They are those...

They are those, whose lives are so simple, whose abodes move from one place to another, who if seen will not be known, if absent, will not be missed, if they become ill, will not be visited, if they propose to a woman, will not be married and if they die, their funerals will not be attended.

It is they, who divide their monies among them, who visit each other in their graves and who never disagree even if their countries are different.”[^4] This tradition has also been recorded from another channel with the addition: And when they see a believer they accord him honor and when they come across a hypocrite they keep away from him and at the time of death they are not impatient; and they visit each other in their graves.

I say: That which proves this is the statement of His Eminence (aj): If they are present no should recognize them and when they are absent no one searches for them…because His Eminence (aj) through this statement has mentioned the merit of being unknown among the people and flayed becoming famous among them and it is from this aspect I have mentioned the whole tradition as there are many merits in it.

And all the matter that is related to that time is condensed in the following couplets: And I remained concealed from the people and they didn’t recognize me. And from this aspect I became clear to the hearts. And my friend has put me into loneliness therefore I have disappeared from his sight, since I have obtained the companionship of the knower of the unseen. And how can the lonely day make me afraid while the fact is that my beloved is away from my competitor and near to me.

That is why jinns and men are afraid of me as I am attached to my loneliness and my friend is with me. [^1]: Kamaluddin, Vol. 1, Pg. 330 [^2]: Nahjul Balagha, Sermon 102, Faiz, Pg. 291 [^3]: Ghaibat Nomani, Pg. 70 [^4]: Ghaibat Nomani, Pg. 107 Previous…