Then he prayed for the brethren in all lands. After this, he called Allah to witness that he professes this religion and asked Allah the Glorified to keep him and all believers firm in the 'Firm Word.' He titled his poem 'The Creed of the Religion' ('Aqīdat al-Diyāna). May Allah sanctify his soul, brighten his face, honor his station, and be pleased with him and all believers.

If someone says: 'But it was al-Awni who said: I sleep at night in a state of standing [in prayer], and this poem [of al-Awni] is esoteric (bāṭin) and details the Stations, the Gates, and the Orphans,' we reply to him: 'O man, the religion of the Delegationists (al-Mufawwiḍa) and their school is similar to, consistent with, and of the same genre as [Alawite] Monotheism. There is no difference or distinction between the two except for the Word of Monotheism itself. For the Delegationists say and profess that the Ancient, Eternal Creator did not manifest His Essence in any [physical] form whatsoever. They claim that the one who appeared and was witnessed is merely an 'Imam whose obedience is mandated,' while the Meaning (al-Ma'nā) is grander and higher than him, and that He [the Essence] never appeared in a visible form.

Evidence of this is found in his [al-Awni’s] words within this poem—which is often confused with [true] Monotheism—where he says: