بن عبد الله ج٠د بن عيسى، عن أبيه، والحسين ابن سعيد، و٠د بن خالد البرقي، عن ابن أبي ع٠، قال: دخلت على أبي عبد الله عليه السلا٠فقال لي: أتنعت الله؟ فقلت: نع٠، قال: هات، فقلت: هو الس٠يع البصير، قال: هذه صفة يشترك فيها ال٠خلوقون قلت: فكيف تنعته؟ فقال: هو نور لا ظل٠لا جهل فيه، وحق لا باطل فيه.

فخرجت ٠14. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (RA) said: Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Saffar and Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah both said, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isa, on the authority of his father and al-Husayn ibn Sa`d and Muhammad ibn Khalid al-Barqi, on the authority of Ibn Abu `Umayr, on the authority of Hisham ibn Salim that I entered into the presence of Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) so he asked me: “Can you describe Allah?” Hence, I replied, “Yes.” He (AS) said: “Give me your description.” So, I answered, “He is the All-Hearing and the All-Seeing.” He (AS) explained, “There are attributes which equally apply to the created.” I asked, “Then how do you describe Him?” Thus, he (AS) said: “He is Light as there is no darkness in Him.

He is Ever-Living as there is no death in Him. He is the Omniscient as there is no ignorance in Him, and He is the Truth as there is no false in Him.” Then I left from his presence and I was the most learned of people with regard to Divine Unity.