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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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Indeed, there is no salvation for the believer from these 'cages'—which are the clay structures (physical bodies)—except by performing what Allah has obligated for the believer toward his brother.

Then he mentioned the kings, explicitly stating and codifying that they only attained what they reached through their good deeds toward the believers. He commanded generosity, urged it, and encouraged it, while warning against oppressing believers or backbiting them. He insisted that they should never be mentioned with suspicion, that no forbidden act should be deemed permissible, and that one must repent from such things, allowing one's piety to triumph over one's whims. If you do not do this, you will be among the losers—we seek refuge in Allah from that.

Then, he praised Allah and thanked Him for His benevolence and favor, for the Gnosis He bestowed upon him, and the guidance He granted him. He praised the Greatest Proof (al-Hujja al-Uzma), which is the path to the Worshipped God, the Manifest and Existent. He mentioned himself and his affirmation of the Word of Monotheism, stating that he hopes for the most magnificent reward from his Master in the Abode of Permanence (Dar al-Baqa').

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