an existence in minds, an existence in utterance, and an existence in writing. This is the reality of monotheism (al-tawhid) and the knowledge of the Creator, the Name, and the Gate and the Orphans, and the Two Guardians. So whoever knows that has indeed known the most noble of existence, and whoever knows the most noble, the knowledge of the weaker will not be obscured from him.

Ponder this explanation with your intellect, O Sheikh, for within it is sufficiency and persuasion. May God inspire us and you to His obedience, and grant us success to stand upon the reality of His knowledge, by His favor, His presence, and His mercy.

THE VALIDITY OF MONOTHEISM THROUGH THE NEGATION OF FORM AND THE AFFIRMATION OF POWER

As for the negation of form and the affirmation of power so that monotheism (al-tawhid) may be valid, it is that you know that the Alif—which is the Shadow—possesses an inward and an outward aspect. Its inward is the Shadow, which is the light of the Radiance, and its outward is the body that became physicalized.