I said: "So what is the key blade?" He said: "The person of the Mim."

I said: "So what is the key?" He said: "The Qa'im."

I said: "So what is the covering? Sometimes with redness, and sometimes with the white of fine Egyptian linen, and sometimes permissible and sometimes forbidden?" He said: "As for the redness, it is the spiritual and his appearance with the sword. And as for the whiteness, it is the Brahmanical."

I said: "So what about the state of being free from ritual restrictions (al-ḥill) and the state of ritual consecration (al-iḥrām)?" He said: "The state of ritual consecration (al-iḥrām) is the concealment, and the state of being free from ritual restrictions (al-ḥill) is the day of unveiling, the day God reveals His command and unveils [knowledge] for the believers, and He appears with Oneness in the presence of witnesses."

I said: "Tell me about the spout (al-mīzāb)?" He said: "It is Salman."