And what was mentioned about the polytheist except that this to which he was called was great for him, because he was called from one aspect, and it bears witness to the multiplicity of his existence, which the Truth made evidence of in

His saying, “Whoever knows himself knows his Lord,”

And he does not know himself except as one in many, or as many in one, so he does not know his Lord except in the form of knowing himself, so for this reason it is too great for him to call upon the Truth to oneness to the exclusion of all other aspects. This is because the polytheist did not understand about God what God meant by that speech, so when the Truth knew that that was too great for him, he was kind to him. Through him, the Almighty made the matter to him between seeking and guiding, so he associated himself with hiding and guiding, and united with him in both matters, being kind to him and being kind to him, so that he would know that He is the Forgiving, the Most Mer