But I say to you: that whoever divorces his wife, except for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery."

"Again you have heard that it was said to those of old: 'Do not swear falsely, but fulfill your oaths to the Lord.' But I say to you: do not swear at all, neither by heaven, for it is the throne of Allah, nor by the earth, for it is His footstool, nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King... nor swear by your head, because you cannot make a single hair white or black. But let your communication be: Yes, yes; No, no. For whatever is more than these comes from the evil one.

You have heard that it was said: An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. But I say to you: do not resist the evil person, but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.

You have heard that it was said: Love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I say to you: love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you.

And like that are many sayings in the Torah, the Gospel, the Psalms, and the Quran—sayings that denote the negation of the Outward (Zahir) and the establishment of the Inward (Batin).

So contemplate, O asker, these great, grave, and majestic sayings that denote the negation of the Outward and the establishment of the