Passage 7

In English

The entire creation is composed of (five elements). They are: earth, water, fire, air, and space. Earth is possessed of all the (attributes in subtle form) – (hearing, touch, sight, taste, smell) and so it is the grossest of all the five elements. Next is water. It is associated with four attributes, sans the quality of smell, and hence it is endowed with the capacity to move. Fire contains three attributes of sound, touch, and form. So, fire is capable of moving upwards. The fourth element is air, which has only the attribute of sound and touch, and hence it is free to move in all directions. The fifth element is or sky. It has sound as its only attribute and is bereft of all the other four attributes. So, it pervades all over. God is beyond all attributes, and at the same time, He is the repository of all of them.