Its meaning is: the return of manifestation after occultation. Toward silence, the indication occurred in the Almighty’s saying: "So whoever sights [the new moon of] the month, let him fast it" ¹ .

And the meaning of the Almighty’s saying: "And complete the fast until the night" ² means: remain silent from speaking regarding the esoteric knowledge of Monotheism until [you are in] your esoteric seclusions (khalawat) which veil you from the eyes of the deniers, just as the night veils the light of the sun from your sights. And the meaning of His saying: "Eat and drink until the white thread becomes distinct to you from the black thread of dawn, then complete the fast until the night" ³ ; for Divine Knowledge is the food and drink of the pure souls, while their malady is anything else. As for the Almighty’s saying: "It has been made permissible for you the night of the fast to go to your women" ⁴ , those is an indication of the latitude in the knowledge of Monotheism granted to the seeker of the knowledge of Truth through frequenting the "Offspring" (al-mawalid);