Sidina Shaykh Ahmad b. Muhammad al-Tijani (RTA) entered the spiritual station of Katmiyah at the age of 64, on Sunday the 18th of the month of Safar, 1214h/21July 1799.
The Concealed Pole (Qutb al-Maktum) is the intermediary between the prophets and the saints from pre-existence to eternity (min al-azal ila abad), so that not one of the saints, whether his importance is great or small, can receive an overflow from the presence of a Prophet except through his mediation, since that saint is not conscious of what is involved.
On the 18th of Safar, one month and few days on achieving the Qutbaniyah, Sidna Shaykh perceived the Station of Concealment (Maqam al-Katmiyah), saying:
"The Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) told me in daylight, not in the state of sleep, that I was the Concealed Pole (al-Qutb al-Maktum) and the Sealed Isthmus (al-Barzakh al-Makhtum)."
The essential reality of this spiritual rank is concealed. The Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) told the Shaykh: "Al-Qutb al-Maktum is the one whom Allah has concealed from His angles and His prophets, except for me."
The great Companion of Sidina Shaykh al-Tijani, the erudite scholar and Arif, Sidi Muhammad ibn al-Mishri (d. 1224h/1809) writes in his 'Kitab al-Jami':
"The Hidden Pole has a position facing the Muhammadan Reality that will never be for anyone else from amongst all the greatest of the saints (may Allah be pleased with all of them). With that said, his reality in that position--that is specific to him--will not occur to anyone but Allah and the Master of Existence (peace and blessing be upon him), because he has a unique relationship with the Muhammadan Reality."
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