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Commentary on the Verse

Commentary on the Verse

Commentary on the Verse “And lo, the After-home is the (real) life, if they but knew.” The gates and walls and area of that World and its water and pitchers and fruits and trees, all are living and speaking and hearing; and on that account Mustafá (Mohammed), on whom be peace, has said that the […]

How in the pavilion of the fortress

How in the pavilion of the fortress

How in the pavilion of the fortress adorned with pictures they (the princes) saw a portrait of the daughter of the King of China and how all three lost their senses and fell into distraction and made inquiries, asking, “Whose portrait is this?” دیدن ایشان در قصر این قلعه‌ی ذات الصور نقش روی دختر شاه […]

How the Amír answered them again

How the Amír answered them again

How the Sultan’s sons went to the forbidden fortress

How the Sultan’s sons went to the forbidden fortress

How the neighbours of the ascetic

How the neighbours of the ascetic

How the princes, having bidden the King farewell

How the princes, having bidden the King farewell

How the Amír answered those neighbours

How the Amír answered those neighbours

Explaining that the gnostic seeks replenishment

Explaining that the gnostic seeks replenishment

How Mustafá (Mohammed)

How Mustafá (Mohammed)

Story of the King who enjoined his three sons

Story of the King who enjoined his three sons

Story of Dalqak’s

Story of Dalqak’s

How the Khwája disclosed to the bailiff

How the Khwája disclosed to the bailiff