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49

SERMON 49

About Allah's greatness and
sublimity

Praise be to Allah Who
lies inside all hidden things, and towards Whom all open things
guide. He cannot be seen by the eye of an onlooker, but the eye
which does not see Him cannot deny Him while the mind that proves
His existence cannot perceive Him. He is so high in sublimity that
nothing can be more sublime than He, while in nearness, He is so
near that no one can be nearer than He. But his sublimity does not
put Him at a distance from anything of His creation, nor does His
nearness bring them on equal level to Him. He has not informed
(human) wit about the limits of His qualities. Nevertheless, He
has not prevented it from securing essential knowledge of Him. So
he is such that all signs of existence stand witness for Him till
the denying mind also believes in Him. Allah is sublime beyond
what is described by those who liken Him to things or those who
deny Him.