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The_Foundations_of_the_Islamic_Belief, page : 67
Allah -
the praise and peace be upon him - for he who does not know the spirit does not know himself, and he
who does not know himself does not know his Creator.
It is not unlikely that this was revealed to some of the people who are close to Allah and the
learned
men although they were not prophets; but they disciplined themselves in the etiquette of the
Religion
Page 17 of 56
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
the praise and peace be upon him - for he who does not know the spirit does not know himself, and he
who does not know himself does not know his Creator.
It is not unlikely that this was revealed to some of the people who are close to Allah and the
learned
men although they were not prophets; but they disciplined themselves in the etiquette of the
Religion
Page 17 of 56
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