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مَكْتَبَةُ كَتِيبَةِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ نُصَيْرٍ

The Beginning and the Return - Al-Husayn ibn Harun al-Baghdadi

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The words of the Almighty: {And the Day the Hour is established the criminals will despair} 1 . He says: When the Qa'im—may His Might be exalted—rises and uncovers the veil, the people of disbelief and denial will be bewildered by what they witness of metamorphosis (Maskh), solidification (Ras-h/Rusuqh), and types of torment within the metamorphosed states, and what has been prepared for them thereafter of torment in the Durdur and the Fa'us; thus, they shall provide no answer.

[54] Muhammad ibn Abi Zuhayr al-Abli narrated from Dawud ibn Kathir al-Raqqi that he said: "There was among my neighbors a man who was a monkey-trainer (Qarrad), and he had a bear. A blacksmith bought it from him and set it to work blowing into the furnace (al-Kur) until, when the duration of his toil became long, the bear would [stay awake] in the depth of the night, howling and crying out. He [Dawud] said: "I used to go early to the mosque on many days, and I would continue reciting and reflecting upon the Quran and the stories of the hypocrites within it until dawn broke. Then I would pray the two units (Rak'at) of dawn and sleep until the [next] morning."

He said: "The bear then made its way to the mosque.

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1Surah Ar-Rum - Verse 12.
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