And the difference between intoxication and absence: "Absence is to be dominated by a spiritual influx born of punishment or reward, arising from the intensity of fear and the strength of hope; as for intoxication," it belongs only to the possessors of ecstatic findings. Thus, when the servant is granted the disclosure of the attributes of Beauty, intoxication occurs to him, the spirit is enraptured, and the heart wanders blindly; and when he is granted the disclosure of the descriptions of Majesty, the attribute of Subduing manifests from the authority of Reality.

And Abu Bakr al-Kattani said: A question arose in Mecca during the days of the pilgrimage season regarding love, and the shaykhs spoke upon it, and al-Junayd was the youngest of them. They said to him: "Bring what you have, O Iraqi."

So he bowed his head and his eyes wept, then he said: "The lover is a servant passing away from himself, connected to the remembrance of his Lord, standing by the fulfillment of His rights, looking towards Him with his heart. The lights of His awe have burned his heart, his drinking has become pure from the cup of His love, and the Compeller has uncovered Himself to him from the veils of His Unseen. If he speaks, it is by Allah; if he utters, it is from Allah; if he moves, it is by the command of Allah;