Meaning that Allah, the Exalted, does not invalidate or change any of the legal commands in one of the manifestations except that He brings what is clearer than it or its like—meaning clearer through unveiling and explicit declaration.

(And its like) meaning in its inward sense (Batin). This is because all laws are based on one single meaning in the inward, just as all messengers are one person, their religion is one religion, and their God is one God.

It was said: He, the Exalted, does not manifest His Name in any manifestation except that He renews His manifestation after His occultation (Ghayba). It was also said that this is the manifestation of the Meaning (Ma’na). Allah knows best what is right.

Know, O intimate brother, that if the intended meaning of the outward Sabbath was as the Jews believe—who are the cursed companions of the Sabbath—it would have been mandatory for us to practice it as they do, lest we be metamorphosed or killed. However, the Exalted said: {And We made it a deterrent punishment for those who were present and those who succeeded them} (Al-Baqarah 66); meaning, for the disbelievers, both the one who preceded in his disbelief and the one who followed him.

Then He said: {And a lesson for those who fear Allah} (Al-Baqarah 66). This means they are to be guided by its outward form to