We said: "Inform us about the Divine Nature (Lahut) and what applies to it, since it is a Luminous Inner-Reality (Batin Nurani)1.
He said: "The name ‘Allah’ applies to it."
We said: "Do the letters apply to it?"
He said: "No; because letters are originated (Muhdatha), and because of [misunderstanding] them, those who went astray, went astray."
We said: "Upon whom then do the letters apply?"
He said: "They apply to His Wali (Vicegerent/Guardian), because He bestowed upon him the Names and Attributes; and because Allah, in His inner-reality, is an unperceivable Mystery (Ghayb), while His Wali is a manifest, perceivable Light. Thus, the manifest letters apply to the person of Muhammad. Thus, Muhammad is the Name of Allah, His Soul, and His Form. The letters of Muhammad apply to His Wali (Guardian/Vicegerent), Salsal; and Muhammad and His Wali are both manifest and perceivable.
The Divine Nature (Lahut) is the Meaning (Al-Ma'na) manifest through the Goal (Al-Ghaya), and the Goal is the Ancient Eternity (Al Azal al-Qadim).