Languages Fail to Describe Allah (God)
Praise be to Allah who is such that it is not possible to describe the reality
of knowledge about Him, since His greatness has restrained the intellects, and
therefore they cannot find the way to approach the extremity of His realm. He
is Allah, the True, the Manifester of Truth. He is more True and more Manifest
than eyes can see.
Intellects cannot comprehend Him by fixing limits for Him since in that case to Him would be attributed shape. Imagination cannot catch Him by fixing quantities for Him for in that case to Him would be attributed body. He created creatures without any example, and without the advice of a counsel, or the assistance of a helper. His creation was completed by His command, and bowed to His obedience. It responded (to Him) and did not defy (Him). It obeyed and did not resist.
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Nahjul Balagha, Sermon 155