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You would not write a clear answer, and if you did write it, you would mark it yourself, not the fabricated words of the polytheists' souls. Of course, such remembrance as demonstrated is a hundred thousand times more preferable to closing one's mouth. Speech is good in mentioning and affirming the matter of Allah, not in arguing and fighting with Him. As stated in the divine commandments: The tongue was created for the remembrance of the Merciful, beware of leaning it towards the words of the manifestations of Satan. The tongue is the source of the lights of truth, do not let it utter falsehood! The tongue is a treasury of praise for Me, do not engage it in the mention of this and that, for I have placed it in its position as a verse that does not diminish. As long as existence remains, speech will not be severed from it, unless a disease intervenes between it and the praise of its Lord. And from it, a perceptive knower will realize that divine knowledge has no end and will not have an end. The pearls of expression are hidden in it, but they do not add to its body. And the rivers of meanings flow from it, and not a particle of it is diminished. Indeed, in this position, there are many remembrances, and this servant is satisfied with this summary, so that perhaps the outer and inner tongue will be purified from the disease of the soul and passion and made to speak in the praise of Allah. Today, the one who speaks is the one who rises in the praise of the Truth, and if not, he has been and will be a mere cawing crow.
I wish you hadn't written a response, and if you did write one, you should have expressed your own thoughts, not the fabricated words of polytheistic souls. Indeed, remaining silent a hundred thousand times would have been better than uttering such statements. Speech is good when used for the remembrance and affirmation of God's cause, not for arguing and fighting against it. As mentioned in the divine commandments, the tongue is created for the remembrance of the Merciful, so beware of inclining it towards the words of Satan's manifestations. The tongue is the source of truthful light; do not make it the origin of false words! The tongue is the repository of My praise and glorification; do not occupy it with the mention of this and that, for I have placed it in a position where it is an inexhaustible verse.
 
Whatever it speaks, as long as existence remains, speech will not be cut off from it, unless some illness intervenes between it and the praise of its Lord. A perceptive knower recognizes that divine knowledge has no end and will never have one. The eloquent pearls of the universe are concealed within it, but they have not added to its essence. The rivers of meanings flow from it, and not a particle has been diminished from it.
 
There is much to mention in this regard, but this servant has been content with this brief account, hoping to purify the outward and inward tongue from the diseases of self and passion, and make it speak the praises of God. For today, the one who speaks is he who stands in the praise of the Truth, and otherwise, he is and will always be a mere prattler.

Latest revision as of 21:01, 1 April 2023

I wish you hadn't written a response, and if you did write one, you should have expressed your own thoughts, not the fabricated words of polytheistic souls. Indeed, remaining silent a hundred thousand times would have been better than uttering such statements. Speech is good when used for the remembrance and affirmation of God's cause, not for arguing and fighting against it. As mentioned in the divine commandments, the tongue is created for the remembrance of the Merciful, so beware of inclining it towards the words of Satan's manifestations. The tongue is the source of truthful light; do not make it the origin of false words! The tongue is the repository of My praise and glorification; do not occupy it with the mention of this and that, for I have placed it in a position where it is an inexhaustible verse.

Whatever it speaks, as long as existence remains, speech will not be cut off from it, unless some illness intervenes between it and the praise of its Lord. A perceptive knower recognizes that divine knowledge has no end and will never have one. The eloquent pearls of the universe are concealed within it, but they have not added to its essence. The rivers of meanings flow from it, and not a particle has been diminished from it.

There is much to mention in this regard, but this servant has been content with this brief account, hoping to purify the outward and inward tongue from the diseases of self and passion, and make it speak the praises of God. For today, the one who speaks is he who stands in the praise of the Truth, and otherwise, he is and will always be a mere prattler.