and all people would have been equal in His knowledge, and that would have departed from the limit of trial."

And the scholar Sheikh Sulayman al-Ahmad, Allah sanctified him, said: "The Creator appeared, along with His Name, His Gate, and the universes of light, through causes like us, and were it not for this, the veils would have been lifted, dissimulation (taqiyyah) would have ceased, and faith would have been compulsory."

And the Sheikh, Allah purified his person, said:

And that is a trial by which they are afflicted

So that Allah may reward with goodness those who persevered

And the ninth reason: is the veil of disobedience and sins, as the Sheikh, Allah purified his person, said:

Just as the sky is veiled by heavy clouds

And by night, so the suns do not become manifest

The commentator, Allah sanctified him, said: "Meaning: just as the clouds and the darkness of the night interpose between our eyes and the sun and the sky, while they both remain as they are,