An incident in which I was told, and there is an occasion in this hadith, what is known from God and what is unknown, so I said

Knowledge of God is my religion since I believe in Him *** Ignorance of the eye is my faith and my monotheism.

Then it was said to me, “This is what God Almighty says, and God Himself warns you. What do you have in His manifestation?” So I said,

In all A magnificence that I see when I witness it *** between an image of exaltation and definition.

Then I was told, Glory be to Him who abstains from exaltation by simile and from simile by exaltation. It was said to Abu Saeed Al-Kharraz, “How did you know God,” and he said,