What he says on the imitation of God is based almost literally on Al-Ghazali’s book describing God’s attributes.
“God calls Himself ‘Seeing,’ to the end that
His eye may every moment scare you from sinning.
God calls Himself ‘Hearing,’ to the end that
You may close your lips against foul discourse.
God calls Himself ‘Knowing,’ to the end that
You may be afraid to plot evil.
These names are not mere accidental names of God,
As a negro may be called Kafur (white);
They are names derived from God’s essential attributes,