This is what his master 1 related, and it was transcribed in that very year, and he bequeathed it [upon the trustworthy Sheikh, Muhammad ibn 'Ali] 2 al-Jilli, may God sanctify his soul.
[As for the one who was the cause] 3 of this aforementioned matter, how then can the adherents of these corrupt schools of thought attribute themselves to 'Ismat al-Dawlah—may God make his ultimate return beautiful—when all of that is a lie and a fabrication against him? He never affiliated himself with any of these corrupt schools, but rather refuted them, and he detailed this [clearly] 4 in his book known as Manhaj al-'Ilm wa-al-Bayan (The Path of Knowledge and Clarification), which is also known as al-'Ismiyyah 5 .
As for the sect that remained in the mountain, contemporary to these aforementioned individuals yet opposing their doctrine, tightly holding onto the rope of the teacher Jami'—may God make his ultimate return beautiful—