Ruhun Dört Mertebesi: Şeriat, Tarikat, Marifet ve Hakikat

The people of God state that the rank of humanity is fourfold: Humanity, Angelicity, the secret of Lordship, and the secret of Divinity. Each one is a manifestation of perfection that steps forth from the rank of manifestation. These four aforementioned ranks are expressed by the People of Truth, the People of Gnosis, the People of the Path, and the People of the Law. In every approved era, in the service of every prophet, a saint appears through divine inspiration according to the four aforementioned ranks. And every respected saint is in the service of a generous prophet because he is the heir to the light of knowledge and the secret of the speech of that prophet. The noble Hadith, "The scholars are the heirs of the prophets," is a decisive proof and clear evidence for this meaning. The knowledge and speech that appear in the prophets are divine revelation, and the knowledge and speech that appear in the saints are divine inspiration; their source is one. The difference in form is metaphorical. In truth, there is no difference for the speaker. Those who have entered the city of truth through the gate of prophetic knowledge and have arrived at the palace of unity, and have become the confidants of the assembly of divinity, these introductions are known to them, for they have become the heirs to the knowledge of the seal of prophecy and the manifestation of the sciences of the One.