Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq · What is Related Regarding the Vision
11 - حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسن الصفار، قال: حدثنا أحمد بن محمد، عن أبي هاشم الجعفري، عن أبي الحسن الرضا عليه السلام قال: سألته عن الله عز وجل هل يوصف؟ فقال: أما تقرء القرآن؟! قلت: بلى، قال: أما تقرء قوله عز وجل: (لا تدركه الأبصار وهو يدرك الأبصار) قلت: بلي، قال: فتعرفون الأبصار؟ قلت: بلى، قال: وما هي؟ قلت: أبصار العيون فقال: إن أوهام القلوب أكثر من أبصار العيون فهو لا تدركه الأوهام وهو يدرك الأوهام.
11. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (RA) said: Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Saffar said: Ahmad ibn Muhammad said on the authority of Abu Hashim al-Ja`fari, on the authority of Abu al- Hasan (`Ali) al-Rida (AS) that I asked him whether it is possible to describe Allah, the Mighty and High. Hence, he replied: “Do you not read the Qur`an?” I responded: “What do you mean?” He said: “Do you not read the Word of the Mighty and High: Vision comprehends Him not, and He comprehends (all) vision.2 I answered: “So?” He (AS) asked: “Then do you know what vision means?” I replied: “Sure” He (AS) said: “What is t?” I said: “The vision of the eyes.” Hence, he (AS) explained: “Verily, the imagination of the mind is greater than the vision of the eyes. Thus, imagination comprehends Him not, and He comprehends all imagination.”
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