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The Egyptian Epistle - Muhammad ibn Muqatil al-Qati'i

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He replied: "Do not disclose to any of the Murji’ites or the Shortcomers (al-Muqassira) the science of the Kingdom until they believe in the Walaya of Amir Almuminin in reality."

(556) By his narration regarding the words of the Almighty: {Have you seen the one who denies the Judgment? ❁ For that is the one who drives away the orphan ❁ And does not encourage the feeding of the poor. ❁ So woe to those who pray ❁ [But] who are heedless of their prayer ❁ Those who make show [of their deeds] ❁ And withhold assistance}([11]). He said: "**The one who denies the Judgment is the Third Eye [Uthman]. The 'Judgment' (al-Din) is Lord Mim—exalted be his glory; for he [the Third] is the one who denies what he [the Mim] brought regarding the Oneness of our Master the Prince of Bees.1

'For that is the one who drives away the orphan': the Orphan here is Abu Dharr, for he [the Third] exiled him to al-Rabdha. 'And does not encourage the feeding of the poor': the Poor one (al-miskin) here is the believing Connaissant who finds tranquility (yaskunu) in the recognition of God; and his 'food' is his listening to science from the accomplished scholars, which is prohibited during his [the Third's] reign."

The meaning of "does not encourage the feeding of the poor": he does not command [it]. In another manuscript: "He said the one who denies the Judgment is Sajkuq—may God curse him."

'So woe to those who pray': they are the people of the Inward. Its meaning is: woe to those who abandon the Inward Prayer and are heedless of it after having recognized it. 'Those who make show': and do not openly declare the Oneness of the Prince of Bees.

Footnotes

1Surah Al-Ma'un.
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