manifested. Were it not for the Light residing within the heart, it would lack the capacity to retain anything at all; and that Light is inscribed within the heart like an engraving upon a garment. This is the meaning of the statement of Allah the Exalted:
{And he for whom Allah has not appointed light, for him there is no light} 1 . By means of this Light, the judge decrees with absolute Truth; and by departing from this Light, he decrees with falsehood, just as Allah the Exalted stated concerning those who are leaders calling to falsehood, and leaders calling unto the Possessor of Majesty and Honor: {And We made them leaders calling to the Fire} 2 , and He stated: {And We made them leaders guiding by Our command} 3 .
And Shaykh Hatim al-Jadili said in Kitab al-Tajrid: 'So the Luminous, Spiritual Soul [Ruh al-Ruhaniyyah] is that which never sleeps, nor does it ever enter into forbidden acts. The proof of this is that whenever a human being intends to commit an ugly deed, an internal commander appears within his soul and forbids him from it.