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mayest not remain deprived thereof. This indeed
would not be hard for God. Dust-made Adam was
raised up, through the Word of God, to the heavenly
throne, and a mere fisherman was made the repository
of Divine wisdom, and Abú-Dhar, the shepherd,
became a prince of the nations!
This Day, O Shaykh, hath never been, nor is it
now, the Day whereon man-made arts and sciences
can be regarded as a true standard for men, since it
hath been recognized that He Who was wholly unversed
in any of them hath ascended the throne of
purest gold, and occupied the seat of honor in the
council of knowledge, whilst the acknowledged exponent
and repository of these arts and sciences
remained utterly deprived. By "arts and sciences"
is meant those which begin with words and end with
words. Such arts and sciences, however, as are
productive of good results, and bring forth their
fruit, and are conducive to the well-being and tranquility
of men have been, and will remain, acceptable
before God. Wert thou to give ear to My voice, thou
wouldst cast away all thy possessions, and wouldst set
thy face towards the Spot wherein the ocean of wisdom
and of utterance hath surged, and the sweet
savors of the loving-kindness of thy Lord, the Compassionate,
have wafted.
We deem it advisable, in this connection, to recount
briefly some past events, that perchance they
may be the means of vindicating the cause of equity
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