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Peace be upon you,
Are the degrees of divine unity proportional to a person’s level of knowledge and understanding?
In other words, can we say that a deeper and more complete understanding of divine unity belongs to someone with greater knowledge and understanding, or are these degrees independent of a person’s knowledge?
َّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحيمِ
The degrees of divine unity correspond to a person’s level of knowledge and understanding. Knowledge is the path to recognizing divine unity, and the extent of one’s understanding determines the degree one attains. The perfection of divine unity lies in sincere devotion to the One worshipped, and the perfection of sincerity lies in denying attributes of God.
Gnosis is the path to attaining divine unity. Put another way, gnosis is like a seed, while divine unity is that seed grown into a tree whose branches may spread without end. Divine unity is a flash of gnosis, and the fragrance of gnosis is the perfection of sincerity toward the One worshipped.
The extent to which one sets divine unity in motion and draws upon it determines its degrees.أَوَّلُ الدِّينِ مَعْرِفَتُهُ وَ كَمَالُ مَعْرِفَتِهِ التَّصْدِيقُ بِهِ وَ كَمَالُ التَّصْدِيقِ بِهِ تَوْحِيدُهُ وَ كَمَالُ تَوْحِيدِهِ الْإِخْلَاصُ لَهُ وَ كَمَالُ الْإِخْلَاصِ لَهُ نَفْيُ الصِّفَاتِ عَنْه