In Nomine Dei Misericordis, Misericordiae, Amen.
Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our master Muhammad the Trustworthy, and to proceed:
As the venerable Al-Nasafi said, thus do the people of truth assert:
The realities of things are constant, and knowledge of them is ascertained contrary to the Sophists' claims.
There are three sources of knowledge for creation: sound senses, truthful reports, and reason.
The senses are five: hearing, sight,...
Shaykh Muhammad al-Qandusi says in his magnum opus al-Ta'sis (Cipher of the Spirit):
The reality of right (yamin) is highness and elevation. By highness and elevation we mean elevation in sanctity (hurma) and highness in spiritual degrees that entail arrival unto the spring of the Divine Presence and experiencing the delight of its beauty, and other such pursuits. The reality of the left (Shimal) is the opposite of highness and elevation. It is unadulterated lowering and sinking; it is...
