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He acts without contact,
instructs without meeting,
guides without pointing.
Desires do not conflict with Him,
thoughts do not mingle with Him:
His essence is without qualification (takyeef),
His action without effort (takleef).

— Mansur Al-Hallaj

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Concealment does not veil Him
His pre-existence preceded time,
His being preceded not-being,
His eternity preceded limit.

Other than He cannot be qualified by two (opposite) qualities at one time; yet With Him they do not create opposition.
He is hidden in His manifestation, manifest in His concealing.

The beloved does not drink a single drop of water without seeing His Face in the cup. Allah is He Who flows between the pericardium and the heart, just as the tears flow from the eyelids.

Mystical Dimensions of Islam (1978)

The Love of Allah for the human being is that He Himself gives proof of Himself, not revealing Himself to anything that is not He.

God, Most High, is the very one who Himself affirms His unity by the tongue of whatever of His creatures He wishes. If He Himself affirms His unity by my tongue, it is He and His affair. Otherwise, brother, I have nothing to do with affirming God's Unity.

Words of Ecstasy in Sufism (1985)

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