in proportion to what enters into his spirit from the Holy Spirit (Ruh al-Qudus) which he has merited and which has reached him from it. Thus, he sees his place and recognizes his station, which is that which connects by His permission to knowledge, and that is the [divine] substance (al-maddah). This is the description of one who is still within the garments of postponement (qumus al-ta'jil).
It is not permissible [for any human] 1 to point [to anyone who is] 2 below the Meaning while he holds this elevated rank; how then can a person point to a congregational leader (Imam jama'ah) and say: "This is my ultimate goal and my Meaning"? May God protect us from such a doctrine.
Then he said: "The first thing that dwells within the believer is the spirit, then the radiance of the spirit, then the light and the spirit—which never separate—then the light of prophecy, then the spirit of prophecy, then the spirit of the message, which is the dispatched spirit, until it returns to its resting place and arrives at its known station." And he said: "And it might recede from its station, from which we seek refuge in God."