Peak of Eloquence Nahjul Balagha By Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib - English Translation - Sermon 64

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About Allah’s Attributes
Praise be to Allah for Whom one condition does not proceed
another so that He may be the First before being the Last or He may be
Manifest before being Hidden. Everyone called one (alone) save Him is
by virtue of being small (in number), and everyone enjoying honor other
than Him is humble. Every powerful person other than Him is weak.
Every master (owner) other than Him is slave (owned).
Every knower other than Him is a seeker of knowledge. Every
controller other than Him is sometimes imbued with control and
sometimes with disability. Every listener other than Him is deaf to light
voices while loud voices make him deaf and distant voices also leave him.
Every on-looker other than Him is blind to hidden colors and delicate
bodies. Every manifest thing other than Him is hidden, but every hidden
thing other than Him is incapable of becoming manifest.
He did not create what He created to fortify His authority nor for
fear of the consequences of time, nor to seek help against the attack of an
equal or a boastful partner or a hateful opponent. On the other hand all the
creatures are reared by him and are His humbled slaves. He is not
conditioned in anything so that it be said that He exists the rein, nor is He
separated from anything so as to be said that He is away from it. The
creation of what He initiated or the administration of what He controls did
not fatigue Him. No disability overtook Him against what He created. No
misgiving ever occurred to Him in what He ordained and resolved it. But
His verdict is certain, His knowledge is definite, His governance is
overwhelming. He is wished for at times of distress and He is feared even
in bounty.f do not befall after death.