and said to him: ["Indeed, the Essence] 1 cannot be called light, because It is the Luminous Source of every light."
As for myself, I did not follow anyone in the mountain except the view of the teacher Jami', may God have mercy upon him, [in whose] 2 presence I explained the concepts of Affirmation and Denial, whereupon he bore witness to my adherence to the truth and agreed with me on that.
[56]And I explained to him what I believe regarding the issue of Yahya ibn Ma'in—peace be upon him—to the Master Abu Shu'ayb, peace be upon him, and his statement regarding it: "Indeed, God manifested to mankind like a human being, with a body and a spirit, by way of representation (tamthilan) and formulation (tashkilan)."
Thereupon he replied: "The body is the manifestation of the Mim, majestic is his mention, in the created visible form, while the spirit is the light of the Essence from which the Mim, majestic is his glory, shone forth.