the car is seven and the zodiac signs are twelve. why are there seven holes in the head of the human being the eyes the ears the nostrils and the mouth while his body has only two holes? why is the head of the human being made in the form of the letter mīm and his hands when extended in the form of the letter hā and the rump in the form of the letter mīm and the two legs in the form of the letter dāl such that when all is gathered together it forms the image of muhammad? do you think that there is a likeness and a symbol in it? how great are these wonders and how great is the peoples ignorance of them. and this type continues to be brought to him until it casts doubt on him and sparks in him… he himself believes that beneath these appearances are secrets that have been closed to him and his companions and a longing arises from him to seek it. as for the trick of suspension it is to conceal from him the aspects of these doubts if he explores them and does not relieve him at all but rather leaves him suspended and makes the matter terrible for him and magnifies it in his soul and says to him do not be hasty for the religion is too noble to be sent with or to be placed in the wrong place and revealed to those who are not worthy of it. far from it far from it you came to me to learn the secret of saadi you will find me stingy with the secret of saadi.
السياره سبعة والبروج اثنى عشر ولم كان في رأس الآدمي سبع ثقب العينان والاذنان والمنخران والفم وفي بدنه ثقبان فقط ولم جعل رأس الآدمي على هيئة الميم ويداه إذا مدها على هيئة الحاء والعجز على هيئة الميم والرجلان على هيئة الدال بحيث إذا جمع الكل يشكل بصورة محمد أفترى أن فيه تشبيها ورمزا ما أعظم هذه العجائبا وما أعظم غفله الخلق عنها ولا يزال يورد عليه هذا الجنس حتى يشككه وينقدح في نفسه أن تحت هذه الظواهر أسرارا سدت عنه وعن اصحابه وينبعث منه شوق الى طلبه وأما حيلة التعليق فبأن يطوي عنه جوانب هذه الشكوك إذا هو استكشفه عنها ولا ينفس عنه أصلا بل يتركه معلقا ويهول الامر عليه ويعظمه في نفسه ويقول له لا تعجل فان الدين اجل من ان يبعث به او ان يوضع في غير موضعه ويكشف لغير أهله هيهات هيهات جئتماني لتعلما سر سعدي تجداني بسر سعدي شحيحا