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were not prophets; but they disciplined themselves in the etiquette
of the Religion and held their peace in the matters
where the Prophet - the praise and peace be upon him - himself
was silent. In fact there are in the attributes of Allah
many hidden things which are beyond the comprehension and understanding
of the crowds. Of these, the Prophet of Allah-
the praise and peace be upon him - did not mention anything
except those that are obvious to the minds, such as knowledge
and power and the like, which men understand in terms of something
akin to them and then suppose that they performed the
feat through their own knowledge and power, especially since
they possess certain qualities which are called knowledge
and power. Consequently they arrive at that by some manner
of the Religion and held their peace in the matters
where the Prophet - the praise and peace be upon him - himself
was silent. In fact there are in the attributes of Allah
many hidden things which are beyond the comprehension and understanding
of the crowds. Of these, the Prophet of Allah-
the praise and peace be upon him - did not mention anything
except those that are obvious to the minds, such as knowledge
and power and the like, which men understand in terms of something
akin to them and then suppose that they performed the
feat through their own knowledge and power, especially since
they possess certain qualities which are called knowledge
and power. Consequently they arrive at that by some manner