their constant invocation. It is one only because the station of Polehood is one. It is therefore the constant invocation of Polehood, not of the person. Each has another constant invocation at times other than this.
He, peace be upon him, said, ‘The Hour will not arise until none remains on earth saying “Allah, Allah.”’ He means that no Pole remains upon whom the world turns, nor any Solitary through whose concentrated aspiration God preserves the world, even if he is not a Pole. The Hour arises only upon the worst of people.
(The First Pole Upon Noah’s Footing)
One of the Poles is upon Noah’s footing, peace be upon him. Among the Qur’an’s suras, he possesses Ya Sin, for each of these twelve Poles possesses a sura of the Qur’an. The other Poles we mentioned may possess a sura or a single verse of the Qur’an, and one may possess more than a sura.
Some possess the entire Qur’an, like Abu Yazid al-Bistami, who did not die until he had memorized the Qur’an.
Let us mention the Qur’anic suras particular to these twelve. This first Pole possesses Ya Sin. He is the most complete Pole in ruling: God gathered for him the outward and inward forms, making him a vicegerent outwardly through the sword and inwardly
