Al-Tawḥīd · Volume 1 · Section 8 · 23 narrations
Prophet (SA) passed by a man who was supplication with his eyes raised to the sky. The Messenger of Allah (SA) said to him: “Cast down your eyes for you will certainly not see Him.” He (SA) also said that: “The Prophet…
Read the full narration →I wrote to Abu Muhammad al-`Askari (AS) asking him how a servant could serve a Lord he cannot see? Hence, he (AS) replied in writing: “O Abu Yusuf! My Master, my Lord, and the Benefactor upon me any my forefathers, is…
Read the full narration →The sun is a seventieth portion of the light of the Throne [al-kursi]. The throne is a seventieth portion of the light of the Empyrean [`arsh]. The Empyrean is a seventieth portion of the light of the Veil [hijab]. And…
Read the full narration →Messenger of Allah said: “When I was taken to heaven during the Night Journey, Jibra`il took to me to a place where he had never stopped before. Hence, the Veil was remove for me and Allah, the Mighty and High, showed me…
Read the full narration →I was in the presence of Abu Ja`far al-Baqir (AS) when a Kharijite entered his presence and asked him: “O Abu Ja`far, who do you serve?” He (AS) replied: “Allah.” He questioned: “Have you seen Him?” He (AS) answered:…
Read the full narration →O Commander of Faithful! Do you see your Lord when you serve Him?” Thus, he (AS) replied: “Woe unto you! I do not serve a Lord that I cannot see.” The rabbi asked: “How do you see Him?” He (AS) responded: “Woe unto you!…
Read the full narration →I wrote to Abu al-Hasan the third (al-Naqi) (AS) asking about the vision of (Allah) and what people say about it. Hence, he wrote: Vision is only possible so long so there is no obstacle between the seer and the seen.…
Read the full narration →I wrote to Abu al-Hasan (`Ali) al-Rida (AS) asking him about the vision of Allah and what that Sunnis and the Shi`ites narrate regarding the subject. I asked him to explain the subject in detail to me. Hence, he (AS)…
Read the full narration →I asked for his permission to visit him, and he granted it to me. So, he (Abu Qurrah) went to him, and asked him about the laws regarding the permissible and the forbidden, until he reached the subject of Divine Unity.…
Read the full narration →so and so has the vision of poetry, so and so has the vision of jurisprudence, so and so has the vision of coins, and so and so has the vision of clothes. Allah is far above visual perception.
Read the full narration →I asked him whether it is possible to describe Allah, the Mighty and High. Hence, he replied: “Do you not read the Qur`an?” I responded: “What do you mean?” He said: “Do you not read the Word of the Mighty and High:…
Read the full narration →I asked Abu Ja`far ibn al-Rida (AS) about: Vision comprehends Him not, and He comprehends (all) vision. Hence, he replied: O Abu Hashim! The imagination of mind is more precise than the vision of the eyes. You may…
Read the full narration →We entered into the presence of Abu al-Hasan al-Rida (AS). We related to him what was transmitted regarding Muhammad (sw); namely, that he saw His Lord in the form of a vigorous young man of thirty years of age, whose…
Read the full narration →Verily, Allah is the Most Great, and the Lofty [al-rafi`]. Worshippers cannot describe Him, nor can they reach the core of His Magnificence. Vision comprehends Him not, and He comprehends (all) vision; and He is the…
Read the full narration →I asked Abu `Abdillah (AS): “May I be your ransom! What used to make the Messenger of Allah (sw) swoon when he received the revelation?” He (AS) answered: “That happened when there was no one between him and Allah. That…
Read the full narration →“The Messenger of Allah saw his Lord, the Mighty and High, by means of his heart.” The confirmation of this is found in the following tradition.
Read the full narration →I asked Abu al-Hasan al-Kadhim (AS): “Did the Messenger of Allah (SA) see his Lord, the Mighty and High?” Hence, he (AS) replied: “Yes, he saw Him by means of his heart. Have you not heard Allah, the Might and High that…
Read the full narration →I asked Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) about the Word of Allah, the Mighty and High: Certainly, he saw of the greatest signs of his Lord.2 He (AS) replied: “He saw Jibra`il. His thighs were covered in pearls like dew drops…
Read the full narration →Word of Allah, the Mighty and High, "(Some) faces on that day shall be bright, looking to their Lord" (75:22-23) mean that “They will be illuminated, anxiously awaiting the reward from their Lord.”
Read the full narration →I asked Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) to: “Enlighten me about Allah, the Mighty and High. Will the Believers see Him on the Day of Judgment?” He (AS) responded: “Yes, In fact, they have even seen Him before the Day of…
Read the full narration →My Lord! Show me (Thyself), so that I may look upon Thee. He said: You cannot (bear to) see Me but look at the mountain, if it remains firm in its place, then will you see Me; but when his Lord manifested to the mountain…
Read the full narration →I asked Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) about the Word of Allah, the Mighty and High: But when his Lord manifested His Glory to the mountain He made it crumble.6 He (AS) explained: “The Mountain slipped into the ocean, and…
Read the full narration →I was present in the gathering of al-Ma`mun and al-Rida `Ali ibn Musa (AS) was with him; hence, al-Ma`mun asked him: “O son of the Messenger of Allah! Do you not claim that the prophets (SA) are infallible?” He (AS)…
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