And know that drinking varies depending on the drink, and if the drink is one type, it varies according to the mood of the drinkers, which is their readiness. Among people are some whose drink is water, and among them are those whose drink is milk, and among them are those whose drink is wine, and among them are those whose drink is honey, according to the form in which that knowledge is revealed. These categories are forms of different sciences that we have mentioned in a section of ours that we called the Levels of the Sciences of Gifting, and our evidence for what we said is that they are the sciences of the vision of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace.

He said, “I saw it as if I was given a cup of milk and I drank from it until I saw dripping coming out of my nails, then I gave my virtue to Omar. They said, “What did you explain, O Messenger of God?” He said, “Knowledge.”

This is knowledge that was manifested in the form of milk. Likewise, sci