and what you both are upon of diligence in worship and sincerity in faith. I met my Lord al-Rida, Exalted Glory, during the circumambulation and said to him: 'O my Lord, I have not seen for You servants more sincere in intention or finer in faith than these two men'—meaning you and Abu al-Tahir Sabur. My Lord said: 'I know that better than you. What do you choose that I may grant you your choice?' I said: 'O my Lord, I have chosen to be their companion and to be gathered with them.' My Lord said to me: 'There remained upon them from the postponement one single shirt (qamīṣ), yet I have gifted it to them; I shall join them to the world in which you reside.' Then he commanded me with what he commanded. My soul continued to look forward to seeing you both and gathering with you until Allah the Exalted favored that."

My Master said to him: "I would like to see how the affairs of our brothers here proceed in their conduct and all their affairs: their food, drink, clothing, deeds, livelihood, and lifespans; and what they are within and upon, until that becomes clear to me."

He said, smiling at his words: "They are upon what you have seen. They possess neither dirham nor dinar, nor what is sold or bought, nor what is stored or chosen. As for their food and drink, I shall show you of it what you shall see and attain; you shall be nourished by it, delighted by what comes to you, and happy with what Allah has favored you with."

Then he took us by our hands and rose, and we rose with him. He walked and we walked until we reached a great orchard; were the people of the earth to gather, they would not fill it. In it were high trees with near-hanging fruits, and every kind of fruit, color, and flower too numerous to limit, describe, or know. Fragrances more pure than the musk of al-Azfar and finer than amber wafted from them, intersected by breezes thinner than a zephyr.

He raised his head toward a high tree bearing fruit we did not recognize, the like of which we had never seen—it was larger than a coconut. He pointed with his hand to a fruit and it fell into his palm. He pierced it