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His Advice to the People to Praise and Thank God:I advise you, O people, to be God-conscious and to praise Him abundantly for His favors, bounties, andtrials upon you. See how He chose you for His favors and dealt with you with Mercy. You committed sinsopenly, but He kept them hidden. You behaved in a way to incur His punishment, but He allowed youmore time (to repent).(Sermon 187)Oneness and Uniqueness of God:The foremost (duty) in religion is the acknowledgement of Him; the perfection of acknowledging Him is tobear witness to Him; the perfection of bearing witness to Him is to believe in His Oneness; the perfectionof believing in His Oneness is to regard Him as pure; and, the perfection of regarding Him as pure is todeny Him attributes, because every attribute is a proof that it is different from that to which it is attributed,and everything to which something is attributed is different from the attribute.Thus, whoever attempts a description of God, creates His like; and whoever creates His like, regards Himas two; and whoever regards Him as two, recognizes parts for Him; and whoever recognizes parts forHim, mistook Him; and whoever mistook Him, faulted Him; and whoever faulted Him, admitted limitationsfor Him; and whoever admitted limitations for Him, enumerated Him (i.e., denied His oneness anduniqueness).Whoever said, “In what is He?” held that He is confined; and whoever said “on what is He?” held He is noton something else. He is a being, but not through the phenomenon of coming into existence. He exists,but not by coming out of non-existence. He is near to everything, but not in physical proximity. He isdistinct from everything, but not separated (by distance). He acts, but without the need of movement orneed of instruments. He is One, such that there is none with whom He may keep company or nonewhose company He may miss.(Sermon 1)I stand witness that there is no god but God, the One. No one is like Him. (It is) a testimony that hasbeen tested in its frankness and its essence is our belief. We shall cling to it as long as we remain (alive),shall store it, facing the tribulations that overtake us, because it is the firm determination of belief, the firststep towards good actions and Divine pleasure. It is the means to keep Satan away.(Sermon 2)He, who assigns to Him (different) states, does not believe in His Oneness; or he who likens Him (to anyof His creation), has not grasped His reality. He who pictures Him in his imagination, has meant(someone) other than Him. He works but not with the help of tools. He assigns measures but not withthe need of deliberation. He is rich but not through acquisition (of wealth).(Sermon 185)He is One, but not in a numerical sense. He is everlasting, without a limit. He exists, but without support.He is big, but not in a physical sense. He is big in position and great in authority.(Sermon 184)Divinely Revealed Attributes of God:It is my belief that He is the First and He is the Manifest. I seek guidance from Him, as He is close (tome), and He is the Guide. I seek His help, as He is Mighty and He subdues (all troubles). I depend uponHim, as He is the Sufficer and the Supporter.(Sermon 82)Praise be to God, for Whom one condition does not precede another condition, such that He may beconsidered first or last, or He may be considered manifest before being hidden. Everyone enjoying honor2
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