Possessor of argument and tongue, how quickly you forgot, O man, so I said, “I am greatly amazed by the sight of you, and the oath of allegiance to you fell into my hands in your manifestations, and I continued to look at what had happened in the unseen from the news. If he had turned to me at that time, I would have known that he had come upon me, but the Presence gives that No one bears witness other than her, and no one should look at a visage other than hers. He said, “You have told the truth, O Muhammad, so stand firm in the one station, and beware of the number, for in it is the destruction of eternity.” Then correspondences and news occurred, which I mention in the chapter on Hajj and Mecca, along with a number of secrets.

(Arrived) [Entering into the Kaaba of the Hijr: The House that is above the curtain]

Then the loyal Naji said, O most honorable and my guardian, you have not mentioned a matter to me except that I know it, and He, in Myself, is ruler and standing. I said, “I have longed to look to you from you so that I may inform you.” About you, and he said: Yes, O stranger and intending seeker, enter with me the Kaaba of the Hijr, for it is the house that is above the veil and the curtain, and it is the entrance to the knowers, and in it is the comfort of those who circumambulate. So I immediately entered the House of Hijr with him, and he placed his hand on my chest and said, “I am the seventh in rank to comprehend the universe and the secrets of the existence of the eye and the place. The truth has created me, a piece of the light of my soul.” I was naive and made me mixed up with the faculties, so while I was looking forward to what was thrown at me or descended upon me, lo and behold, there was written knowledge.