them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand."

The Almighty has pointed to this meaning, saying: {And when you recite the Quran, We place between you and those who do not believe in the Hereafter a hidden veil (hijaban mastura)} (Al-Isra: 45). This is the Human-Created Veil (Al-Hijab al-Bashari al-Hadathi) which they look upon yet do not recognize, according to the saying of the Almighty: {And you see them looking at you while they do not see} (Al-A'raf: 198).

And the saying of the Almighty: {And We turn away their hearts and their eyes} (Al-An'am: 110).

And there are many verses like these....

Reflect then, O seeker, upon those names, attributes, and created states with which He described Himself in His Book and manifested upon His Divine Essence: are they anything but a disguise (talbees) for the rejectors and deniers, and a proof for the affirming believers, so that they may learn from His sciences and be disciplined by His manners. For if they [these attributes] were not intended in this sense, they would serve no purpose at all, and Allah is far above doing anything in vain.

Just as it is not permissible for us to believe in those human states and those worldly names by which Our Master (Mawlana) called Himself—as previously mentioned—but rather in His Divine