Hadith 667
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Al-Husayn b. Ibrahim b. Ahmad b. Hisham al-Mu’addab (ra) narrated to us. He said: Abu’l Husayn Muhammad b. Ja`far al-Asadi narrated to us. He said
Muhammad b. Isma`il b. Bazi` narrated to me. He said: Abu’l Hasan `Ali b. Musa al-Rida (as) said, regarding the saying of Allah: "Sight comprehends Him not, yet He comprehends all sight." (6:103) He said: The imagination of the hearts cannot comprehend Him, so how could the sight of eyes comprehend him?!
2 - حدثنا الحسين بن إبراهيم بن أحمد بن هشام المؤدب (رضي الله عنه)، قال: حدثنا أبو الحسين محمد بن جعفر الاسدي، قال: حدثني محمد بن إسماعيل ابن بزيع، قال
قال أبو الحسن علي بن موسى الرضا (عليه السلام)، في قول الله عز وجل: (لا تدركه الابصار وهو يدرك الابصار) (1)، قال: لا تدركه أوهام القلوب، فكيف تدركه أبصار العيون! (2)
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Divine Transcendence
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