People of the Covenant / Ahl al-'Aqd) with brotherhood and virtue, or with lordship and sanctity, or with both together....

And while the social memory still echoes many of the spiritual, humanitarian, and national stances regarding the "House of the Four Scholars," they nevertheless suffered from the trials of life for one reason or another. But rather, they were encompassed in that by the "second clause" of the Prophetic Hadith, his (peace be upon him and his progeny) saying: "Indeed, the people most severely tested are the prophets, then those who are closest to them, then those who are closest to them)...

Yes, the author of this collection (may his spirit be sanctified) suffered, just as many prominent men of the Path (Tariqah) before him suffered. And from the first disciple Rastabash (may his spirit be sanctified) to the philosopher of wisdom, Sheikh Ahmad bin Jabalah ibn Abi al-'Arid al-Ghassani (may his spirit be sanctified), to the great monotheist Sheikh Yusuf (al-Raddad) (may his spirit be sanctified)...