they are entirely devoid of accepting his illumination, just as the proofs, rulings, and commands brought by him during his human manifestations [zuhuratihi al-nasutiyyah] leave no impression upon them. Whosoever is unmoved by the wisdom and warnings of the noble Messengers will likewise be unmoved by the illuminations of the overflowing Light, and will never accept the recognition of that illumination, rejecting it completely; for the disbelievers also share a single element—root and branch—stemming from the darkness of opposition, and they are the adversaries of the believers whom we mentioned as sharing a single origin.

The second view: Verily, the Supreme Name—His glory is mighty—is the foundational substance of all the luminous realms, including the Gate [al-Bab], the Orphans [al-Aytam], and the People of the Ranks [Ahl al-Maratib]. In like manner, the People of the Ranks of the luminous realms are the foundational substance of all the believers within the world of visibility ['alam al-shahadah], and they are essentially the remnants of their lights; these remnants belong to the categories of the world of Light, and it has been said that they are derived from their glorification [tasbih].