(Explanation of the Tawhid of the People of the Unity of Existence and the Meaning of Union) This, and its second point: the Tawhid of Ibn Saba***in and his followers is more deserving of slander. Every vile unionist, in his view***
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The Shaykh : This is also a Tawhid of another type, namely the Tawhid of the People of the Unity of Existence, who say that the existent thing is one single thing; the servant is the Lord and the Lord is the servant. We ask Allah for safety. That is, there is no Lord and servant distinct from one another, but rather the whole is Lord, the whole is Lord, and at the same time the whole is servant. There are not two things. He says:
"This, and its second point: the Tawhid of Ibn Saba***in and his followers is more deserving of slander
Every vile unionist, in his view***, his worshipped one is his mated one, the Divine Truth"
"Unionist" means he claims the union of the Creator and the created, and that they are one single thing. Glory be to Allah the Great. They find that Zayd is not 'Amr, and that the father is not the son; this is the reality of sense perception. But they say, no, do not use sense perception regarding existents. If you use sense perception, imagination, fantasy, or intellect, you will not reach the truth, because these four are all veils that prevent you from reaching the truth. Strip yourself of intellect, imagination, sense perception, and fantasy, let alone the Shari'ah, and at that time the Tawhid will become clear to you. I seek refuge in Allah. That is, become insane so that you may be a monotheist. He says:
"Every vile unionist, in his view***, his worshipped one is his mated one, the Divine Truth"
He mounts his wife and sees her as his Lord. We ask Allah for safety. He slaughters his sheep and sees it as his Lord. He rides his donkey and sees it as his Lord. He scolds his dog and sees it as his Lord. Thus, the thing is one single thing.
"This, and its second point: the Tawhid of Ibn Saba***in and his followers is more deserving of slander
Every vile unionist, in his view***, his worshipped one is his mated one, the Divine Truth"
"Unionist" means he claims the union of the Creator and the created, and that they are one single thing. Glory be to Allah the Great. They find that Zayd is not 'Amr, and that the father is not the son; this is the reality of sense perception. But they say, no, do not use sense perception regarding existents. If you use sense perception, imagination, fantasy, or intellect, you will not reach the truth, because these four are all veils that prevent you from reaching the truth. Strip yourself of intellect, imagination, sense perception, and fantasy, let alone the Shari'ah, and at that time the Tawhid will become clear to you. I seek refuge in Allah. That is, become insane so that you may be a monotheist. He says:
"Every vile unionist, in his view***, his worshipped one is his mated one, the Divine Truth"
He mounts his wife and sees her as his Lord. We ask Allah for safety. He slaughters his sheep and sees it as his Lord. He rides his donkey and sees it as his Lord. He scolds his dog and sees it as his Lord. Thus, the thing is one single thing.