"Who is God"
Imam Ali, the student of the Holy Prophet Muhammad was asked that question.
His reply was:
Eyes cannot see Him with a direct witnessing, but hearts perceive Him through the realities of authentic belief. He is known through the evidence that points to Him. He is described by indications. He cannot be compared to human beings. And He cannot be perceived by the senses. My Lord is near to all things...without physically touching them. He is distant from them without being separate. He speaks, but without the need for reflection. He is manifest but not physically. He has made Himself evident without allowing direct vision. He is close but without sacrificing His exaltedness. He wills, but without aspiration. He moulds but without the assistance of limbs. He attains, but not through deceit. He is subtle, but cannot be said to be concealed. He is great, but cannot be said to be arrogant. He is grand in His grandeur. He cannot be described as having sizeable magnitude. He is majestical in His splendor. He cannot be described as massive. He hears but cannot be said to use the organ of hearing. He is All-seeing without being attributed with the sense of sight. He is merciful but cannot be said to have weakness of heart. He was before all things... so that nothing can be said to be before Him. He is after all things... So "after" is not said of anything after Him. He is with all things without being merged with them, and also without being separated from them. He exists, but without the need to come into existence. He acts without compulsion. He determines, but without the need for movement. Places do not contain Him. He is not contained within time. Attributes do not define Him with due respect. The need for slumber never comes across Him. His existence precedes time itself. His being precedes non-existence. His eternalness precedes all beginnings. He was Lord before there was anything to be Lord of, and he was God before there was anything to be god of. He was knowing, before there was anything to be known. He was hearing, before there was anything to be heard. Faces surrender before His grandeur. Hearts tremble exceedingly out of fear (awe, admiration, reverence, amazement) of Him. Souls strive desperately to attain His full satisfaction.
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