The chapter of the meaning of a noun

I asked Abu’l-Hasan al-Rida, peace be upon him, about the noun: What is it? He said: It is an attribute to that which is attributed.

I asked him: Was Allah, Glorious and Exalted is He, consciously knowing of Himself before He created the creation? He, peace be upon him, said: Yes. I said: Was He seeing and hearing it? He said: He was not in need of…