The Compass of Truth or Risala I Haq Numa

A small pamphlet in Persian called Risala-i-Haq-numa (haq-truth; numa pointing; as a compass points out the North, so this points out the truth). It is from the pen of that enlightened prince Dara-Shikoh, the oldest son of Shah-i- Jahan, who died in 1659 A.l). In this book the author describes the four planes of existence, namely, the physical (Nisut), the super-physical (Malakut), the Blissful (Jabarut) and the Divine (Lahut), corresponding respectively with the four states of human consciousness, known as waking, dreaming, deep sleep and the trance-consciousness.