مكتبة كتيبة محمّد بن نصير Muhammad bin Nusayr's Library Bibliothèque de Muhammad bin Nusayr کتابخانه کتیبه محمد بن نصیر

مَكْتَبَةُ كَتِيبَةِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ نُصَيْرٍ

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

Page
Scroll
Page 161 of 309

As for what the Lord 'Mim' (Muhammad)—Glorified be His Might—uttered and his testimonies regarding his Meaning (Ali) throughout the cycles (akwar), eras (adwar), epochs, and ages, it is something that none can enumerate except Allah the Exalted, the Worshipped Lord.

We have abridged and limited ourselves to what we mentioned previously, for it is sufficient. As for what we stipulated regarding the mention of composed poetry and the inspired wisdom and perfected meanings it contains, that is indispensable, for poetry is the Register (Diwan) .the Arabs, and it is something the soul yearns for and finds comfort in hearing—especially when its content is pure Monotheism (Tawhid). This is because the learned Sheikhs and people of merit (may Allah be pleased with them, and may He curse those who persecuted and opposed them) gathered Tawhid within their poems, depositing the very essence of the belief in Divine Abstraction (Tajreed).

Since this is so, it is necessary to provide a portion of what has been mentioned by the Monotheists (may Allah be pleased with them). Poetry has been employed by the Celestial Luminous World, as well as the Small Earthly Corporeal World, and those who follow them from the 'World of Affirmation and Response.'

Page 161 of 309