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مَكْتَبَةُ كَتِيبَةِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ نُصَيْرٍ

Guidance for the Seeker and the Lamp for the Monotheist - Abu Salih al-Daylami

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Then our Lord, the Commander of the Faithful—Glorified be His Might—called out: "O Adam! O Noah! O Abraham! O Moses! O Jesus! O Muhammad! O Jacob! O Joseph! O David! O Solomon!" He continued to call the Prophets by name, one by one, until every single Prophet had appeared. Then appeared the Ark of Noah, the Fire of Abraham and the idols he broke, the Staff of Moses, the She-Camel of Salih, the brothers of Joseph, the wolf, the well, the caravan, the valley, and the Flood. [There appeared] the Palace of Bilqis, the land of Sheba, Zulaykha, and all the nations of the past. [There appeared] the rivers Sayhun, Jayhun, the Nile, the Euphrates, the Tigris, the river of Balj, the Encompassing Ocean, Mount Qaf, and the Wall of Alexander—indeed, everything that was ever in the world.

The Himyarite, his people, and everyone present fell upon their faces in prostration. The Lord—Glorified be His Might—said: "Raise your heads." They raised their heads, and the Himyarite exclaimed: "I bear witness that You are the Truth, the absolute Truth! I glorify You in word and sincerity, with sound faith and pure certainty. You are the High, the Great, the Master of the Believers. There is no god but You, and none to be worshipped besides You! But how can we return to the land of Himyar? And how can we come back to You? Were it not that we have families and children, we would never depart from Your Great, Noble, and Holy Presence!"The Lord—Glorified be His Might—said to him:

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