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been known.
)5(HEARING AND SEEING
The fifth principle is the knowledge that He - the High - is
the Hearer and the Seer. Neither the whispers of the innermost
heart nor the secret thoughts and reflections are hidden
from His Sight. The sound of the creeping of the black ant upon
the solid rock in the darkest night is not beyond His Hearing.
And how could He not see and hear when seeing and hearing
are (attributes of) perfection not of defect? Could the
created be more perfect than its Creator, the thing made more
magnificent and more complete than the Maker? Or how could
they ever be equal, no matter how much He might diminish in
perfection while His creation and work increase therein? And
again how could the argument of Abraham - the praise and
)5(HEARING AND SEEING
The fifth principle is the knowledge that He - the High - is
the Hearer and the Seer. Neither the whispers of the innermost
heart nor the secret thoughts and reflections are hidden
from His Sight. The sound of the creeping of the black ant upon
the solid rock in the darkest night is not beyond His Hearing.
And how could He not see and hear when seeing and hearing
are (attributes of) perfection not of defect? Could the
created be more perfect than its Creator, the thing made more
magnificent and more complete than the Maker? Or how could
they ever be equal, no matter how much He might diminish in
perfection while His creation and work increase therein? And
again how could the argument of Abraham - the praise and