[ He is the apparent in terms of appearances, and He is the hidden in terms of identity ]
This is because God, when called the apparent and the hidden, denied competition, since the apparent does not compete with the hidden, and the hidden does not compete with the apparent. Rather, competition can be two apparent or hidden, so it is the apparent in terms of appearances, and it is the hidden in terms of identity. Manifestations are multiple in terms of their essence, not in terms of < /p >