hadith
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33. Abu Sa`id Muhammad ibn al-Fadl ibn Muhammad ibn Ishaq al-Mudhakkir famous as Abu Sa`id the teacher [al-Mu`allim] in Naysabur said: Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn Sufyan said: `Ali ibn Salmah al-Layfi said: Isma`il ibn Yahya ibn `Abd Allah related to on the authority of `Abd Allah ibn Talhah ibn Hujaym that Abu Sinan al-Shaybani Sa`id ibn Sinan said on the authority of al-Dahhak, on the authority of al-Nizal ibn Sabrah that A Jewish man came to `Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS) and asked: “
O Commander of the Faithful! Since when has our Lord existed?” `Ali (AS) replied: It is certainly said `when was it’ for a thing that was not there and then was there. However, our Lord, the Blessed and Exalted, had existed, does exist and will exist without occurrence. He existed without quality. He has always existed with eternity and without quality. He has always existed. There is no beginning for Him. He is prior to the beginning. He is without a beginning and an end [ghayah]. He is the End and there is no end to Him. He is the End that ends all. Thus, He is the End of all Ends.
33 - حدثنا أبو سعيد محمد بن الفضل بن محمد بن إسحاق المذكر المعروف بأبي سعيد المعلم بنيسابور، قال: حدثنا إبراهيم بن محمد بن سفيان، قال: حدثنا علي ابن سلمة الليفي، قال: حدثنا إسماعيل بن يحيى بن عبد الله، عن عبد الله بن طلحة بن هجيم، قال: حدثنا أبو سنان الشيباني سعيد بن سنان، عن الضحاك، عن النزال ابن سبرة ، قال
جاء يهودي إلى علي بن أبي طالب عليه السلام، فقال: يا أمير المؤمنين متى كان ربنا؟ قال: فقال له علي عليه السلام: إنما يقال: متى كان لشئ لم يكن فكان وربنا تبارك وتعالى هو كائن بلا كينونة كائن، كان بلا كيف يكون، كائن لم يزل بلا لم يزل، وبلا كيف يكون، كان لم يزل ليس له قبل، هو قبل القبل بلا قبل وبلا غاية ولا منتهى، غاية ولا غاية إليها غاية انقطعت الغايات عنه، فهو غاية كل غاية.
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Divine Transcendence
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