lusts. So, steady your heart, O Hermes, as you gaze upon the souls ascending the ladder of the spheres to reach the Father, from whom everything begins and in whom everything ends, from pre-eternity to post-eternity. Hermeticism contains a comprehensive philosophy regarding life and the hereafter; we have sufficed here with what the theory of reincarnation requires.

A question from Miss Dima Al-Sadr: "It caught my attention that Hermes, according to Muslims, is the Prophet Idris—Exalted is His Might—and this means that every ancient nation had its own Hermes, does it not? Also, is there any direct mention of this philosophy in the Islamic religion, specifically in the Noble Quran?"

The Answer: Yes, every nation has its Hermes, and the Hermes of the Arabs is the Commander of the Faithful, Ali ibn Abi Talib—Exalted is His Might—who said: "I am the Aristotle of every Aristotle, and the Hermes of every Hermes." As for the traces of this philosophy in Islam, yes, they exist, and we shall reach that point, God willing, in its proper place.