the comingled beings are rendered utterly incapable of matching it—just as the Master Abu 'Abd Allah al-Husayn ibn Hamdan al-Khasibi, may God sanctify him, stated: "This is that which the generality of the people of Monotheism do not recognize."
[72] And the statement of the Master al-Sadiq, majestic is his glory: "The right of the believer upon the Guardian (al-Wali) is that he guides him to his righteousness, and the right of the Guardian upon God is that He sustains him with a light from Him. Furthermore, the station of the Guardian never precedes God in command, nor does it transgress [against any other guardian]1."
[73] He, majestic is his glory, also stated: "The manifest aspect of God is Imamate and Testamentary Succession, while His esoteric interior is an Unseen that [cannot be comprehended] 2 ."
And this is understood according to two aspects:
The first aspect: The command of the Creator and His divine knowledge, as previously detailed.