Abu Talib, from whom the Meaning—may His glory be exalted—overshadowed. Its floor is from the world of the Intellect that is below its persons; it is the "covenant" (safqa) that appeared in the feminine form, Fatima bint Asad, due to the manifestation of the Meaning from her.
And its Gate, which is the Gate of Knowledge and the Supreme Gate: Salman. Its spout (mizrab): a person from among the persons of the Gate. The threshold of the Gate: the person of the two Ha's (al-Ha’ayn). The door-knocker (halqa): the Jim, the brother of the Ayn in the outward. The door-bolt (razza): the Mim attributed to the Hanafi woman. Its lock: the Ayn attributed to the second Ha, who is al-Husayn, for whom the killing occurred after the occultation of the first Ha, who is al-Hasan—Exalted is He who never remains absent and who is near to His servants.
The butterfly-nut (firaasha): the other Master Mim, the master of Disclosure (al-Kashf). The red covering (al-kuswa al-hamra’): it is an indication of the manifestation of the Meaning—may His glory be exalted—with the sword. The white: [an indication] of His manifestation in the Grand Bahmaniyya,




