The matter, I mean, in the tangible is something of a visible or audible image, and it is the action of the magician while he is aware that there is nothing of what occurred in the eyes and ears, and the other part, which is a psychological force, is expressed in what the eye sees or whatever perception it is. The matter that has become apparent from the properties of the Names and the difference between them is that the one who does it by means of the Names, namely the magician, knows that there is nothing outside, but that he has power over the imagination of those present, so the eyes of the onlookers are captured and he sees images in his imagination as a sleeper sees in his sleep, and there is nothing of what is outside. This is the other group that has psychological strength. Among them are those who know that there is nothing outside, and among them are those who do not know that, so they believe that the matter is as he saw it. Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami mentioned in the book Maqamat al-Awliya’ in the chapter on Karamat that he was knowledgeable of al-Aswad and was one of the greatest people of the path. Some of the righteous people met with him in a story that led him to Aleem hitting the lions on a marble cylinder that was standing in the mosque, and it was all gold. The man looked at it, a gold cylinder and was amazed. He said to him, “Oh, these are the notables.