And know that if the divine names appear to the servant through them out of the divine command, then he is close to representing God, not close to the truth, and if some of them appear out of a divine command, then he is in the same distance from which he seeks refuge in

His saying, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him. Peace be upon you, and I seek refuge in You from You.

Because the reality of a created being cannot, in the case of witnesses to its creation, be a Creator, and pride and tyranny are an attribute of the Truth. If it arises in the servant, the Truth rises up in him, so he seeks refuge from Him, and then there is something greater than Him that seeks refuge with Him, so He seeks refuge with Him. So where is the Truth’s pride and tyranny from Him? His description is that he rejoices in his servant’s repentance and describes himself with his servant’s hunger, thirst, and sickness, so he sought refuge with one like this, and from another like that h