And when it is illuminated by the light of holiness and its veil is uncovered through the guidance of the Truth, then the sage names it the holy power.
And the Highest Assembly (al-Mala' al-A'la) is the abstract intellects and the universal souls.
And the void (al-Khala'): it is the empty space and this imagined expanse.
And the expanse (al-Fada'): what is spacious of the earth, and this void is not limited by sights, encompassing all existences and cycles.
And the Throne (al-'Arsh) is the ultimate height, and the Earth (al-Farsh) is the ultimate depth; it is said: "He knows from the Throne to the Earth," and they both have meanings other than that.
And existence (al-Kawn): every existing thing—meaning originated—and according to the people of verification it is an expression for the existence of the universe, and it is synonymous with existence (al-Wujud).
And the expanse (al-Fada'): this void encompassing the creations.




