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In the Name (hā-Šem) of G-d (Arabic, ﷲ, Allāh), the Most
Gractious, the Most Merciful! Peace be upon thee (as-salāmu ʿālaykum),
O devotee (yā murīd),
from al-Ṭarīqa
al-Wāḥidāt (Arabic, الطريقة
الواحدات, the Path of Unities). Lo! In
relation to the Will of G-d (al-Irādāt Allāh), and to the stations
(al-maqāmāt) of thine own interests, thou shalt ascend this scroll of the
ether (al-hawāʾ) unto each of the gates on high (al-abwāb al-aʿlā).
G-d is Most Great (Allāhu Akbar)! The keys to the gates (al-mafātīḥ
al-abwāb) are on top.
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O wayfarer (Yā sabīl) of the Almighty (hā-ʾĔlōhîm)
through His most wondrous Names and Attributes (al-Asmāʾ
waʾl-Ṣifāt)! Enter by the gate (al-bāb) to the Tablets of Allegiance
(al-Alwāḥ al-Bayʿah). In the Arabic tongue,
al-bayʿah,
one’s sworn fealty, hath been clothed in the saying,
“Take ye the hand of an elder (šayh or shaykh).”
Yea, he, verily, is a guide (al-muršid),
across the
valleys (al-audiya), to the death of the willful self (al-fanāʾ
al-nafs
al-ammāra). Amen (ʾĀmīn).
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