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rite of invocation (dhikr) the principial relationship is
symbolically re-established since the revealed speecli—
the sacred formula or the Divine Name which is in-
voked—affirms the ontological continuity of the Spirit
whereas thought is—practically speaking—cut off from
its transcendent source through being the seat of in-
dividual consciousness. In this way the faculty of speech,
which is a faculty of action, becomes the vehicle for
knowledge of Being. \