Kitab-i-Iqan/Page15/GPT4 284

Indeed, it is known to that personage that the birds of his essence and the eternal doves have two modes of expression. One mode of expression is according to the outward, uttered without riddles or veils or barriers, so as to serve as a guiding lamp and a path-illuminating light, leading the wayfarers to the ascents of sanctity and drawing the seekers to the carpets of intimacy, as mentioned in the unveiled traditions and clear verses.

The other mode of expression is veiled and concealed, spoken so that those who hide what is in their hearts may be revealed and their truths may become apparent. This is why as-Sadiq bin Muhammad said, "By Allah, they will surely be sieved, and by Allah, they will surely be sifted." This is the divine balance and the weight of the Eternal that tests His servants.

Only those with reassured hearts, contented souls, and detached hearts can grasp the meanings of these expressions. The intended meanings in such expressions are not the outward meanings that people comprehend.

This is why it is said, "For every knowledge, there are seventy aspects, and among people, there is only one. When the Qa'im rises, he will spread the remaining aspects among the people."

Also, it was said, "We speak a word, and we mean from it one and seventy aspects, and we have an exit for each of them."