Commander of the Faithful (AS) said: “I am the Knowledge of Allah. I am the Containing Heart of Allah. I am the Speaking Tongue of Allah. I am the Eye of Allah. I am the Side of Allah. And I am the Hand of Allah.” The Compiler (RA) of this book says: When `Ali (AS) says that `I am the Heart of Allah that contains,” he means that “I am the heart that Allah has made a container for His Knowledge and made obedient to Him.” The heart is a creation of Allah, the Mighty and High, in the same sense that `Ali is a servant of Allah, the Mighty and High. One says “the Heart of Allah” [qalb Allah] in the same way that one says “the Servant of Allah,” “the House of Allah,” “Allah’s Paradise,” and “Allah’s Hell.” As for `Ali’s statement that “I am the Eye of Allah,” he means that he is the one who watches over the Religion of Allah. Similarly, the Mighty and High, has said: `Sailing, before our eyes,’1 which means “with Our Observance.” The Mighty and High has also said: `And that you might be brought up before My eyes,’2 which means `with My Observance.”