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ArticlesOfTheIslamicFaithByGhazali, page : 6
his ear in contemplation. He who makes known to them that
He is One in His Essence without any associate, Single without
any equal, Eternal without a similar.
Nothing precedes Him, He is without any beginning. He is Eternal
with none after Him, Everlasting without any end, subsisting
without cessation, abiding without termination He has not
ceased and He will not cease to be described by the epithets
of Majesty. At the end of time He will not be subject to
dissolution and decay, but He is the First and the Last, the
Hidden and Apparent, and He knows everything.
1. TRANSCENDENCE (EXALTATION)
Allah is not a body possessing form, nor a substance restricted
and limited: He does not resemble other bodies either in
He is One in His Essence without any associate, Single without
any equal, Eternal without a similar.
Nothing precedes Him, He is without any beginning. He is Eternal
with none after Him, Everlasting without any end, subsisting
without cessation, abiding without termination He has not
ceased and He will not cease to be described by the epithets
of Majesty. At the end of time He will not be subject to
dissolution and decay, but He is the First and the Last, the
Hidden and Apparent, and He knows everything.
1. TRANSCENDENCE (EXALTATION)
Allah is not a body possessing form, nor a substance restricted
and limited: He does not resemble other bodies either in