(He) is not anyone’s child and there is no one similar to Him.

(He) is not anyone’s child and there is no one similar to Him. Had Allah been as those believing in similitude (al-Mushabbihah) say He is, no distinction would exist between the Creator and the created, the Inventor and the invented. In reality He is the Inventor. He has made a distinction between the owner of the body and its creator, the owner of the form and its designer and the one being invented and the inventor.

Nothing is similar to Him and He is not similar to anything.\u2019\u00a0 I then said. ‘Yes, may Allah keep my soul in your service, but you just said, the One the Self-sufficient, that no one is similar to Him. Allah is One and a man is one. Are the two not similar in oneness?’ The Imam replied, ‘O Fath, you said something impossible. May Allah grant you stead fastness. Similarity is in meanings. In the case of names they are all the same. The names refer to the named and designated one.

When it is said a ‘Man’, although (commonly) he is considered one individual, he is found in the form of one individual and not two individuals. However, in fact, man is not one thing. His parts, colours and the colour of his colours that consist of distinct parts are not equal. His blood is different from his flesh. His nerves are…