Elif, by virtue of being the first of entities in the pre-eternity of pre-eternities, is a sign (ishāra) indicating the Divine Essence of Oneness (Dhāt-i Ahadiyya), that is, the Real (al-Ḥaqq). (Kāshānī, 24; Jāmiʿ, 75)
elif (Sufism Glossary)
Elif, by virtue of being the first of entities in the pre-eternity of pre-eternities, is a sign (ishāra) indicating the Divine Essence of Oneness (Dhāt-i Ahadiyya), that is, the Real (al-Ḥaqq). (Kāshānī, 24; Jāmiʿ, 75)