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This means that the man has two Rocks of Sinai to ascend. One is the Rock of Reason and the other is that of Love. Thus it is said in the Coran(XCV, 1-3):
"By the fig tree ! and by the olive tree ! and by this safe land !" i.e., love was laid in the substance of the earth, and from that hill a tree grew up; because as it is said , the olive tree is growing on top of the Rock of Sinai. In this way Love grows over the Reason. The safety of the city depends on man, just like the safety of things existent depend on Love (p. 18).

If there would be no Love and no pity of Love,
Who should hear all these nice words which thou hast said ?
If there would be no breeze, -who should blow up the beloved's locks ?
Who should thus reveal to the lover the countenance of the beloved ?

This is why it is said that nothing can be done without the guidance of the hujjat, because, as some say, the Imam is the Tree and the hujjat is the Rock.

GR. Just like fire is hidden in stone and iron,
Thus has God Hidden (reason) in the soul and body.
i.e. just like from stone and iron the light may come out, by which the world and the man is lit, in the same way knowledge is conveyed by the Imam and the hujjat, which enlightens the world and the man.