that devilish call is distanced from it and from the self, leaving no permanent resting place within that soul. Conversely, if the self opposes the Essence, refuses the admonition, and stubbornly resists what the Essence clarified for it, that soul becomes a fixed repository [and an adopter] 1 of the call. Consequently, whatever that call brings forth, the soul accepts and answers, yielding to every facet of falsehood, remaining entirely devoid of the essence of the Path, and becoming reduced to the level of mere bodily faculties (al-jawarih).
[For the believer] 2 , his avenue and path is the Intellect, which is the mediating essence that translates for all the physical faculties; through it, the recognition of these attributes occurs, derived from the strength of the Essence within the body.
Whosoever believes that 'Ali, majestic is his glory, is a name of humanity (nasut) and Allah is a name of divinity (lahut) has effectively asserted that God is a body, [composed of a mixture]3 of divinity and humanity. Such a person has disbelieved and committed association,