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مَكْتَبَةُ كَتِيبَةِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ نُصَيْرٍ

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

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His throne is built by the sacred soul through the movement of the woven numbers of the Explained Book. His sun is the guided and seeking flame—the Sun, the Gazelle, the Crescent, the White, the Pure, the Jewel, and the Light named in the heavens as the Luminous Aḥmad, from the One (Aḥad), by the specific allotment of the Mīm in the magnification of his name—the Prophet honored in essence, Muḥammad, Yā Sīn, Ṭā Hā, the Ṭawāsīn, and the Ḥawāmīm. He is the Master Messenger, the best of creation, the Praised, the Praiser, and the Laudable.

May the most sublime blessings and peace be from the Great Creator and the most perfect favors from the vast and shaded Presence upon the First Being, the Luminous Being: the noble and honored Gate (al-Bāb), the brilliant Phantom, the noble and shining Person, the elegant and discerning individual, the Cause of Causes. He is the virtuous Station, the goal of seekers, the excellent Guide, and the bearer of the Book. The speaking and joyous Opener, the overflowing and surging Sea, the planet Mars (al-Mirrīkh), and the blessed, clear, and great Path. He is the sphere that overtakes, appearing near the vast and radiant Eternity.

The turbaned and draped Ambassador, the Caller in the mantle of Adriyūn, distinguished with the highest veneration. He is the guide of the ascents to the Quran and the recitation, the one who grants them success in beautiful remembrance and devotion. He is the conveyor to the worlds, pointing toward the Essence with glorification, magnification, and praise. For the Gnostic believers, he is the path of salvation, their source at the fountain of the water of life—pure and refreshing—quenching them with his subtlety from the sealed nectar in a cup flavored with ginger. He is uniquely designated by the luminous point at the center of the attributes of Revelation and Inspiration, named al-Khazraj, al-Bisṭām, al-Ghazāl, al-Aḍḥā, Ibn Jamīn, and Salsal. He is the tranquil bed for the one laid upon it with the gift of the sacred crowns—the Master Salmān among the people of human temperament, and the Luminous one among the people of liberation. He is the hidden Closure, the crowned and happy one, encircled by light—the Trustworthy Holy Spirit, the gift of the Jabarūt: Jābir and Gabriel.

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