(The people of Wahdat al-Wujud named all of existence with the names of Allah, so they are more guilty of shirk (associating partners with Allah) than the polytheists who named only their idols with the names of Allah) And likewise the people of Wahdat al-Wujud
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The Shaykh :"And likewise the people of Wahdat al-Wujud, for they*** are their brothers, the closest of brothers".
The people of Wahdat al-Wujud, who believe in the unity of existence, meaning that the Creator and the created are one and the same. They are the brothers of these polytheists.
"They gave all of existence its names*** because it was the very eye of Allah, the One of Sovereignty".
The people of Wahdat al-Wujud—I seek refuge in Allah—made the names of Allah the names of all of existence. Why? Because, in their view, existence is the very eye of the Existent; the created is the very eye of the Creator. So if the created is the very eye of the Creator, what are the names of the Creator? They are the names of the created, the names of the created. And for this reason he said:
"They gave all of existence its names*** because it was the very eye of Allah, the One of Sovereignty".
The people of Wahdat al-Wujud, who believe in the unity of existence, meaning that the Creator and the created are one and the same. They are the brothers of these polytheists.
"They gave all of existence its names*** because it was the very eye of Allah, the One of Sovereignty".
The people of Wahdat al-Wujud—I seek refuge in Allah—made the names of Allah the names of all of existence. Why? Because, in their view, existence is the very eye of the Existent; the created is the very eye of the Creator. So if the created is the very eye of the Creator, what are the names of the Creator? They are the names of the created, the names of the created. And for this reason he said:
"They gave all of existence its names*** because it was the very eye of Allah, the One of Sovereignty".