Dhi`lib al-Yamani asked Amir al-mu'minin whether he had seen Allah, when he replied, "Do I worship one whom I have not seen?" Then he enquired, "How have you seen Him?" Then Amir al-mu'minin replied:

Pearl of Wisdom

'When Allah revealed the verse: Obey Allah and obey the Apostle and those vested with authority among you ... onto His Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) I said, ?O Messenger of Allah, we know Allah and His Messenger, but who are those vested with authority that Allah has associated their obedience with your obedience?' He (SAWA) said, ?O Jabir, they are my successors and the leaders of the Muslims after me. The first of them is 'Ali b. Abi Talib, then Hasan, then Husayn, then 'Ali b. al-Husayn then Muhammad b, 'Ali that is known in Torah as al-Baqir then al-Sadiq, Ja'far b. Muhammad, then Musa b. Ja'far, then 'Ali b. Musa then Muhammad b. 'Ali, then 'Ali b. Muhammad then Hasan b. 'Ali, then he who carries my name and he whose nickname is as mine -the proof of Allah on His earth and His remainder among His servants, the son of Hasan b. 'Ali?.?

Jabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari

Kamal al-Din, p. 253, no. 3

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Dhi`lib al-Yamani asked Amir al-mu'minin whether he had seen Allah, when he replied, "Do I worship one whom I have not seen?" Then he enquired, "How have you seen Him?" Then Amir al-mu'minin replied:

Sermon 178 Dhi`lib al-Yamani asked Amir al-mu'minin whether he had seen Allah, when he replied, "Do I worship one whom I have not seen?" Then he enquired, "How have you seen Him?" Then Amir al-mu'minin replied:

Eyes do not see Him face to face, but hearts perceive Him through the realities of belief. He is near to things but not (physically) contiguous. He is far from them but not (physically) separate. He is a speaker, but not with reflection. He intends, but not with preparation. He moulds, but not with (the assistance of) limbs. He is subtle but cannot be attributed with being concealed. He is great but cannot be attributed with haughtiness. He sees but cannot be attributed with the sense (of sight). He is Merciful but cannot be attributed with weakness of heart. Faces feel low before His greatness and hearts tremble out of fear of Him.

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