...For this reason... that is, because they understood the meaning of the invitation, ...they plugged their fingers into their ears and wrapped themselves up in their garments. All of this is the outward form of the secret to which Prophet Nūḥ (Noah) called them... This is the meaning understood by the khawāṣṣ (the spiritual elite). (Sofyavi, 75)
the purpose of the spirit (Sufism Glossary)
...For this reason... that is, because they understood the meaning of the invitation, ...they plugged their fingers into their ears and wrapped themselves up in their garments. All of this is the outward form of the …