and His speech—there is in this regard no distinction between the Messiah’s humanity and the humanity of the other prophets and messengers, and nothing in the wording on this interpretation points to any special connection with the Messiah alone. By contrast, the so-called manifestation that reason, innate nature, the revealed laws, and every form of prophethood unanimously reject—namely, that the very Essence of the Lord should appear in a created human nature, uniting with it, mixing with it, or merging into it—is rationally and scripturally impossible; no true prophet could ever proclaim such a thing.

Rather, all prophetic messages from the first to the last concur on foundational principles:

(First): God is eternal and one, having no partner in His dominion—no peer, no opponent, no minister, no adviser, no supporter, and no intercessor except after His permission.

(Second): He has neither parent nor child, no equal or relative in any sense whatsoever, and no spouse.

(Third): He is inherently self-sufficient: He neither eats nor drinks and is in no need, in any way, of what His creatures require.

(Fourth): He does not change, nor is He subject to any imperfection such as old age (1), sickness, drowsiness, sleep, forgetfulness, regret, fear, worry, sorrow, or anything similar.

(Fifth): He resembles nothing in His creation; nothing is comparable to Him in His Essence, in His attributes, or in His actions. (2)