'Abd al-Salih (may his spirit be sanctified), and that was in Qal' al-Budi (between Harf al-Musaytirah and Jabal al-Nawasirah). This was under the wing of the foundational Khasibi source books, drawing from the abundance (Ghadaq) of the sacred Khasibi Path (Tariqah), in light of His, the Exalted's, saying: (And if they had remained steadfast on the Path, We would have given them abundant water to drink).
At the forefront of these books is the Book of Foundations (Kitab al-Usus) by the Scholar (peace be upon him) and the Book of al-Mufaddal (al-Mufaddaliyyah) by al-Sadiq (peace be upon him), which came as a form of (revelation)....
Contemplate in that the saying of Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) in the introduction to al-Mufaddaliyyah: "I shall reveal to you, O Mufaddal, so listen to what is (revealed to you)!!"..
Then to (al-Rastabashiyyah) by the Sheikh of the Path, may God illuminate his face, which came as a book of a methodology of knowledge, guidance, and a path..
Then to the collections of books by al-Jilli, Abu Sa'id, the sons of Shu'bah, al-Judayli, al-Makzun, al-Muntajab, and the trustworthy ones akin to them—may God sanctify their secret, Amen. Those, and the books akin to them, whose guidance we have clearly seen in his books and traces, just as [we have seen it] in his noble morals. For he used to interact with or address all those whose Khasibi vision was sound (from the




