The Truth has exalted His essence to Himself as long as His servant exalts Himself, so the scholars’ exaltation of God the Truth, Glory be to Him, is knowledge, not work. If the creation’s exaltation of their God were an action, then God, who is exalted, Glory be to Him, would be the subject of the effect of this action. So pay attention to this sign, for it is extremely kind and good, for He is Glory be to Him. He does not accept the exaltation of His servants on the grounds that they are workers, for no one sees exaltation as an action except the ignorant among the servants, for the scholar sees it as knowledge, and if he speaks of it, he only speaks of it in terms of definition, from what is commanded upon him in himself, which is his saying and his remembrance, so the effect of his action is only