Exalted Glory — has commanded us with truthfulness and forbidden us from lying. He said, narrating of a people: «Among the believers are men who have been true to their covenant with Allah. Some of them have fulfilled their vow, and some are still waiting, and they have not changed in the least»¹. And He said in another place: «Return to your father and say, "O our father, indeed your son has stolen, and we did not testify except to what we knew, and we were not guardians of the unseen"»². We do not burden ourselves with sciences except those whose reality we can reach. It was only made obligatory upon us to know our world in which we are and what we are upon of religious matters. As for the science of what we cannot reach, it is not obligatory upon us. What I choose is to know what I witness, see, establish, and whose meaning I know.'

The Governor said: 'But He — Exalted Glory — said in His Book: «And landmarks, and by the star they are guided»³.' He [my master] said: 'O my master, the landmarks that Allah mentioned in His Book are what appear of the manifest Stations—of signs, miracles, clear wisdoms, evident proofs, signals, and indications. As for the star by which one is guided: it is the Gate of Allah through which He is approached. It is the light of guidance, His nearest House, His speaking tongue, His hearing and mindful ear, His impenetrable side, His fortified castle, and His guarded sanctuary. By its gnosis, the Guardianship (Walāya) becomes sound.'

The Governor asked: 'Which thing or which science among the sciences do you two choose to know in our lands?' My master said: 'The Divine Science and the Divinely-inspired Religion.' The Governor said: 'Indeed, this is one of the wonders. By Allah, I do not liken my discourse with you except to a discourse related to me by a man among my brothers, in whose virtue, truthfulness, and religion I trust and do not