so if anything is rejected upon him in his matter, he becomes angry, so that one is in the fourth abyss of the Fire; indeed, and indeed among the scholars is he who places himself for asking, so he says 'ask me' and perhaps he does not hit one single letter correctly, and God does not love the pretenders, so that one is in the fifth abyss of the Fire; indeed, and indeed among the scholars is he who takes
his knowledge as a narration and as an intellect, so that one is in the sixth abyss of the Fire; indeed, and indeed among the scholars is he whose knowledge and his speech abound in the speech of the Jews and the Christians to lengthen himself by it over whoever is below him, so that one is in the seventh abyss of the Fire, so upon you is piety and righteous deed, and sufficient for you is a bringer of good tidings who already brought good tidings and a warner who already warned from whomever these are their attributes." And we have heard and it was transmitted to us that peoples entered into this matter and they are not of its people, but each of them was satisfied that it be said that he is a Nusayri, and he already became content with this name and became attending and praying between the group without a correct entry, nor discipline, nor success, nor a preceding Gnosis,




