Sufi Symbolism: The Nurbakhsh Encyclopedia of Sufi Terminology, Vol. XIII: Scribes, Pens, Tablets, Koranic Letters, Words, Discourse, Speech, Divine Names, Attributes and Essence
Javad Nurbakhsh
God is the Scribe, and the world is His ledger; This volume traces this analogy through the writings of great mystics of the Sufi tradition whose many references to God made use of images of pens, tablets, letters, words, and names to describe the creation of all that exist.