Furthermore, from another perspective, the first veil represents the material friction [al-'arakah], physical composition [al-tarkib], and the descent of spirits into physical phantoms [al-ashbah] upon their rejection and the commission of that initial sin. Consequently, the veil actualized from it and linked to it—known by the name of Iblis—is the corrupt universal temperament [al-mizaj al-'am al-fasid] which holds absolute executive authority over the physical elements and newly formed, mud-dense sensory perceptions [al-hissiyyat al-tinayyah]. However, he possesses absolutely no authority over the ancient, flash-like essences of the intellectual substances [bawariq al-jawahir al-'aqliyyah] that draw sustenance directly from the perfections of the Universal Soul [al-Nafs al-Kulliyyah] and the Active Intellect [al-'Aql al-Fa'al] within the Holy of Holies—the ultimate destination and return of the serene souls. Verily, Iblis the whispering the retreating tempter [al-Khannas] who whispers into the breasts of the weakened ones [al-mustad'afin] from among both worlds—the jinn and mankind—possesses no dominion over this higher sphere. Rather,