Imam Ja‘far al-Ṣadiq (as): Once I asked (Imam) Muhammad al-Baqir (as) about the Oneness of Allah and whether I can think of Him (the creator) as a thing.’ The Imam replied, ‘Yes, but not as a thing that can be well understood and clearly defined within limits. What may become a subject of your thoughts is different from Him. Nothing resembles Him and the thoughts and imaginations cannot reach Him. How could the imaginations reach Him when He is different from what can become the subject of thoughts and is different from whatever can be perceived in one’s thoughts? You can think of Him as a thing that cannot be well understood and clearly defined (under certain limits).’ al-Kāfī