Gleanings27/GPT5 1
The jewels of divine unity and the subtleties of praise are spread upon the exalted court of the peerless Sultan and the majestic King, who manifested the realities of contingents and the fine and delicate aspects of the essences of existing beings from the truth of nothingness and nonexistence into the realms of being and pre-eternity, and delivered them from the abasement of remoteness and annihilation, honoring them with the kingdom of glory and abidingness. And this was only through His prior grace and His expansive mercy; as is evident, pure nonexistence has neither the capacity nor the aptitude for existence, and sheer annihilation has no worthiness for being and coming-into-existence. And after creating all contingents and bringing beings into existence through the theophany of the Name “the Chooser,” He chose man from among nations and creatures for His knowledge and love, which were the ultimate cause and the reason for the creation of the universe....