Seadet-i Ebediyye - Endless Bliss Sixth Fascicle

with His loving His other born slaves (quls). He loves them on
account of honours, attributes and qualities, or by way of Names
and Attributes or, even, by way of the fancies of His Names and
Attributes.
Let us make it clearer. Rasûlullah is a medium in either one of
two manners: In the first manner, he is a curtain between the sâlik
and the matlûb (desired, demanded, wished for). In the second
manner the sâlik attaches himself to him, benefits from him as a
means for himself, adapts himself to him, and thereby attains the
matlûb. Both these manners of intermediation exist in the path of
sulûk and before the haqîqat-i-Muhammadiyya is attained. The
scholar who serves as a means in this path is a medium and a
curtain for the sâlik’s shuhûd. If, at the end of the path, the jadhba
does not come for the rescue (of the sâlik) and the curtain does not
disappear from between, a regrettable situation will arise. For,
only the second manner of intermadiation exists in the path of
jadhba and after the haqîqat-ul-haqâiq is attained. That is, the sâlik
attaches himself and follows. Curtaining is not the case. In other
words, the manner of being a curtain fulfills no function in
attainments such as shuhûd and mushâhada and others.
Question: Would it not be an imperfection, a defect for
Rasûlullah’s ‘’alaihis-salât-u-wa-s-salâm’ not being a medium,
although in one sense only ‘’alaihi wa ’alâ Âlihis-salât-u-wa-ssalâm-u-wa-t-tehiyya’?
Answer: Rasûlullah’s ‘’alaihis salât-u-wa-s-salâm’ not being a
medium in between is an indication of his perfection and
superiority. It is not a sign of imperfection on his part. On the
contrary, it would be a symptom of imperfection for him to be a
medium in between. For, what is symptomatic of his kamâl
(perfection) is (others’) attaining the highest grades by adapting
themselves to him, following him, and obeying him. And that, in
turn, is when the one being followed is not in between. Not so is
the case when he is in between. The shuhûd takes place without a
curtain when the one being followed is not a medium. This is the
highest one of the grades of kamâl. The shuhûd that takes place
when he is a medium is with a curtain in between. As is seen, it is
kamâl, superiority not to be a medium. And it is a defect,
imperfection to be a medium. The serving person is following Him
at every grade. By following Him he is getting a share from His
blessings, which in turn shows the greatness of the one being
served and the abudance of his honour. It is to that effect that
Rasûlullah ‘sall-Allâhu ’alaihi wa sallam’ stated: “The scholars of
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