And about him, God, may His praise be glorified, says:
"We will ease him toward ease." 1
And in each hand are five fingers, by which the palm is sustained. So the first of the fingers of the right hand is the thumb, and it is the mother of the palm and the manager of all the fingers. And in its esoteric meaning, it is a sign pointing to Master Fatir, because it is the mother of the Has in the exoteric. And the meaning of its name, thumb (ibhām), is because the inverted creation was ignorant (abhama) of the knowledge of its true reality and its hidden matter.
And the second is the index finger, and it is the witness to the Oneness of God and the sign pointing to Him. With it, one gestures in supplication, entreaty, and humility. And it is the person of the Mim, may His might be glorified, who is the sign pointing to the knowledge of the Eternal, may His praise be glorified, and through him we have found and declared His