That is to say, each name, each act, each object is a proof of divine unity, and such a proof that each is a stamp of divine unity (vahdaniyet) and each is a seal of divine oneness {ehadiyet) which has been inscribed on the pages of the universe and on the lines of the centuries. Each indicates that all the words of the universe, which are called beings, are inscriptions traced by the pen of its own scribe.

O God! Grant blessings to the one who said: "The best thing I and the prophets before me liave said is, 'There is no god but God.'"^[14] and to his Family and Companions, and grant them peace.

from The Twenty-Sixth Letter Ninth Matter

[An important, confidential matter, and a mystery related to sainthood.]

The largest group in the World of Islam, the people of truth and moderation, called the Ahl al-Sunna wa'l-Jama'at or Sunnis, have preserved the truths of the Qur'an and belief by fol­lowing to the letter the illustrious practices (T. siinnet; At. sunna) of the Prophet (PBUH) within the bounds of moderation. The great majority of the saints have emerged from within this sphere. Others have appeared outside it and on a path opposed to some of the Sunnis' principles and rules. Observers of this latter group of saints have divided into two groups:

One group has denied their sainthood because they oppose the Sunnis' principles. It has even gone so far as to declare some of them unbelievers.

The other group consists of their followers. They accept their sainthood and say: "The truth is not restricted to the Sunnis' way." They have formed a group of innovators and have taken the path of mis­guidance. They do not know that: Everyone who is rightly-guided cannot be a guide. Their shaikhs are to be excused for their mistakes because they are ecstatics, but their followers cannot be excused.

As for the middle group, they do not deny the saints' sainthood, but do not accept their ways and paths. They say: "Any things they say that are opposed to the principles (of religion] are either metaphorical utterances the meaning of which is not known, or they [the saints] are in error, being over­come by their mental states."
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[14]Muwatta, Qur'an, 32; Hajj, 246; al-'Ajluni, Kashf al-Khafa', i, 353; al-Albani, Sahih al-Jami' al-Saghir, no: 1113.