the first manifestation to appear with the call toward Him. This is because he is the manifestor of all other creatures from non-existence into existence by the command of his Creator, and his manifestation over all beings. As for its naming as "The First," it is because he is the first light to appear from his Creator, the Meaning (Exalted is His Might), and the first name he was named by, and the first of his veils. He is the first of numbers, and he is the One (Al-Wahid) from whose light's radiance the units originated without accepting division in his essence.

The second of the times is the Asr: it is an indication to the manifestation of the Fa from him. Asr in the language is a name from the names of time, and it is not elevated above the extent of the age nor is it separate from it. Likewise, the Fa, for it is not separate from the Intellect nor elevated above it. And to it, the indication occurred in the oath by His (the Exalted) saying: {By the Time (Al-Asr), indeed mankind is in loss} (Al-Asr 1-2). And it is a Mim Tamis.

The third time is Maghrib: it is a proof of the first Ha. Its time was named Maghrib as a warning of the setting of the Sun of Disclosure (Kashf) in his station and its disappearance beneath the radiance of the light of the Essence, and the appearance of the Meaning like it. Its time is called the First Isha, and that is an indication of the darkness of the veil that he manifested from surrendering the command to the Taghut (Tyrant) according to the requirement of His wisdom. It is that which blinded