The sun is witnessed by nothing but the sun’s own light.
All that exists owes its existence to God; the existence of every thing bears witness to the One who brings it into being.
Everything in the world of existence is a sign of God, and every sign points to the One who made it a sign.
Whatever any thing possesses comes from God, and through what God has bestowed upon it, it bears witness to God’s oneness.
God is the illuminator of all lights. How can light illuminate the One who illuminates it? Rather, the light of all lights bears witness to the Illuminator.
God Himself guides us to Himself:
ُ بِكَ عَرَفْتُكَ وَ أَنْتَ دَلَلْتَنِي عَلَيْكَ وَ دَعَوْتَنِي إِلَيْكَ وَ لَوْ لَا أَنْتَ لَمْ أَدْرِ مَا أَنْت
إقبال الأعمال (ط - القديمة)، ج1، ص: 67
(My God,) I have known You only through You! You alone guide me to Yourself and call me to Yourself! Had You not been, I would not have known who You are.
إِلَهِي وَ سَيِّدِي بِكَ عَرَفْتُكَ وَ بِكَ اهْتَدَيْتُ إِلَى سَبِيلِكَ وَ أَنْتَ دَلِيلٌ عَلَى مَعْرِفَتِكَ وَ لَوْ لَا أَنْتَ مَا عَرَفْتُ تَوْحِيدَكَ وَ لَا عَرَفْتُ وَ لَا اهْتَدَيْتُ إِلَى عِبَادَتِكَ فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ عَلَى مَا هَدَيْتَ وَ عَلَّمْتَ وَ بَصَّرْتَ وَ فَهَّمْتَ وَ أَوْضَحْتَ مِنَ الصِّرَاطِ الْمُسْتَقِيم
إقبال الأعمال (ط - القديمة)، ج1، ص: 149
My God and my Master, through You I have known You and been guided. You Yourself have guided me to know You; had You not been, I would not have known Your oneness, nor Your guidance, nor found the way. So praise is Yours, for You guided me, taught me, gave me sight and understanding, and made the straight path clear to me.
ِ يَا مَنْ دَلَّ عَلَى ذَاتِهِ بِذَاتِه
َ مَتَى غِبْتَ حَتَّى تَحْتَاجَ إِلَى دَلِيلٍ يَدُلُّ عَلَيْكَ وَ مَتَى بَعُدْتَ حَتَّى تَكُونَ الْآثَارُ هِيَ الَّتِي تُوصِلُ إِلَيْكَ عَمِيَتْ عَيْنٌ لَا تَزَالُ [تَرَاكَ] عَلَيْهَا رَقِيبا