The effect of awe is the disappearance of self;
the self which is in a state of awe, disappears.
Levels of awe may be measured by the degree to which the self has disappeared;
some people are at a higer level of awe than others.
The effect of intimacy, by contrast, is alertness;
those who are intimate, are alert.
A person who is fully intimate, could be thrown into a fire, and the intimacy would not be disturbed.
-Qushayri, "Risalah"
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