and the souls of our followers were created from the remaining residue of that very same clay.' Hence, it is known that their bodies were created from the pristine lights which are structurally fitting to be the primary substance from which the souls of the believers are made. Furthermore, he stated: 'Verily, Allah created the souls of the believers from a single, unified Light.' Thus, it is recognized that this is the absolute Light intended and pointed to, because it is the vital pathway to ultimate guidance and the means of spiritual affinity with the Exalted Upper Lights [al-anwar al-'aliyah]. Through it, direct communion [al-ittisal] with the Divine Realm ['alam al-ilah] is achieved, and it is that which is recognized across the hierarchical Degrees of Existence [maratib al-wujud].

[174] And al-Raddad said in his treatise: The Sage [al-'Alim]—His glory is mighty—stated: 'Luminous entities are permanently suspended by the ropes of their spiritual substances [bihibali jawahiriha], bound to return back onto their primary Element ['unsuriha].'