[176] Then he—His glory is mighty—stated: 'Whosoever has found a true believer has indeed found Allah.' It was asked: 'And how has he found Allah?' He replied: 'He has found the vital path leading unto Allah.'

And the Shaykh—may Allah illumine his face—proclaimed:

The hearts of the believers possess sharp, inner eyes

That clearly behold what ordinary onlookers can never see, And they possess spiritual wings with which they soar without feathers

Unto the celestial Kingdom of the Lord of all worlds..

[177] And the Commander of the Faithful—His glory is mighty—stated: 'With us, the Succeeder [al-Tali] attaches himself [to the celestial realm], and unto us, the Exaggerator [al-Ghali] must ultimately return.'

And the Shaykh stated: 'And by means of the Protesting Veil [al-Hijab al-Dani], I came to recognize the absolute Essence of Meanings [Ma'na al-Ma'ani]. For there is nothing within the sublunary World of Sensation ['Alam al-Hiss] except that it possesses a permanent celestial Archetype [Mithal] within the World of Sanctity ['Alam al-Quds].'