“A conception of a relationship between anthropology, astronomy, ethics, and psychology permeates Nuqtavi thought. Stars are designated as friends (ashāb) of God; they are the Imams and the caliphs, just like Muhammad is the moon. And they travel and work together and rise and set together, as the sun rises; and they all turn black and become hidden along with the sun’s soul (nafs).”
—Kathryn Babayan, Mystics, Monarchs, and Messiahs