He does not know that the report emerged from us and to us it is attributed; thus, he becomes alienated from our guardianship (wilāyatina). So, submit [to us] and do not reject [against] us."

In summary, I say: I see no truth except the words of God Almighty, the words of His Prophets, and the Worlds of His Holiness (‘Awālim Qudsihi). Every saying or interpretation that does not correspond to their words is void (bāṭil), and none believe in it except the followers of falsehood. Whoever brings a saying that does not correspond to their words is ignorant and his saying is void; it is never permissible to adhere to it, according to the saying of our Master Abu Shu‘ayb—the prayers of God be upon him:

"Do not take your religion except from those who took from us explicitly (naṣṣan), from us, one from another."

And He Almighty said: {The Most Merciful—so ask about Him one who is well-informed.} (Al-Furqan: 59).

I will first present to you, O seeker, what was reported by the Trustworthy Youth, Abu Sa‘id Maymun ibn al-Qasim al-Tabarani—the striver in the path of God with the truest striving—in the twenty-first chapter of the book al-Ma‘ārif (The Knowledges), which is a masterpiece for every Gnostic (‘ārif).