He [the Prophet] is the Seal of prophethood and the absolute guardian...

He [the Prophet] is the Seal of prophethood and the absolute guardian, the most generous of all creation, the best of the human beings, the gist [ khulāsah ] of the universe, the essence [ jawharah ] of existence, the substance [' usārah ] of the House of Realization, the last brick and the owner of the big isthmus and great vicegerency [ khilāfat ].

As regards the greatness of its keeper and guardian, He is the Sacred Essence of Allah, the Exalted as He says in the noble āyah : “ It is we who have sent down the Reminder [the Qur'an], and verily we are its keeper.” [^3] As regards its commentators and explainers, they are the pure infallible ones beginning with the Messenger of Allah and ending with “the Proof of the Time” [ hujjat-i 'asr ] , may Allah enhance his advent who are the keys of existence, the repositories of dignity, the sources of wisdom and inspiration, the origins of…