Perfume of the Desert, Inspirations from Sufi Wisdom, compiled by Andrew Harvey and Eryk Hanut, Quest Books, Theosophical Publishing House, Wheaton, 1999, p. 35
God deposited within Human Beings...
Ibn Arabi
God deposited within human beings knowledge of all things, and
then blocked them from perceiving it; this is one of the divine mysteries
that reason denies totally and thinks impossible.
The nearness of the the mystery to those who do not know it is like God's
nearness to His servant, as proclaimed in His words, "We are nearer to Him
than you, but you do not see"(Koran 56:83) and His words, "We are nearer
to Him than His jugular vein"(Koran 50:16) Despite this nearness, the servant
does not perceive or know anything; no one can know what is within himself
until it is revealed to him moment by moment.