succeeds, while the wicked, incapable one and all the deviant groups perish.

Whoever clarifies, knows, establishes, acknowledges, and verifies that manifestation during existence—then denies after affirming His existence the attributes, limitation, signs, marking, and estimation he witnessed—and fixes his knowledge upon Him after seeing Him existing, known, described, prevailing, manifest, and revealed—and acknowledges that He is Subtle, no attribute perceived for Him and no knowledge encompassing Him—whoever knows this among the people of Monotheism, acknowledges it, and remains firm upon his acknowledgment—knowing, acting by his knowledge, not doubting or wavering, establishing the Manifest and verifying the Interior, affirming and denying—he rises and ascends to a knowledge more specific and pure than this knowledge.

He attains the high degree with the People of Purity (Ahl al-Ṣafā’). His elevation is by righteous deeds, superior understandings, and flourishing trade, toward the High World with the Noble Assembly in the highest degree and loftiest station, until he reaches the degree of Monotheism and knows the 'Hard and Difficult' (al-ṣa‘b al-mustaṣ‘ab)."

My Master said to him: "To what does he become when he reaches his knowledge and is sincere in his faith and certainty?"

He said: "He then attains the company of the sincere, safe, complete, and sublime ones. He becomes powerful, not incapable; able, not restricted; free, not compelled—among the people of the World of Purity. He exits from being 'retreating or inverted'. «And were it not for a word that preceded from your Lord, it would have been a necessity, and a specified term.»¹ "

My Master said: "Describe the 'Safe Ones' to me."