Know, may God grant you success, that our Sheikh Abu Abbas Al-Araibi was one of those who investigated this position, and we negotiated with him about it repeatedly, so his footing in it was firmly established, may God have mercy on him. And know that this position combined extreme hardship, matters that cannot be achieved except by severe oppression, and harms that prevent one from realizing what is desired, and kindness, and the removal of harms. And reaching what is desired is the joyful comfort that souls love, and between these two qualities there are great hardships. The first knowledge that includes this position is the knowledge of going out of nature. Know that some of the movements are natural and some are forced. Do not imagine that natural movement gives pleasure and forced movement gives pain because you go out of nature. This may be the case or it may be the case. On the contrary, if a person fell from a great height, his descent to the ground would be due to a natur