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As for the contingent beings being reflected in the mirror of all-surrounding azalî ‘Ilm with their entirety, it is their becoming mirrors for the nûrs of an existence (wujûd) at the level of wujûb. Just as azalî ‘Ilm is their mirror, so are they the mirrors of an existence at the level of wujûb. That is to say, arising from the level of ‘Ilm, their existence arises only to external, material existence, but can never reach the level of Real Existence.