if he is compelled in God, his rank is that of one who belongs to God through God, in the case of one person, and through himself, in the case of another.
If he is compelled in a matter of the soul, while in that state he belongs to himself rather than to God, he is in perpetual disgrace and abiding abasement. Thus the divisions of this mutual encounter are encompassed. ﴿God speaks the truth, and He guides the way﴾ [al-Aḥzāb 33:4].
Chapter Four Hundred and Thirteen: On Knowing the Mutual Encounter ‘Whoever Asks Me Has Not Departed from My Decree, and Whoever Does Not Ask Me Has Not Departed from My Decree’
Everything is through decree and determination,
And what is not a thing is through decree.
Whoever understands what I set forth
Has gained knowledge of the mystery within it and gone on,
Unique and solitary in his age;
From him the heart was illuminated and shone.
When you behold some of his light,
You behold only a flash of lightning.
We have seen no substitute within engendered existence
For a station that he has attained.
