And hover around the Rooster of the Throne
And the Ten Hens.
He must believe in these outward figs and olives, because of the saying of our Master, the Commander of the Faithful: "I am the Fig, I am the Olive."
He must also believe in the City, the Bucket, the Ring, the Hasp, the Key, and the Lock, according to our Master’s saying in the Sermon of Lights (Khuṭbat al-Anwār): "I am the City, I am the Gate, I am the Bucket, I am the Hasp, I am the Lock, I am the Key, I am the Ring." And his saying: "I am the Cloak, I am the Staff, I am the Rod, I am the Armor." And his saying: "I am the Sea, I am the Abyss."
He must also believe in the numerical Dot that is under the [letter] Bāʾ, because of his saying: "I am the Dot under the Bāʾ."
"He must also believe in the Calculation (al-Ḥisāb), because of his saying in the Sermon of the Regions (Khuṭbat al-Aqālīm): 'I am the Mother of the Book, the table of calculation.'
He must believe in the glimmers, the lightning, the thunder, and the smoke, because of his saying in the Sermon of Lights (Khuṭbat al-Anwār): 'I am the foremost hero, I am the flashing glimmer.'
And his saying: 'I am the lightning, I am the thunder, I am the smoke.'
He must also believe in the rotating Night and Day, because of his saying in the Sermon of Lights as well: 'I am the night, I am the day.'




