Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār 1, narration 21

Translation

1. We were told by Abu’l-Hasan, Ahmad bin Muhammed bin ‘Isa bin Ahmad bin ‘Isa bin Ali bin Hussain bin Ali bin Hussain bin Ali bin Abi Talib, peace be upon them, that he said: We were told by Abu Abdillah, Muhammed bin Ibrahim bin Asbat, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Ziyad al-Qattan, that he said: We were told by Abu’l-Teeb, Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Abdullah, that he said: We were told by ‘Isa bin Ja’far bin Muhammed bin Abdullah bin Muhammed bin Umar bin Ali bin Abi Talib, peace be upon him, from his fathers, from Umar bin from, from his father, Ali, bin Abi Talib, peace be upon him, that he said: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: The appearance of Monotheism is in its interior, and its interior is in its appearance; its appearance is characterized and cannot be seen, and its interior is existent and is not hidden. He is sought in every place, and no place is absent from Him by a wink of an eye. He is present, not limited, and hidden, not lost.

Translation: Basel Kadem — published with the edition, reproduced verbatim.