To unveil (discover) the properties of plants and their specific qualities (the balance of heat and moisture) in accordance with the nature of animal nourishment is called the unveiling of plants (keşf-i nebâtât). This relationship is a fine one, for if heat (ḥarāra) and moisture (ruṭūba) prevail in the temperament of the sālik (spiritual traveler), it protects him from inclining toward dryness (yabāsat), whose result is disengagement from the spiritual path (sulūk), and toward coldness (burūdat).
Animal Unveiling–Unveiling of Plants (keşf-i hayvâni–keşf-i nebâtât)
To unveil (discover) the properties of plants and their specific qualities (the balance of heat and moisture) in accordance with the nature of animal nourishment is called the unveiling of plants (keşf-i nebâtât). This …