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ArticlesOfTheIslamicFaithByGhazali, page : 9
He does not exist in anything, just as nothing exists in Him:
Exalted is He that a place could contain Him, just as sanctified
is He that no time could limit Him.
For, He was as before He had created time and place, and just
as He was, He is now. He is distinct from His creatures through
His attributes. There is not in His Essence any other than
Him, nor does His Essence exist in any other than Him.
He is Exalted from change and movement. Substance does not reside
in Him and the quality of substance do not befall Him.
Rather, He is in the attributes of His Majesty beyond cessation.
And He is in the attributes of His Perfection. He is not
in need of an increase in perfection. In His Essence, His
Existence is known by reason (in this life.)
Exalted is He that a place could contain Him, just as sanctified
is He that no time could limit Him.
For, He was as before He had created time and place, and just
as He was, He is now. He is distinct from His creatures through
His attributes. There is not in His Essence any other than
Him, nor does His Essence exist in any other than Him.
He is Exalted from change and movement. Substance does not reside
in Him and the quality of substance do not befall Him.
Rather, He is in the attributes of His Majesty beyond cessation.
And He is in the attributes of His Perfection. He is not
in need of an increase in perfection. In His Essence, His
Existence is known by reason (in this life.)