The Book of the Epistle to the Son of the Wolf CHAPTER SIXTY TWO 16 страница
Tablet on the Isolated Letters [of the Light] CHAPTER EIGHT
Divisions 226-255
THE ISOLATED LETTERS [OF THE LIGHT]
226.
Know therefore that the people have been scattered
in view of the fact that they were given to disputation.
227.
And thus was sent down aforetime unto Muhammad, the Messenger of God that [ ]
and only a handful of My servants evinced gratitude.
228.
Yet, in spite of all this, it is beloved to Us [me] that I should give special attention to the one who striveth in the way of God, journeyeth towards Him, and migrateth unto Him.
229.
In this light do I cast,
according to the capacity of such among the servants [of God] who can bear it,
of those souls who can sustain and of such intellects as can fathom it,
230.
what might serve as a memorial and an expression of glad-tidings unto the servants
and [unto] those who desire to hasten unto the Abode of Peace (Baghdad)
and enter beneath the shade of the Tree of Reunion.
231.
Hearken then unto what is revealed unto thee in this blessed [Sinaitic] Spot
from this all-eternal [Sinatic] Tree [Bush] which is not consumed by Fire. Exodus 3:2
232.
Unto this do none draw near except such as circumambulate about its domain and,
with His consent, sacrifice themselves in His path thereafter rendering thanks.
233.
Know thou then that the [isolated] letter "A" is, on a certain level
a herald [indicative] of His Greatest Name which is Allāh ["God", 1st letter = "A"].
234.
The [isolated letter] "L" (lām) is an aspect of His Hidden Knowledge.
235.
The [isolated letter] "M" (mīm) indicateth his Name the Bestower.
236.
That is to say [A-L-M] [semi-acrostically indicates the sentence],
`I am God, the Most-Informed, the Bestower.
237.
And these Names are what God hath singled out for His own Logos Persona
at the start of the Book. Quran 2:1
238.
By this means doth He accomplish that which He desireth
and none can ever know the nature of what He desireth nor outstrip Him in His knowledge.
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239.
And We one and all are certain and confident of this matter.
240.
Now on another level God, glorified be He,
intendeth by the [letter] "A" of the [isolated letters A-L-M] the Oneness of His Essence.
241.
By the [letter] "L" (lām) [is indicated] the wilāya (providential custodianship) of His (intimate authority, custodian, legatee, guardian, etc) for the [letter] "L" (lām) is the letter indicative of wilāya (one representative of special custodianship) if thou art of such are informed.
242.
By the [isolated letter] "M" (mīm) is indicated the prophethood of His Beloved [= Muhammad]
for this letter ("M") is the letter of prophethood
as is indicated by the fact that it appears at the beginning of the name of His Messenger
just as thou dost witness.
243.
And the letter of the wilāya (custodianship = "L")
hath precedence over the letter of Prophethood ( = M)
244.
This so that those possessed of heartfelt vision testify to the fact that
this is an expression of eschatological glad-tidings unto all who inhabit the heavens and the earth,
245.
for he who succeeded Muhammad (= the Bāb) hath in his mighty name (= `Alī Muhammad)
the name of wilāya (custodianship) [=`Alī]
that precedes the name of prophethood, [= Muhammad]
just as thou art aware in [the Bāb's name] `Ali is before Muhammad (`Ali Muhammad = the Bāb).
246.
Evidence of this is furnished by the second verse of the Criterion
which, in very truth, was revealed as follows,
247.
"No doubt is there about this Book
wherein there is guidance for the godfearing who believe in the Unseen". Quran 2:2
248.
Now the "Unseen" doth not relate to the era of Muhammad
except through `Alī before Nabīl [= Muhammad = the Bāb]
if thou be of those who believe in this "Unseen".
249.
Through this "Unseen" did God take a covenant,
by virtue of the very [pre-eternal] constituent atoms of the Criterion ( = Muslims),
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with all such as inhabit the heavens and the earth;
though most of the peoples remain devoid of comprehension.
250.
Know therefore in what manner the Bird of the Throne extendeth its tongue [of spirit]
and sings in the lofty heights of Eternal Subsistence
informing thee of that through which thou shouldst find thy minds calmed,
thy souls refreshed and thine hearts delighted.
251.
Through this also should the believers in the divine union be exhilarated.
252.
Know then! the greatness of this Cause for God hath made mention of it at the very beginning of His Book [Qurān 2:1]
and at the very start of His address with His Beloved One. [Muhammad]
253.
In spite of this, these profligate souls [Muslims] broke the covenant of God,
violated His testament, and repudiated His Proof.
254.
Not satisfied with all this
they did unto him [the Bāb] what shattereth the very patience of the truly patient.
255.
Thus do We inform thee of the mysteries of the Cause
if thou dost hearken with the ears of sanctity.
Tablet on the Isolated Letters [of the Light] CHAPTER NINE
Divisions 256-280
THE ISOLATED LETTERS [OF THE LIGHT]
256.
So, by God! Shouldst thou ponder upon the “L”
which was sent down between the two [isolated] letters ("A" & "M")
thou wouldst assuredly attain everything that thou desirest,
257.
for the "L" hath the form of three [letters] (L+A+M) [when spelled out in full],
as accords with the reckoning of the practitioners of computation in their examination thereof.
258.
The latter [persons] thus assign to its reality three [letters];
that is, the [letter] "L", the [letter] "A", and the [letter] "M".
259.
It [the isolated letter "L"] thus combines within it
everything about which we might be questioned [regarding the A-L-M].
260.
The [letter] "M" appeareth within its reality
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and this is an evidence of its being self-contained
as thou wouldst realize if thou shouldst soar in the firmament of self-sufficiency
and the expanse of the Divine Union.
261.
In view of this do the proof seekers demonstrate the fact that
"He who is He, verily, no God is there save Him".
262.
He, verily, hath ever been exclusively One in His Essence,
One in His Attributes, One in His Name,
One in His [cosmological-alchemical] handiwork.
263.
Could there possibly be any God other than He?
264.
Say,
`Praised be God! There is no God other than He'.
265.
And we, one and all, before Him and His handiwork do stand in bewildered awe.
266.
Through this are the veils of blasphemous idolatry burned up,
the intimations of self-guidance dissipated,
and the banners of the champions of the Divine Oneness upraised.
267.
Ponder now upon the "A" which God placed in an intermediary position
between the "L" and the "m" [in the isolated letter "L". [= L+A+M]
268.
Such is what cannot be comprehended through discernment
nor fathomed by means of knowledge
even if all such as inhabit the heavens should consider this matter for an eternity of eternities.
269.
[In the effort to comprehend this]
The very doors of the mystical sense of this all-perpetual letter would be bolted
and the portals of explication would be opened
that thou might make due progress should thou hearken aright!
270.
Know then, that should thou make this divine "A" to revolve about its self
there would be manifest two upright "A"s.
271.
And then after that if thou should raise them both up unto [the value of] the tens
then there would be manifest the number of twice ten. (= 20, 1+1 = 2 X 10 = 20)
272.
Then would surely be made manifest the [letter] "K" (= 20)
of the [creative imperative] command [ "Be!"]
by means of which the "Temples of the Divine Unity,
the Manifestations of Singleness and the places of abstracted reality were called into being.
273.
And this [creative "K"] actualized the [qur'ānic] "and it is"
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[= "Be and it is!", Quran 2:115, 3:42, 6:72, etc.]
before it was associated with the supportive letter "N", (__)
[as thou dost know] if thou art of such as are informed.
274.
Following this conjoining [of "K" and "N" as the creative imperative]
the modalities were created in the worlds of limitation
as well as the concrete [worldly] testimonies in the worlds of constructed reality.
275.
Unto this do testify such as are privy to the knowledge of the mysteries of wisdom the like of which hath streamed forth from a manifest and mighty Pen.
276.
Know then, that all of the [Isolated] Letters and the Words return unto this all-eternal [letter] "A", and this Lordly Cipher,
[as would be evident to thee] if thou should observe with the vision of the heart.
277.
It certainly is a manifestation of the Letters [of the alphabet],
without it being alluded to [in the least].
278.
And thus was the knowledge which originateth with Him, in very truth, sent down,
should thou estimate correctly, and be of them such as comprehend.
279.
Otherwise beseech God, thy Lord that He instruct thee in His knowledge
and proffer unto thee what shall enable thee to be independent
of them such as resist guidance by the verses [signs] of God,
280.
who do amble in the shadowy enclaves of the abysmal deep
and are engulfed therein from all directions by waves of hellfire
causing them to sweat profusely though utterly failing to realize [spiritual] intimacy.
Tablet on the Isolated Letters [of the Light] CHAPTER TEN
Divisions 281-315
THE ISOLATED LETTERS [OF THE LIGHT]
281.
Observe now, the mysteries which are deposited in this [letter] "A"
for in all the Letters are theophanies of this "A.
282.
Then observe ye this!
Witness ye, for example, that in this [letter] "A" is the [letter] "B"
in an humbled, innocent condition, utterly prostrate upon the dust,
its whole being manifesting fear before God as thou mayest observe if thou beholds its shape.
(Arabic "A" = "B", leveled, turned on its side)
283.
Subsequently was it [the locale of "A" / "B"] manifested in the Temple of [the letter] "D" exhibiting its prostration before God, the Help in Peril, the Beloved One
(note the bent, prostrate shape of the Arabic letter "D")
284.
And when it has prostrated its ng before God
the essence of the [letter] Ṣād [“S”] was made manifest.
285.
From this there floweth the [Cosmic] Watery Expanse
through which God reviveth all who exist within the heavens and on the earth
in the category of [living] creatures
[as would be evident] if thou should closely examine the constituent nature of the creatures.
286.
Wherefore be informed that all the Letters and all of the creatures are in this light
subject to such theophany on account of the theophanic transformations of this [letter] "A"
which is manifested within diverse [letter-shaped] receptacles
evident unto thee if thou should examine the [diverse forms of] the letters of the alphabet.
287.
And when it came about that God desired to manifest the theophanic transformations of this "A",
there radiated forth upon these [primordial] letters a theophanic disclosure of His likeness [image].
288.
As a result all these [primordial] letters were effected by the [creative imperative] "Be!"
and their very garments (`outer forms') were made manifest.
289.
If they should sanctify their own beings from these transient embodiments
they would one and all exist in the [disembodied] form of this [letter] "A"
and [when necessary] would arise in accordance with their respective forms.
290.
And should thou desire to witness a theophanic disclosure of this [letter] "A",
rising up in the [primordial essence of the] letters
according to their [own] shape and it's [the “A”] own subsistent being,
thou shouldst certainly evince certitude within thee,
for it doth certainly rise up above all other things.
291.
Then observe the devolved cryptic dimensions [of the letter[s] "A"]
just as thou dost witness their [mundane] numerical-alphabetical aspect.
292.
This [letter] "A", for example, if thou submerge it in the oceans of the decads the "A"
would appear, [maintaining] its own shape through the replication of the [Primordial] "Point"
(with 2 dots) and from it would appear the [letter] "Y" (yā) for its numerical value is ten
(yā' = 10 = 1 & 0) according to the manner of enumeration in which thou dost calculate.
293.
In like manner, if thou shouldst cause the letter "A" to ascend unto the heaven of the hundreds
it would appear in its very essence through the compounding of the dual "Points"
such that thou would, this moment observe the letter "Q" (qāf). (again with 2 dots)
294.
Wherefore is it, that it, the letter "A",
traverseth until it endeth at the end of numerical computation
when the letter "A" appeareth on the fourth level [of the thousands],
[again] through the compounding of the [Primoridal] "Points".
295.
Wherefore is there made manifest the numerical reckoning of the thousands.
296.
In this respect thou shalt likewise observe the letter "Gh" (ghayn; = 1,000).
297.
Then witness thou in what manner the tokens of the Divine Unity become evident
in the Omnipotent realm of the Letters,
such that thou might bear witness in the horizons of the realms of possibility
and the identities possessed of intellectuality [Quran __ :__],
the fact that He is God and that there is none other God save Him and [that] all return unto Him.
298.
So when the location of the [letter] "A" became evident
in the first of the letters, as well as the last of them,
there appeared in its essence, through the voice of their inmost reality,
[the words] "He is the First and the Last, the Seen and the Hidden" ( = Quran 57:3).
299.
And all in this respect were one as regards the unity of their Creator [= the "A"]
for before Him were they prostrate.
300.
On that level, He [God]appropriated to this [letter] "A" all the [other emergent] Letters
and thus was the theophany of this [letter] "A" [made manifest] through its own being
above [all] the [other] Letters, [as thou would witness]
if thou were [of such as are] enraptured in the Riḍwān of the divine union.
301.
At any given moment what applieth to the [letter] "A" is truly affirmed of the letter "B";
and the reverse also may be observed.
302.
Then be aware of the "Points" which are increased relative to it [the "A"]
on all of its levels and degrees.
303.
This is that which establisheth the outward forms which it [the "A"] assimilateth
in the expression of its [alphabetic] manifestations
to the end that the people realize that He alotteth them [= the "Points" in "A" = the various letters]
in accordance with their varying capacity
and according to what is ordained for them relative to it.
304.
Otherwise, if it were in its [alphabetical] mode
and it failed [= the "Points" in the "A" = various letters] to become clothed
in the garment of [alphabetic] limitation,
it would prove incomprehensible unto the inmost hearts of such as are possessed of discernment,
as well as unfathomable unto those possessors of intellect.
305.
Then witness an [alphabetical] manifestation of this [place of the letter] "A" within thine own life!
306.
For thou, verily, at the moment in which thou hearken and envision [this "A"],
thou shall cry out whatsoever thou wish inasmuch as no single event hold thee back
and no single action obstructs thee, just as thou witnesseth all of that within thine own life.
307.
And in like manner, experience something of the divine names
at the moment when the Divine Name "[God]the Hearing" is affirmed for thee.
308.
In consequence there will [also] be affirmed for thee
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