them! In the writings of the Ones” “Immaculate (Imams), the word is frequently applied to “Suns” Abstracted Lights (Manifestations). One of these applications is found in the prayer “Nudba”1— are the rising Suns? Where are the brilliant “Where Moons? Where are the shining Stars?” Therefore it is shown that in the primary sense “sun,” “moon” and signify the Prophets, the saints and “stars” their companions, through the light of whose knowl- edges the worlds of the visible and invisible are en- lightened and illumined. In another sense, by “sun,” and is intended the divines of the “moon,” “star” former Dispensation at the time of the subsequent Manifestation and in whose hands are the reins of the religion of the people. If they are illumined by the light of the subsequent Sun in His Manifestation, they will be acceptable, radiant and shining; other- wise they will be declared as darkened, even though they are apparently guides. For all these states, in- cluding belief and unbelief, guidance and error, hap- piness and misery, light and darkness are dependent upon the approval of that Sun of Divinity. If in the Day of Judgment (Day of a new Manifesta- tion), any one of these divines is declared faithful by the Source of Wisdom, he can truly be regarded as possessing knowledge, light and faith, and as having 1 Written by Ali. “Lamentation.” attained the Good Pleasure of God. Otherwise igno- rance, rejection, infidelity and injustice will be applied to him.
them! In the writings of the “Immaculate Ones” (Imams), the word “Suns” is frequently applied to Abstracted Lights (Manifestations). One of these applications is found in the prayer “Nudba”1— “Where are the rising Suns? Where are the brilliant Moons? Where are the shining Stars?” Therefore it is shown that in the primary sense “sun,” “moon” and “stars” signify the Prophets, the saints and their companions, through the light of whose knowl- edges the worlds of the visible and invisible are en- lightened and illumined. In another sense, by “sun,” “moon,” and “star” is intended the divines of the former Dispensation at the time of the subsequent Manifestation and in whose hands are the reins of the religion of the people. If they are illumined by the light of the subsequent Sun in His Manifestation, they will be acceptable, radiant and shining; other- wise they will be declared as darkened, even though they are apparently guides. For all these states, in- cluding belief and unbelief, guidance and error, hap- piness and misery, light and darkness are dependent upon the approval of that Sun of Divinity. If in the Day of Judgment (Day of a new Manifesta- tion), any one of these divines is declared faithful by the Source of Wisdom, he can truly be regarded as possessing knowledge, light and faith, and as having 1 “Lamentation.” Written by Ali. attained the Good Pleasure of God. Otherwise igno- rance, rejection, infidelity and injustice will be applied to him.
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