Question No. 3615 10 September 2026 Official answer by Master Ali Saei (Abdullah Meshkat) verified Content level: Intermediate

Is the Unplumbed Depth Within Me the Unknowable Realm of God?

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Peace be upon you,
If knowing the self is knowing the Lord, is the unplumbed depth within me the unknowable realm of God, revealed through the quest to know myself?
َّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحيمِ

Subject category: Ethics and Spirituality

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Knowing the self leads to knowing the Lord. The unplumbed depths of the human being reflect God’s unknowable realm, which comes to light through the quest to know oneself. A human being is like a book: the more deeply it is read, the more fully one appreciates the greatness of its Author. Yet the Divine Essence remains beyond our knowledge.

Answer by Master Ali Saei (Abdullah Meshkat)

Teacher and researcher in the intellectual tradition of wisdom and the Ahl al-Bayt | Soroush Bamdadān Cultural Center

The human being is like the Book of God: there are passages that can be read, passages that have been read, and passages that remain unread. The more one reads, the better one comes to know its Author and His power and majesty—yet His essence can neither be described nor known.

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Is the Unplumbed Depth Within Me the Unknowable Realm of God?

The essence and first answer at a glance (60-word summary)

Answer by Master Ali Saei (Abdullah Meshkat)

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