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                       owner of that picture. So, the            because  they  are  not  at  one
                       mirror     of    the    universe          level.  Some  of  them  are
                       transmits  you  to  God,  and             powerful, stronger, and closest

                       they     have     nothing      by         to  God;  While  others  have
                       themselves. What is shown in              different  levels.  So,  there  is
                       the mirror is not a mirage but            not     a    single    level     of

                       reflects a fact. (Saduq, 2014)            relationship      among      these
                         It is quoted by Imam Baqir              manifestations.
                       that He said:                                The important point is that
                         “And  then  He  (God)  sent             God  is  a  part  of  gradation

                         them  in  shadows.  I  said,            according  to  the  first  theory;
                         "What  are  shadows?  He                But He is out of the system of

                         said,  did  you  see  when              gradation  according  to  Unity
                         something  appeared  in  the            of  Existence,  as  He  is  not
                         light  of  the  sun  that  was          among        the     chain       of
                         something  and  nothing  at             manifestation. (Hosseini Tehrani,

                         the same time?”. (Kulayni,              1998: 171-172)
                         1986, Vol. 1: 436)
                                                                 7. Cause and Effect

                         The  contingents  are  the              This  is  one  of  the  most
                       same  fact  and have the  same            important laws in philosophy.
                       role in the theory of Unity of            According  to  this  law,  the

                       Existence.                                whole  system  of  existence,
                                                                 from God to the lowest level
                       6. Gradation in a New Way                 (Prime  Matter),  takes  its
                       According to the first theory,            actions  within  the  circle  of

                       there     is     gradation      in        this  law.  (Misbah  Yazdi,
                       existence;  But  it  will  appear         2015, Vol. 2: 57-59)
                       in  a  new  way  according  to               This  law  will  get  new

                       Unity  of  Existence,  which  is          meanings  in  the  theory  of
                       gradation  in  manifestations
                                                                 Unity of Existence because it
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