The relevant details are stated in the Misbāh al-Hidāyah by the writer.

The relevant details are stated in the Misbāh al-Hidāyah by the writer.[^1] Similarly, in the ascending spiritual connection which is the opposite of the descending existential connection, or in other words, it is “the contraction of existence” [ qabd-i wujūd ] and returning to the Beginning there is need for an intermediate, without which it does not take place, and the connection of the imperfect and the chained hearts, and of the limited descending spirits, with the Complete, Super Complete and the Absolute from all aspects, is not implemented without the spiritual intermediates and the invisible connectors.

If somebody thinks that Allah, the Exalted, is self-subsisting [ qayyūm ] with each being and encompassing each of the entities [ akwān ] without the intermediation of the intermediates, as is referred to in the noble āyah : “ There is no living creature but He holds it by the forelock,” [^2] He is mixing up the states [ maqāmāt ] and is making a mistake in the status [ i'tibārāt ], mingling the state of the multiplicity of the stages of existence with the vanishing [ fanā' ] of the individuations [ ta'ayyunāt ].

This discussion, however, is not so much connected to this paper, and, actually, what has already been said was caused by the overflowing of the pen.

In short, adhering to the masters of graces [ awliyā'-i ni'am ] who have themselves found the way of ascension to ma'ārij and completed their journey to Allah is a must for the travelers to Allah, as is frequently mentioned in the noble Hadiths , such that in Wasā'il ( Wasā'il ash-Shī'ah ) there is a chapter concerning the invalidity of worship without adhering to the guardianship of the Imāms (the 12 Imāms) and believing in their Imamate.

In Wasā'il it is quoted from the noble al-Kāfī , on the authority of its writer quoting Muhammad ibn Muslim who said: “I was told by Imām Baqīr al-'Ulūm (the fifth Imām) (' a ) who said: “Know, O Muhammad, that the leaders of despotism and their followers are isolated from Allah's religion. They are misleading and misled.