Similarly, She manifested to humans according to their [human] attributes; thus, the Form became the Veil of the Essence. By manifesting Power (al-Qadr) through Her, the believers recognized Her through Luminosity and Lordship.

And he [the Sheikh] says: 'All of this is so that he whom Allah wishes to guide may know that the Visual Form, according to them, is the very Essence intended by worship. The meaning of Her being the "Veil of the Essence" is [to guard against] the one who thinks that the Mighty All-Powerful, the Originator of these vast universes, is [merely] a form like us. This is the sense of Her being the Veil of the Essence; for [otherwise], if the Essence had a veil that screened Her, that veil would be greater than Her.'

And he says: 'Neither is the Form, in reality, 'other' than the Essence, nor is the Shadowy Form (al-Surat al-Zilliyya) anything but the Luminous Form.'

And he says: 'The Two Forms are one in Reality and Essence, though not in Genus and Outward Appearance. She is the Great Essence. The People of Light saw such dazzling power as to overwhelm them, proving Her essentiality [divinity]; just as the People of the Human Domain saw such things in the Visual Form as to overwhelm them, proving Her essentiality [divinity] thereby.'

And he says: 'This Sign (Talwih) and Allusion (Talmih) is so they may know that the Essence and the Inaccessible Unseen is this very