As for his argument and his statement that the Meaning (al-Ma‘na) extended his hand toward the sky ¹ : this is a miracle which, if a rational person contemplates it and acknowledges Lordship for the one who manifested it, he would know that the heavens are rolled up in His right hand [and the earth is within His grasp] ² . This is just as the Sheikh, may God sanctify him, said: "Indeed, the Meaning transcends this description; rather, it is regarding the Name that it is said: 'They have not appraised God with true appraisal, while the earth entirely will be His grip on the Day of Resurrection, and the heavens will be folded in His right hand. Exalted is He and high above what they associate with Him.'" ³

If the heavens and the earth are within the grasp of His Name, how then must [He] ⁴ be? Were He to have extended his hand in physical reality just as the world witnessed him, he would have been situated beneath the sky—and I seek refuge in God from such restriction! Rather,