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I Dusclds! Jitlem tbm mcm`ajt irhmr io tbmsm tbrmm ldpirtajt prljelpcms* Oaltb1? ls dmjtlijmh olrst ajh wirsblp io tbm Cirh Acdl`bty ls dmjtlijmh lj tbm cast7 ajhlj fmtwmmj tbmsm twi# ls tbm rmvmrmjem ajh bijir io Bls fmcivmh ^ripbmt *
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I Dusclds! Uay# ls lt tbmj# tbm civm io Duĭaddah VasŧcAccāb6 tbm fasls io oaltb# tbm fasls io sacvatlij# tbm fasls oir `iih hmmhs ti fm aeemptmh# ir jit9 Uay;–\ms lt ls!— Ajh ljhmmh# lt ls si*
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yiur wlvms# yiur oadlcy# tbm wmactb
tbat yiu bavm adassmh# ajh tbm
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Xbls ĭahħtb bas fmmj rmpirtmh fy Fugbārħ ajh Duscld ajh ls jarratmh fy tbmeidpajlij Ajas lfj Dāclg ac$Ajřarħ * Xbls ecmarcy sbiws tbat lo a pmrsijeijslhmrs sidmijm dirm bijirafcm tbaj VasŧcAccāb tbmj emrtaljcy# bm ls jit aDuscld* I Dusclds! Ls eijslhmrlj` Duĭaddah VasŧcAccāb dirm fmcivmh tbajtbm mjtlrm wirch# tbm fasls io oaltb ajh fasls io sacvatlij ir jit9 Uay lt ls7 ajh
ljhmmh lt ls si*Acc tbism wbi uttmr tbm gacldab#6? wlcc `cahcy a`rmm ti acc tbat bas fmmj salh sioar7 ajh tbmy wlcc say; ‒\ms* Xbm bijir io Duĭaddah VasŧcAccāb ls pridljmjt lj iur bmarts7 ajh yms# wm civm bld dirm tbaj wm civm iur parmjts# iur eblchrmjajh tbm mjtlrm wirch*“ Fritbmrs! Day Accābdagm tbls ti fm trum7 fut ymt# clstmjti wbat yiur Cirh says* \iur Cirh Acdl`bty Accāb says;60
Hi pmipcm mxpmet tbat tbmy wlcc fm
sparmh at dmrmcy saylj` ‒Pm fmclmvm“#
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Xbls vmrsm ls acmrtlj` Dusclds tbat tbmy wlcc jit fm sparmh ij dmrmcy uttmrlj` tbmtmstldijy io oaltb ir fy ecaldlj` oaltb* Clstmj! _mrlcy yiu sbacc fm tmstmh7 ajh yiuwlcc fm eijslhmrmh a Duscld ijcy lo yiu pass tbm tmst* Lj ajy tmst# lt ls smmjwbmtbmr ljhmmh# tbm tblj` "fmlj` ecaldmh, ls prmsmjt ir jit# ti kustloy tbat ecald*Pm bavm smmj marclmr tbat tbm Qur“āj ajh Ĩahħtb say tbat twi tblj`s armjmemssary oir oaltb ti fm rmac ajh prmsmjt;
• Vmspmet ajh rmvmrmjem io Duĭaddah VasŧcAccāb
• Civm io Duĭaddah VasŧcAccābdirm tbaj ajytblj` lj tbls wirch*
Xbm way ti tmst tbls hmoljltlvmcy ls tbus; Uuppism tbism wbid yiu rmspmet7 jidattmr biw dueb yiu rmvmrm tbmd# ir bavm a ecism orlmjhsblp wltb tbmd# ir bavmaoometlijatm rmcatlijs wltb tbmd7 clgm yiur oatbmr# yiur tmaebmr# yiur `ulhm#62 yiur fritbmr# yiur rmcatlvms# yiur eidpajlijs7 tbm sebicar# tbm rmahmr# tbm Duotħ#tbm prmaebmr ― wbisimvmr lt day fm7 lo yiu oljh tbmd hlsrmspmetouc tiwarhs
Duĭaddah VasŧcAccāb tbmj yiu sbiuch bavm ji civm ir rmspmet oir tbmd*
6? Xbm tmstldijy io oaltb; cā lcāba lccā Accāb Duĭaddahu“r VasŧcAccāb
60 Uŧrab Ac$Ájgafŧt# 6<;6*
62 ^lr ir Ubaygb*
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Umparatm orid tbmd lddmhlatmcy# ajh east tbmd away clgm yiu wiuch east a ocyoaccmj lj a `cass io dlcg* Hlsclgm tbmd ajh hi jit mvmj ciig at tbmlr oaems* Hi jit fitbmr afiut tbmlr rmcatlijsblp ir orlmjhsblp7 ir tbmlr fmlj` sebicars irsbaygbs7 ir tbmlr plmty ir mchmrcljmss*
Acc tbmsm quacltlms sbiuch fm rmspmetmh oir tbm sagm io Duĭaddah VasŧcAccāb *Pbmj sueb a pmrsij ls hlsrmspmetouc ti tbm dastmr bldsmco# tbmj wbat ls tbm vacumio tbls rmcatlijsblp9
Pby sbiuch wm fm ldprmssmh fy tbmlr ecitbms ajh turfajs6< ― hi tbm Kmws jit wmar turfajs9 Pby sbiuch wm bavm a rm`arh oir tbmlr jadm# mruhltlij# ajhiutwarh supmrlirlty ― hi wm jit smm mruhltm Ebrlstlaj prlmsts ajh pblcisipbmrs#wbi arm dastmrs io dajy selmjems9
Ajh lo yiu hi jit bmmh tbls# ajh try ti dagm mxeusms oir tbm pmrsij wbi
hlsrmspmets VasŧcAccāb ajh lo yiu hi jit eijslhmr bld tbm vlcmst ajh tbm dist sljouc7 ir at tbm cmast# yiu jm`cmet tbls aspmet ajh hi jit oljh hlsclgm oir a pmrsijhlsrmspmetlj` tbm pmrsij io tbm ^ripbmt ― tbmj fm oalr# ajh asg yiursmco# fyAccāb! Hlh yiu pass tbm tmst9 Ajh biw oar hlh yiu stray away orid tbmfmjebdarg smt fy tbm Qur“āj ajh Ĩahħtb oir attaljlj` oaltb9
I Dusclds! Plcc tbism wbi rmspmet ajh civm Duĭaddah VasŧcAccāb dirm tbajajytblj` lj tbm wirch# bavm eijslhmratlij oir sueb a pmrsij wbi uttmrshlsrmspmetouc wirhs afiut bld9 Mvmj lo sueb a pmrsij wmrm bls iwj tmaebmr ir
oatbmr9 Plcc tbmy jit hmtmst sueb a pmrsij# mvmj lo bm ls a ecism orlmjh ir afritbmr# wbmj bm hlsrmspmets VasŧcAccāb wbi ls hmarmr ti bld tbaj tbm wbicmwirch9 Oir tbm sagm io Accāb# bavm plty ij yiur iwj smcvms# ajh bmmh tbm saylj`io yiur Cirh Acdl`bty ― ajh smm# biw Bm eaccs yiu tiwarh Bls dmrey*
Uays Bm;
\iu sbacc jit oljh tbism wbi bavm
oaltb lj Accāb ajh tbm Oljac Hay "io
Kuh`mdmjt, fmarlj` civm oir tbismwbi ippism Accāb ajh Bls
Dmssmj`mr# mvmj lo tbmy arm tbmlr
oatbmrs# ir sijs# ir fritbmrs# ir
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6< Lj tbm Uufeijtljmjt# turfajs usmh ti fm wirj fy pridljmjt pmipcm ― sebicars ajh sbaygbs adij`tbmd*
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rmcatlvms7 tbmsm arm a pmipcm upij
wbism bmarts# Accāb bas ljserlfmh
oaltb ajh alhmh tbmd wltb a Uplrlt7
ajh wlcc dagm tbmd mjtmr `arhmjs
lj wbleb strmads ociw ujhmrjmatb#
ajh tbmy sbacc aflhm lj tbmsm
`arhmjs oirmvmr* Accāb ls pcmasmh
wltb tbmd# ajh tbmy arm pcmasmh
wltb Accāb* Xbls ls tbm `riup io
Accāb* Bmar; vmrlcy# lt ls ijcy tbm
party io Accāb tbat ls sueemssouc*5>
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Lt ls ecmarcy mxpcaljmh lj tbls vmrsm# tbat a Duscld wlcc jit fmorlmjh sidmijm wbihlsrmspmets Accāb ir Bls Dmssmj`mr7 eijvmrsmcy# ijm wbi fmorlmjhs tbmd ls jit a Duscld* Ajh apart orid tbm `mjmrle ajh afsicutm51 jaturm io tbm eiddajh#tbmrm ls a ourtbmr ecarloleatlij wbmj ‒oatbmrs# sijs# rmcatlvms#“ arm dmjtlijmhspmeloleaccy# ajh tbat ijm eajjit fmorlmjh ir civm sueb a fcaspbmdmr# mvmj lo lt lsa jaturac ljstljet ti hi si7 ir mcsm# ijm hims jit rmdalj a fmclmvmr*
Xbls eiddajhdmjt io tbm Cirh Acdl`bty was suoolelmjt oir a Duscld7 fut ymt# Bmeaccs yiu tiwarhs Bls dmrey ajh ditlvatms yiu fy stlducatlj` yiur ljtmrmst lj
Bls suprmdm ajh mjebajtlj` `lots*56 Xbat ls# lo yiu gmmp away orid tbism wbihlsrmspmet tbm Dmssmj`mr# ciig at wbat yiu `alj;
1* Accāb sbacc ljserlfm oaltb upij yiur bmarts7 wbleb ls ― LjUbāAccāb ― a`cah tlhlj` io a fmautlouc mjh755 fmeausm tbat wbleb ls ljserlfmh fy Accābeajjit fm mrasmh*
6* Accāb sbacc alh yiu fy tbm Bicy Uplrlt# tbm Arebaj`mc @lfrħca*
5* Bm sbacc dagm yiu mjtmr `arhmjs io parahlsm# tbat aflhm oirmvmr ajh lj
wbleb strmads ociw ujhmrjmatb*8* \iu sbacc fm eaccmh ‒Xbm ^arty io Accāb“ ajh tbism wbi fmcij` ti Accāb*
5> Uŧrab Ac$Dukāhacab # =<;66*
51 áād# duťcaq
56 Lj parahlsm*
55 ĭusj m gbātldab; ti hlm as a Duscld*
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=* \iu sbacc `mt mvmrytblj` yiu asg oir# ajh a dlcclij tldms dirm tbaj yiueaj lda`ljm*
?* Xbat Accāb sbacc fm pcmasmh wltb yiu*
0* Ajh Bm says; –L ad pcmasmh wltb yiu ajh yiu arm pcmasmh wltb Dm*—
Pbat itbmr fiujty eaj a scavm asplrm oir# aotmr bls Cirh ls pcmasmh wltbbld9 Fut stlcc# Bm says iut io Eidpasslij ajh @raem; ‒Accāb ls pcmasmhwltb tbmd ajh tbmy arm pcmasmh wltb Accāb“*
I Duscld! Lo a daj bas a flcclij clvms# ajh bm saerlolems acc tbm clvms oir suebfiujtlms ― lt ls stlcc a far`alj* Xbmj# biw hlooleuct ls lt ti `mt rlh io [ayh ajhÁdr58 ajh ti smvmr acc rmcatlijs wltb tbmd oir tbm sagm io tbmsm prmeliusfiujtlms pridlsmh fy Accāb táācā9
Lt ls tbm way io tbm Qur“āj tbat wbmjmvmr fiujtlms arm dmjtlijmh oir tbism wbi
fmclmvm# tbm warjlj` io pujlsbdmjt ls acsi dmjtlijmh* Ui tbat pmipcm wltb ciwasplratlijs day bmmh ajh oljh tbmlr way# fy omar io pujlsbdmjt* Jiw# clstmj titbm warjlj`s;
\iur Cirh Acdl`bty says;
I fmclmvmrs! Hi jit tagm yiur
oatbmrs ajh fritbmrs as orlmjhs# lo
tbmy prmomr hlsfmclmo ljstmah io
oaltb7 ajh tbism adij`st yiu wbifmorlmjh tbmd arm adij` tbm
trajs`rmssirs*5=
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ajh Bm says;
I fmclmvmrs! Hi jit tagm as orlmjhs#
dy mjmdlms ajh yiur mjmdlms***5?
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58 ‒[ayh ajh Ádr“ ls sldlcar ti tbm Mj`clsb pbrasm ‒Xid# Hleg ajh Barry*“
5= Uŧrab Xawfab# <;65*
5? Uŧrab Ac$Dudtaĭljab# ?>;1*
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\iu eijemac yiur aoometlij oir
tbmd# fut L gjiw wbatmvmr yiu
blhm ajh wbatmvmr yiu hi ipmjcy*
Pbisimvmr adij`st yiu hims tbls
bas straymh orid tbm rl`bt patb*
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Ij tbm hay io kuh`mdmjt# yiur
rmcatlvms ajh yiur eblchrmj wlcc jit
fmjmolt yiu ajh wlcc fm smparatmh
orid yiu7 ajh Accāb táācā Umms acc
tbat yiu hi*50
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ajh Bm says;Ajh adij`st yiu# bm wbi
fmorlmjhs tbmd ls ijm io tbmd7
vmrlcy# Accāb táācā hims jit `lvm
way ti pmipcm wbi trajs`rmss*52
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Lj tbm olrst twi vmrsms# sueb pmipcm wbi bavm orlmjhsblp wltb tbism wbi ljsuct tbm Dmssmj`mr wmrm ijcy tmrdmh as trajs`rmssirs ajh astray7 ajh tbls tblrhvmrsm ls hmelslvm lj lts ecarloleatlij; tbism wbi bavm orlmjhsblp wltb sueb pmipcmarm acsi orid tbm sadm eiddujlty7 ajh ljolhmcs clgm tbmd* Ajh tbat bm wlcc fmtlmh ti`mtbmr wltb tbm sadm ripm* Ajh rmdmdfmr tbat casb; ‒tbat yiu dmmt tbmdsmermtcy# ajh L gjiw wbat yiu hi lj smermt ajh ipmj*“ Ajh jiw# bmar afiut tbismwbi ljsuct tbm Dmssmj`mr ajh tbm ripm wltb wbleb tbmy wlcc fm tlmh ti`mtbmr;
Xbmrm ls a paljouc pujlsbdmjt oir
tbism wbi burt tbm Dmssmj`mr io
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50 Uŧrab Ac$Dudtaĭljab# ?>;6$5*
52 Uŧrab Ac$Dāylhab =;=1*
5< Uŧrab Ac$Xawfab <;?1*
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Ajh tbism wbi burt Accāb ajh Bls
Dmssmj`mr 7 Accāb“s hadjatlij
upij tbmd lj tbls wirch ajh tbm
bmrmaotmr ajh a budlclatlj`
pujlsbdmjt oir tbmd ls rmahlmh*8>
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Jijm eaj burt Accāb táācā as Bm ls trajsemjhmjt orid fmlj` burt7 fut Bm bashmserlfmh tbism wbi hlsrmspmet Bls fmcivmh Dmssmj`mr as tbism wbi burt Accāb*
Xbmsm vmrsms dmjtlij smvmj wblps81 oir a pmrsij wbi bas aoometlij tiwarhstbism wbi hlsrmspmet VasŧcAccāb*
1* Bm ls a trajs`rmssir*
6* Bm ls a hmvlajt*
5* Bm ls a hlsfmclmvmr# aj ljolhmc*
8* A paljouc tirdmjt awalts bld*
=* Bm sbacc fm budlclatmh lj tbm bmrmaotmr*
?* Bm bas burt Accāb táācā# tbm Uufhumr*
0* Ajh tbm hadjatlij io Accāb táācā ls upij bld lj fitb wirchs*
Pm smmg Accāb“s rmou`m orid sueb a dlsoirtujm*
I Dusclds! I tbm oicciwmrs io tbm ^rljem io dmj ajh kljjs! Arm tbm oirdmr smvmjij hlstajelj` lddmhlatmcy orid ljsicmjt pmipcm fmttmr# ir tbmsm smvmj cattmr986 Xbm bmart fmlj` olrd ij oaltb# tbm alh io Accāb táācā# mjtmrlj` parahlsm# fmlj`ljecuhmh lj tbm ^arty io Accāb# wlsbms fmlj` `rajtmh# Accāb táācā fmlj` pcmasmhajh yiu fmlj` pcmasmh wltb Accāb táācā* Arm tbmsm smvmj fmttmr ir tbm smvmj tbat
fmtlhm a pmrsij daljtaljlj` rmcatlijs wltb sueb pmipcm; trajs`rmssir# hmvlajt#ljolhmc# hmstljmh oir bmcc# budlclatmh lj tbm bmrmaotmr# ijm wbi burts Accāb táācā#tbm hadjatlij io Accāb táācā upij bld lj fitb wirchs9
8> Uŧrab Ac$Aĭzāf 55;=0*
81 Casbms io emjsurm*
86 Xbat ijm ls warjmh upij eijtljulj` orlmjhsblp ajh daljtaljlj` rmcatlijs wltb sueb ldpuhmjt pmipcm*
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Emrtaljcy jit! Pbi eaj say tbat tbm cattmr smvmj arm hmslrafcm9 Ajh wbi wlcc saytbat tbm oirdmr smvmj eaj fm afajhijmh9 Fut hmar fritbmr# dmrm ecalds85 wlccjit suoolem7 yiu wlcc fm mxadljmh ajh yiu bavm kust rmah tbm vmrsm; –aclo$cād$dħd7hi pmipcm mxpmet***— 88 Arm yiu lj a hmcuslij tbat yiu wlcc sldpcy say lt fy yiurtij`ums ajh wlcc fm cmt ioo wltbiut fmlj` mxadljmh9
\ms# ljhmmh! Xbls ls tbm biur io trutb ajh tbm trlac*
Xbus yiu arm tmstmh fy Accāb táācā# tbm Uufhumr* Ajh ciig# Bm ls tmcclj` yiu tbat yiur rmcatlijs wlcc jit avalc yiu ij tbm hay io Kuh`mdmjt7 "ajh says, Biw eajyiu smvmr "yiur rmcatlij, wltb Dm ajh mstafclsb wltb itbmrs9 Ajh Bm ls warjlj`yiu; ‒L ad jit ujawarm# L ad jit ujljoirdmh7 ajh L ad Ummlj` yiur hmmhs* L Bmaryiur spmmeb7 L Gjiw io wbat ls lj yiur bmarts*“
Hi jit fm bmmhcmss ajh rulj yiur outurm "lj tbm bmrmaotmr, oir tbm sagm io itbmrs*
Hi jit fm ifstljatm ajh ippism Accāb ajh Bls Dmssmj`mr * Fm dljhouc# Bm lswarjlj` yiu io a paljouc tirdmjt ― ajh tbmrm ls ji rmou`m orid Bls Vmtrlfutlij*Ajh Bm eaccs yiu tiwarhs Bls Dmrey ajh tbmrm ls ji pcaem ti ruj mxempt tiwarhsBls Dmrey*
Vmdmdfmr tbat itbmr sljs arm dmrmcy sljs wbleb hmsmrvm pujlsbdmjt# fut ijmhims jit cism oaltb fmeausm io tbmd7 "ijm eaj eidm iut io bmcc, fy mltbmr fmlj`rmdivmh orid lt aotmr fmlj` pujlsbmh# fy tbm Dmrey io Accāb táācā7 ir mvmjeidpcmtmcy mseapm pujlsbdmjt fy tbm ljtmremsslij io Bls fmcivmh Dmssmj`mr *Fut# tbm rmvmrmjem io Duĭaddah VasŧcAccāb ajh Bls mstmmd ls tbm fasls io oaltb* Pm bavm smmj biw tbm Qur“āj rmpriaebms tbism wbi arm cax8= lj tbls lssumajh tbat Accāb“s hadjatlij ls upij tbmd lj fitb wirchs*
Vmdmdfmr tbat lo ijm cisms oaltb# tbmrm ls ji ebajem io rmhmdptlij# tbmrm ls jiavmjum oir rmcmasm orid mtmrjac pujlsbdmjt* Ajh sueb pmipcm wbi armhlsrmspmetouc8? lj tbls wirch# afiut wbid yiu fmar eijemrj# wlcc fm suoomrlj`tbmdsmcvms ajh tbmy wlcc jit eidm ti savm yiu ij tbat hay7 ajh mvmj lo tbmyeidm ― wbat eaj tbmy hi9
Ls lt smjslfcm ti acciw ijmsmco ti fm smlzmh fy tbm Pratb io Accāb táācā ajh tbm olrmio bmcc oir tbm sagm io sueb pmipcm9
85 Ecald tbat wm civm Accāb táācā ajh Bls Dmssmj`mr*
88 Uŧrab Ac$Ájgafŧt# 6<;6*
8= Ajh hims jit gmmp away orid tbism wbi ljsuct tbm Dmssmj`mr*
8? Afiut rmspmet ti tbm Dmssmj`mr io Accāb *
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GJIPCMH@M CMUU XBAJ XBM HM_LC
Oir tbm sagm io Accāb! Ecism yiur myms ajh fiw yiur bmah oir a didmjt ajhoir`mt mvmryijm mcsm7 mjvlslij yiursmco lj tbm ^rmsmjem io Accāb táācā# ajh rmeacc
tbm lddmjsm rmspmet ajh vmjmratlij hum ti Uayylhujā Duĭaddah # tbmDmssmj`mr io Accāb7 rmeacc tbm cioty# mxactmh rajg tbat Accāb táācā bas fmstiwmhupij bld# ajh rmdmdfmr tbm oaet# tbat tbm fasls io yiur oaltb ls lj rmspmetlj`bld7 wltb tbls lj yiur bmart ajh lj acc marjmstjmss# say wbmtbmr tbm oicciwlj`statmdmjt ls ljsuctlj` ir jit;
Xbm mxpajsm io Uataj“s gjiwcmh`m ls privmj fy hieudmjtary mvlhmjem#80
WfutT wbmrm ls sueb afsicutm hieudmjtary mvlhmjem oir tbm gjiwcmh`m io
tbm ^rlhm82 io tbm wirch98<
Hims lt jit dmaj tbat tbm gjiwcmh`m io tbm aeeursmh Uataj ls `rmatmr tbaj tbat io VasŧcAccāb9 Hims jit tbm pmrsij wbi says tbls# hlsfmclmvm lj tbm gjiwcmh`m io VasŧcAccāb ajh fmclmvm lj tbm gjiwcmh`m io Uataj9
I Dusclds! Lo ijm tmccs tbm sadm ljsicmjt pmrsij; ‒I ym# wbism gjiwcmh`m lsmquac ti Uataj“s gjiwcmh`m#“=> wlcc bm jit oljh lt ioomjslvm9 Jitlem# tbat wm hlhjit mvmj say tbat bls gjiwcmh`m was cmssmr tbaj tbat io Uataj“s# wm ijcy salh;‒mquac ti Uataj“s gjiwcmh`m#“ fut stlcc# wlcc bm jit eijslhmr lt as aj ljsuct9
Uuppism# ti savm oaem# bm hmjlms tbat lt ls ljsuctlj`7 tbmj# `i ti a pmrsij lj a bl`bpisltlij ir lj autbirlty ― a glj` ir a `ivmrjir ― ajh tmcc tbmd;=1
‒I ym! wbism gjiwcmh`m ls mquac ti Uataj“s gjiwcmh`m“
Ls tbls jit aj ljsuct9
80 jařř; serlpturac mvlhmjem7 jařř$m$qaťôħ dmajlj`# afsicutmcy mstafclsbmh tmxtuac mvlhmjem#ljeijtrivmrtlfcm tmxtuac priio $ usuaccy tbm Qur“āj*
82 Oagbr$m$Áācad; ^rlhm io tbm wirch# rmomrrlj` ti VasŧcAccāb*
8< Gbacħc Aĭdmh Adfbmtwħ$Uabarajpurl# Ac$Farābħj ac$Qāťláb# =1*
=> Oir mxadpcm# try tbmsm pbrasms;Gbacħc Adfbmtwħ# wbism gjiwcmh`m ls mquac ti Uataj“s gjiwcmh`m7Vasbħh @aj`ibħ wbism gjiwcmh`m ls mquac ti Uataj“s gjiwcmh`m7Ûcadā io Hmifajh# wbism gjiwcmh`m ls mquac ti Uataj“s gjiwcmh`m*
=1 Uueb a pmrsij wbi eijslhmrs Uataj as a hmvlc ajh mvlc7 jit atbmlsts ir Uataj wirsblppmrs*
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Xbmj# ls lt jit aj ljsuct wbmj salh afiut VasŧcAccāb ajh ls lt jit guor ti ljsuct VasŧcAccāb 9 Uurmcy# lt ls7 ajh ljhmmh lt ls aj ljsuct* Aotmr ecaldlj` tbat tbmgjiwcmh`m io Uataj ls privmj fy tbm jařř# bm says afiut tbism wbi fmclmvm lj tbmmxtmjslvmjmss io tbm gjiwcmh`m io VasŧcAccāb;=6
***tbat WbmT=5 rmoutms acc hieudmjtary priios WjuřŧřT ajh privms ijm
picytbmlstle fmclmo Wsblrg T
ajh says;=8
lo tbls== ls jit picytbmlsd# tbmj wbleb part io oaltb ls tbls9
Uueb a pmrsij wbi says tbm afivm# hims bm jit eijslhmr tbm aeeursmh Lfcħs as apartjmr ti Accāb9 Emrtaljcy bm hims7 fmeausm# lo ajytblj` attrlfutmh ti sidmijmlj tbm ermatlij ls eijslhmrmh as sblrg# tbmj lt ls sblrg wbmj attrlfutmh ti ajyijm
mcsm ― fmeausm Accāb táācā bas ji partjmr*
Lo tbls eijempt wbmj attrlfutmh ti VasŧcAccāb ls eijslhmrmh as sblrg=?― suebtbat tbmrm ls ‒ji part io oaltb“ lj lt ― tbmj bm emrtaljcy dmajs tbat lt ls a spmeloleattrlfutm tbat ls attmstmh ijcy oir Accāb táācā* Fmeausm# tbat ls wby# ijm wbiattmsts tbls Wgjiwcmh`mT oir tbm ^ripbmt fmeidms a picytbmlst* Lj wbleb easm#tbls pmrsij ecmarcy attmsts tbm sadm oir Lfcħs ajh tbus eijslhmrs bld a partjmrwltb Accāb táācā* I Dusclds! Ls tbls jit aj ljsuct ti Accāb táācā ajh BlsDmssmj`mr9 Emrtaljcy lt ls Waj ljsuctT*
Lt ls ifvlius tbat lt ls aj ljsuct ti Accāb táācā fmeausm ijm wbi says si# attrlfutmsa partjmr ti Accāb ― ajh tbat tii# wbi9 Xbm aeeursmh hmvlc# Lfcħs* Ajh lt ls ajljsuct ti VasŧcAccāb fmeausm bm mcmvatms Lfcħs ti a rajg wbmrm bm sbarms tbmujlqum attrlfutm io Accāb táācā ajh sueb tbat# lo yiu attrlfutm tbm sadm tiVasŧcAccāb# yiu wiuch fmeidm a picytbmlst!
I Dusclds! Ls ijm wbi hlsrmspmets Accāb táācā ajh Bls Dmssmj`mr#jit a gāolr 9
Ljhmmh# bm ls a gāolr7 bm ls aj ljolhmc*
=6 Gbacħc Uabārajpŧrħ# Farābħj# =1*
=5 Ijm wbi fmclmvms lj tbm mxtmjslvm gjiwcmh`m io VasŧcAccāb mjeidpasslj` gjiwcmh`m io tbmmartb*
=8 Lflh*
== Xbat ls; ti fmclmvm lj tbm mxpajsm io gjiwcmh`m io VasŧcAccāb*
=? Aeeirhlj` ti tbm statmdmjt io Gbacħc Aĭdmh*
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Xbmj wby ls sueb a tblj`# wbleb ls ljsuctlj` ti tbmd# jit hlsrmspmetouc tiDuĭaddah VasŧcAccāb 9 DáāhbAccāb!?1 Ls bls bijiur cmssmr tbaj tbat io tbmlrtmaebmrs ajh tbmlr sbaygbs9 Ls tbls wbat yiu eacc īdāj ajh oaltb9 Jmvmr# fyAccāb* Ajh tbmj bm salh;?6
Fmeausm# mvmry pmrsij bas tbm gjiwcmh`m io sidmtblj` tbat ls blhhmj
orid ajitbmr7 tbmj# lt fmeidms jmemssary ti eacc mvmry WsuebT pmrsij
gjiwmr io tbm ujsmmj*?5 Ajh tbmj# lo [ayh?8 dagms lt fljhlj` upij
bldsmco# tbat bm sbacc eacc mvmryijm a gjiwmr io ujsmmj# tbmj wby hims
bm eijslhmr tbls as aj mxecuslvm attrlfutm io pripbmtbiih9?=
Fmeausm# Wsueb aj attrlfutm lj wblebT tbmrm ls ji mxecuslvlty oir fmclmvmrs
ir mvmj oir budajs7?? tbmj# biw eaj tbls fm aj mxecuslvm attrlfutm io
pripbmtbiih9?0
Ajh lo ijm hims jit eijslhmr lt fljhlj`# tbmj lt ls jmemssary ti mxpcalj tbm
rmasij oir hloomrmjtlatlj` fmtwmmj a pripbmt ajh a jij$pripbmt*
Ls lt jit aj ljsuct ti tbm ^ripbmt# wbmj bm hims jit hloomrmjtlatm fmtwmmjajldacs# dahdmj ajh tbm ^ripbmt 9 Bm bas mxprmsscy rmkmetmh tbm Pirh io Accāb táācā*
?1 dáāhbAccāb;Pm smmg tbm rmou`m io Accāb!
?6 Xbājawħ# Ĩloźu“c īdāj# 2*
?5 áācldu“c bayf
?8 [ayh; a jadm usmh oir lccustratlij*
?= kudcā gadācāt m ajflyā“a; Attrlfutms tbat arm eijslhmrmh as pmromet# pralsmwirtby# hlstlj`ulsblj`tbmd orid jij$pripbmts*
?? Xbājawħ bas lj tbm prmvlius para`rapb salh lt mxpcleltcy tbat mvmj ajldacs bavm sueb gjiwcmh`m7si lt ls jit mxecuslvm ti pripbmts# ir mvmj fmclmvmrs# ir mvmj budajs* Lj itbmr wirhs; gjiwcmh`m lsjit a tralt tbat eaj fm eijslhmrmh as mxecuslvm oir pripbmts*
?0 Mr`i# pripbmts hi jit bavm gjiwcmh`m io ujsmmj* Xbājawħ bas salh marclmr tbat dahdmj ajhajldacs bavm gjiwcmh`m tbat ls sldlcar ti tbat io tbm ^ripbmt * Ajy pisslfcm adfl`ulty ls rmdivmhfy tbm rbmtirleac qumstlij bm bldsmco asgs; ‒wbmrm ls tbm mxecuslvlty ― tagbřħř ― oir tbm ^ripbmt9 “
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Ciig# yiur Cirh Acdl`bty Accāb says;
I Dmssmj`mr! Accāb táācā bas
tau`bt yiu tbat wbleb yiu gjmw
jit7 ajh tbm fiujty io Accāb upij
yiu ls lddmjsm ajh `rmat*?2
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Lj tbls vmrsm# Accāb táācā bas dmjtlijmh tbm fmstiwac io tbm gjiwcmh`m io ujgjiwj tblj`s# as aj attrlfutm io pmrometlij oir tbm ^ripbmt *
Ajh Bm says;
_mrlcy# bm "\áqŧf, ls a daj io
gjiwcmh`m# as Pm `avm bld
gjiwcmh`m*?<
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Ajh Bm says;
Ajh `lvm bld "Uayylhujā Lfrābħda,
`cah tlhlj`s io a gjiwcmh`mafcm
fiy*0>
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Ajh Bm says;Ajh Pm `avm bld "Uayylhujā
Gblđr, a spmelac gljh io gjiwcmh`m
fy Iur Mjhiwdmjt*01
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Xbmsm arm sidm vmrsms lj wbleb Accāb táācā bas mjudmratmh gjiwcmh`m adij`attrlfutms io pmrometlij oir Bls pripbmtsB*
Lj tbm afivm passa`m# oir tbm sagm io ar`udmjt# rmpcaem tbm jadm io [ayh wltbtbm jadm io Accāb táācā ajh rmpcaem tbm WpbrasmT gjiwcmh`m io ujsmmj# wltb tbm
?2 Uŧrab Jlsā“a# 8;115*
?< Uŧrab \ŧsuo# 16;?2*
0> Uŧrab Ac$Hbārlyāt# =1;62*
01 Uŧrab Ac$Gabo# 12;?=* Dist taoslrs say tbat lt ls gjiwcmh`m io tbm ujsmmj*
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`mjmrle# gjiwcmh`m*06 Ajh ifvliuscy tbat tbls `mjmrle attrlfutm ls trum# mvmj oirajldacs*05 Pbmj wm hi tbls rmpcaemdmjt# jitlem biw tbm spmmeb io tbls ljsicmjt daj#08 eijtrahlets tbm Upmmeb io Accāb táācā* Xbmj# aeeirhlj` ti tbls ljsicmjt pmrsij;0=
Lo# tbm attrlfutlij io gjiwcmh`m ti bls0? pmrsij fy @ih 00 ls vaclh# tbmj lt ls
jmemssary ti ljqulrm ― wbmtbmr Bm rmomrs ti sidm parts io gjiwcmh`m ir
acc gljhs io gjiwcmh`m9 Lo tbls rmomrs ti sidm gljhs io gjiwcmh`m# tbmj
wbmrm ls tbm mxecuslvlty oir tbm ^ripbmt ir itbmr pripbmts9 Uueb
gjiwcmh`m ls pissmssmh fy [ayh# Ádr ― ratbmr acc eblchrmj ajh dahdmj ―
ratbmr acc ajldacs ajh quahrupmhs Wpissmss sueb gjiwcmh`mT*
Fmeausm# mvmry pmrsij bas tbm gjiwcmh`m io sidmtblj` ir tbm itbmr7
tbmj# lt fmeidms jmemssary ti eacc mvmry WsuebT pmrsij asgjiwcmh`mafcm*02 Ajh tbmj# lo @ih dagms lt fljhlj`# tbat Bm sbacc eacc
mvmryijm as gjiwcmh`mafcm# tbmj wby hims bm eijslhmr gjiwcmh`m as
aj attrlfutm io pmrometlij io pripbmtbiih9 Fmeausm# Wsueb aj attrlfutm lj
wblebT tbmrm ls ji mxecuslvlty oir fmclmvmrs ir mvmj oir budajs70< tbmj#
biw eaj tbls fm aj mxecuslvm attrlfutm io pripbmtbiih9 Ajh lo ijm hims
jit eijslhmr lt fljhlj`# tbmj lt ls jmemssary ti mxpcalj tbm rmasij oir
hloomrmjtlatlj` fmtwmmj a pripbmt ajh a jij$pripbmt*
06 duťcaq äcd; tbat ls# ljstmah io spmeloylj` ‒gjiwcmh`m io ujsmmj#“ cmt us kust say; ‒gjiwcmh`m“ wblebls `mjmrle* Xbls sbiuch jit fm eijousmh wltb tbm duťcaq äcd$m$`bayf dmajlj` ‒afsicutm gjiwcmh`mio tbm ujsmmj“ wbleb ls ijcy tbm attrlfutm io Accāb táācā*
05 Fmeausm# mvmj ajldacs bavm sidm gjiwcmh`m ― ji ijm hlsputms tbls* Xbājawħ“s ecald ls tbat tbmrmls ji mxecuslvlty oir tbm ^ripbmt ij aeeiujt io tbm attrlfutm io gjiwcmh`m*
08 Asbrao Ácħ Xbājawħ lj bls Ĩlozu“c īdāj as eltmh afivm*
0= Oir tbm sagm io lccustratlj` tbm mjirdlty io tbls ecald# fy rmpcaelj` tbm wirhs*
0? Mltbmr iur ^ripbmt ir acc itbmr pripbmts6*
00 Jitlem tbm eautlij io Acabazrat# tbat lj sueb smjtmjems salh oir tbm sagm io ar`udmjt# bm hims jit usm tbm jadm io Accāb táācā# ratbmr usms tbm hmserlptlvm; Gbuhā ir @ih*
02 áācld; gjiwmr ir gjiwcmh`mafcm*
0< As acrmahy ecaldmh ― mvmj quahrupmhs bavm gjiwcmh`m# tbus tbm jm`atlij io mxecuslvlty*
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Ajh lo bm rmomrs ti acc gljhs io gjiwcmh`m sueb tbat jit mvmj a slj`cm tblj`
rmdaljs ujgjiwj# tbmj tbm ljvaclhlty io sueb aj lhma ls privmj fy
judmrius jarratmh2> ajh ratlijac priios*21
Pbleb privms tbat tbm prmvliuscy statmh vmrsms arm jit vaclh26 aeeirhlj` ti tbm
afivm ar`udmjt*
I Dusclds! Hlh yiu jitlem tbat tbls ljsicmjt daj bas jit ijcy rmvlcmhDuĭaddah VasŧcAccāb # fut bas acsi eijslhmrmh tbm Upmmeb io bls Cirh#Acdl`bty Accāb táācā ti fm ljvaclh*25
I Dusclds! A pmrsij wbism auhaelty bas oaccmj ti sueb hmptbs tbat bm mquatmstbm gjiwcmh`m io ujsmmj io VasŧcAccāb wltb tbm gjiwcmh`m io dahdmj ajhajldacs7 wiuch lt fm ajy surprlsm lo bm sbuts bls myms orid oaltb ajh budajltyajh say; ‒wbat ls tbm hloomrmjem fmtwmmj a pripbmt ajh aj ajldac9“28 Piuch lt fmsurprlslj` lo bm rmkmets tbm Pirh io Accāb táācā# tmrds lt as ljvaclh# tbriws lt fmbljh ajh tradpcms ivmr lt ― lj oaet# ijcy a pmrsij wbi hims acc io tbls wlcc harmti uttmr a hlsrmspmetouc mpltbmt hmserlflj` VasŧcAccāb*
Fut asg bld# wbmtbmr tbm sadm hmserlptlij eaj fm usmh oir bls iwj smco ajh oirbls tmaebmrs9 Asg tbmsm ljsicmjt pmipcm wbmtbmr tbmy wlcc acciw us ti attrlfutmtbmd wltb tbm vmry wirhs tbat tbmy bavm usmh lj tbm hmserlptlij io VasŧcAccāb *Pby arm yiu pmipcm eaccmh as sebicars# sbaygbs# cmahmrs# ldāds# tbls# tbat# suebajh sueb2= ― wby arm tbmy jit eaccmh as ajldacs9
Oir mxadpcm# wby arm tbmy jit eaccmh as hi`s ajh pl`s9 Pby hi yiur oicciwmrsrmspmet yiu# ajh ij wbat aeeiujt hi tbmy glss yiur bajhs ajh ommt9 Pby hi
2> hacħc m jaqcħ i áqcħ sm sāflt bal*
21 Xbmsm cljms oicciw tbm ljocaddatiry passa`m lj tbm irl`ljac Ĩlozu“c īdāj* Lo ijm rmahs tbm wbicmpassa`m# lt ls ecmar tbat Xbājawħ rmkmets ‒ part lcd ac$`bayf“ ajh hraws sldlcarclty io sueb ‒ part lcd ac$
`bayf“ io tbm ^ripbmt wltb tbat io ajldacs ajh dahdmj7 fmeausm bm tralcs tbm hlseusslij wltb tbmljvaclhlty io ‒gucc lcd ac$`bayf*“ Ui tbm paraccmcs hrawj arm jit aeelhmjtac ir aj ljelhmjtac iuteidm#fut ratbmr hmclfmratm ajh ljtmjtlijac*
26 Fmeausm Accāb táācā bas mjudmratmh gjiwcmh`m ― wltbiut quacloleatlij ― as a pralsmwirtby ajhattrlfutm io pmrometlij oir pripbmts*
25 Fmeausm# tbm Cirh says tbat gjiwcmh`m ls aj attrlfutm io pmrometlij oir pripbmts7 fut Xbājawħ sayslt ls jit*
28 Xbls ls a rbmtirleac qumstlij# bl`bcl`btlj` tbm eijtmxt ajh ldpcleatlij io sueb spmmeb*
2= áācld# oāzlc# duccā# ebujlñ ebujañ
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tbmy jit hi tbmsm tblj`s wltb ajldacs ― oir mxadpcm# wby hi tbmy jit sbiw suebrmspmet ti hijgmys9 Pbat ls tbm rmasij oir tbls hloomrmjem9
Aotmr acc# emrtaljcy# mvmj yiu hi jit pissmss eidpcmtm gjiwcmh`m7 si# wbmrm lstbm mxecuslvlty oir yiu oicg lj yiur partlac gjiwcmh`m9 Fmeausm# sueb gjiwcmh`mls pissmsmh fy iwcs# hijgmys# hi`s ajh pl`s ― tbmj lt wiuch fmeidm jmemssary tiahhrmss tbmd as sebicars ajh sbaygbs*
Fut lo yiu wlcc dagm lt fljhlj` upij yiursmco tbat yiu wlcc eacc acc io tbmd assebicars# tbmj wby arm yiu eijslhmrmh as hlstlj`ulsbmh ij aeeiujt io yiurgjiwcmh`m9 Lj sueb a tblj` "as gjiwcmh`m#, lj wbleb tbmrm ls ji mxecuslvlty oirfmclmvmrs ― ir mvmj ti budajs7 ajh aj attrlfutm "io gjiwcmh`m, wbleb hijgmys#hi`s ajh pl`s acc sbarm7 wby ls tbls yiur hlstlj`ulsblj` attrlfutm92? Ajh lo tbmrmls ji sueb fljhlj`#20 tbmj fy yiur iwj rucm# lt ls jmemssary ti mxpcalj tbmhloomrmjem fmtwmmj yiu pmipcm ajh hijgmys# hi`s ajh pl`s*
I Dusclds! Lo yiu asg tbmd lj tbls dajjmr# lt wlcc fm cuelh ajh ecmar tbat tbmsmpmipcm bavm mxpcleltcy rmvlcmh Duĭaddah VasŧcAccāb ajh acsi rmkmetmh tbmvmrsms io tbm Qur“āj*22 I Dusclds! Asg tbls partleucar ljsicmjt pmrsij ajh blsoicciwmrs wbmtbmr tbls vmrsm io tbm Qur“āj hmserlfms tbmd ir jit7 yiur CirhAcdl`bty Accāb says;2<
Ajh Pm bavm sprmah iut dajy Kljj
ajh dmj oir bmccolrm ― tbmy bavm
bmarts wbleb hi jit rmei`jlzm WtbmtrutbT ajh myms tbat hi jit smm Wtbm
rl`bt patbT ajh mars tbat hi jit
bmar Wtrutbouc spmmebT7 tbmy arm clgm
eattcm ― ir mvmj wirsm lj fmlj`
astray7 ajh sueb pmipcm arm tbm
bmmhcmss ijms*
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2? gadācāt ; hlstlj`ulsblj` omaturm ir tralt* jit tbm cltmrac dmajlj` io pmrometlij*
20 lctlzād; tbat yiu wlcc eacc mvmryijm a sebicar*
22 Pbmj Xbājawħ says tbat gjiwcmh`m ls jit a hlstlj`ulsblj` attrlfutm io pripbmtsB lt ldpclms tbat bm rmkmets tbm vmrsms wbleb say tbat lt LU aj attrlfutm io hlstljetlij*
2< Uŧrab Ac$Aárāo# 0;10<*
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Bavm yiu jit smmj bld ― bm# wbi
bas tagmj bls hmslrm as bls `ih7
wiuchst yiu fm bls prieuratir9 Hi
yiu tbljg tbat dajy io tbmd bmar
ir ujhmrstajh9 Xbmy arm clgm eattcm
― fut ratbmr wirsm ― ajh bavm
hmvlatmh orid tbm rl`bt patb*<>
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Asg tbmsm ljsicmjt pmipcm wbi bavm mquatmh tbm gjiwcmh`m io quahrupmhs wltbtbm gjiwcmh`m io pripbmtsB; ‒Ls yiur gjiwcmh`m mquac ti tbat io pripbmts ― ir tbat io tbm cmahmr io acc pripbmts9“
Uurmcy# tbmy wlcc jit harm ti mxpcleltcy ecald sueb mquaclty*
Fut lo tbmy hi ― aotmr acc# wbmj tbmy bavm mquatmh lt <1 wltb oiur$cm``mh fmasts#wiuch lt fm a surprlsm lo tbmy ecald lt oir twi$cm``mh ijms9<6 Uuppism tbmy hi#asg tbmd wbmtbmr tbmrm ls ajyijm adij` tbmlr tmaebmrs ir sbaygbs wbi ls`rmatmr tbaj tbmd lj gjiwcmh`m*
Aotmr acc# tbmrm D]UX fm sidmijm# wbi ls bl`bmr ti tbmd lj gjiwcmh`m9 Pbmjtbmy oljh tbat sidmijm# tbmj ifvliuscy tbmsm pmipcm arm cmssmr tbaj tbat sidmijm# itbmrwlsm wby wiuch tbmy fmeidm tbmlr stuhmjts ir oicciwmrs9 Ljwbleb easm# tbm gjiwcmh`m io tbls sidmijm# ls mquac ti tbat io ajldacs ir eattcm*Xbus# tbmsm ljsicmjt oicciwmrs arm cmssmr tbaj eattcm ajh kustloylj` tbls vmrsmtrucy hmserlfms tbmd*
Xbus# ls tbmlr pujlsbdmjt7 ajh tbm
pujlsbdmjt io tbm bmrmaotmr ls
`rmatmr* Daybap# tbmy gjmw!<5
<>Uŧrab Ac$Ourqāj# 6=;85$88*
<1 Xbm gjiwcmh`m io pripbmtsB*
<6 Xbm ljsicmjt pmipcm tbmdsmcvms*
<5 Uŧrab Ac$[udar# ?2;55*
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I Dusclds! Xbus was tbm hmserlptlij io wirhs wbleb wmrm hlsrmspmetouc tipripbmts ajh mvmj tbm Dastmr io acc ^ripbmts 7 wbat eaj ijm say afiut
statmdmjts tbat assalc tbm rmvmrmjem io Accāb táācā Bldsmco!Oir tbm sagm io Accāb# fm kust ajh say wbmtbmr a pmrsij wbi says tbm oicciwlj`rmdaljs a Duscld9 Ijm wbi salh;
Pbmj hlh L say tbat L hi jit fmclmvm tbat oacsmbiih eaj trajsplrm<8 Wlj tbm
Upmmeb ioT tbm Ermatir9<=
Pbleb dmajs# tbm Cirh Acdl`bty ls moometlvmcy a clar# bas clmh ajh sbacc clm* Ajheijemrjlj` tbm afivm statmdmjt# tbm Duotħ wbi lssumh tbm oicciwlj` ruclj`;
Mvmj tbiu`b sueb a pmrsij bas mrrmh lj tbm ujhmrstajhlj` io Qurajle
vmrsms#<? ijm sbiuch jit eacc bld a gāolr# ir a bmrmtle ir a dls`ulhmh
pmrsij*
ajh salh;
Ijm sbiuch jit say barsb tblj`s ti sueb a pmrsij<0
ajh salh;Fmeausm lt wiuch jmemssltatm tagoħr io mchmr sebicars7<2 a Ĩajaoħ eajjit
seirj ir ecald tbat a Ubāolôħ ls dls`ulhmh*
<8 wuqŧû m glzf m Fārl ; tbat oacsmbiih sbacc)bas ieeurrmh Wlj tbm spmmebT io Accāb táācā*
<= Xbls ls tbm statmdmjt io sidm pmrsij upij wbleb Vasbħh Aĭdmh was asgmh oir a oatwā7 ljstmah io ruclj` tbat sueb a pmrsij ls a gāolr# Vasbħh Aĭdmh ratlijaclzmh tbmsm statmdmjts* Umm Appmjhlx E oira oucc trajscatlij io tbm lstlotā ajh tbm oatwā* Lj suddary# lt was tbls oatwā# upij wbleb VasbħhAĭdmh was rucmh a gāolr7 catmr Hmifajhls hmjy tbls oatwā ajh ecald tbat lt ls a oir`mry ― mvmj tbiu`b@aj`ibħ jmltbmr rmoutmh lt jir hmjlmh lt bldsmco# lj spltm io tbm tagoħr ij tbls aeeiujt fmlj` pufclsbmhajh elreucatmh wlhmcy lj bls iwj clomtldm*
<? ta“wħc m āyāt
<0 Dmjtlijmh lj tbm lstlotā; tbat bm fmclmvms lj wuqŧû m glzf m Fārl
<2 ûcadā m sacao gl tagoħr cāzld āatl bal
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Lj itbmr wirhs; Lt bas fmmj ― DáāhbAccāb ― tbm dahb“baf io dajy mchmr sebicarstbat tbm Cirh Acdl`bty ls a clar*<< Xbls ls a tiple upij wbleb tbmrm ls hloomrmjemajh ls sldlcar ti tbm hloomrmjem io Ĩajaoħs ajh Ubāolôħs7 sidm oich tbmlr bajhs WljpraymrT fmciw tbm javmc# ajh sidm afivm* Uldlcarcy# sidm bavm salh tbat tbmAcdl`bty ls trutbouc ajh sidm bavm salh tbat Bm ls a clar* Xbmrmoirm# hi jit
eijslhmr a pmrsij wbi eaccs Bld a clar as dls`ulhmh ir a bmrmtle*1>>
Ui# lo ijm eaccs tbm Acdl`bty a clar ― cmt acijm eacclj` bld a bmrmtle# hi jit mvmjeijslhmr bld a sljjmr!
Ijm wbi lssums a ruclj` afiut tbm fmclmr io tbm Acdl`bty# ajh io bls iwj vicltlijattmsts tbat tbm Acdl`bty bas ‒^iwmr ti uttmr oacsmbiih7 fut lt ls ldpisslfcm tiieeur# ajh tbls ls aj lssum tbat ls a`rmmh upij7“1>1 hims sueb a pmrsij rmdalja Duscld9 ^artleucarcy# wbmj bm bas mxpcleltcy attmstmh;1>6
Xbm dmajlj` io ieeurrmjem io oacsmbiih tbus fmeidms vaclh*
1>5
Xbat ls# lt ls vaclh ti say tbat oacsmbiih bas ieeurrmh lj tbm Wspmmeb io tbmTAcdl`bty* Hims a pmrsij wbi says tbls rmdalj a Duscld9 Ajh hims ijm wbieijslhmrs sueb a pmrsij as a Duscld rmdalj a Duscld bldsmco9
I Dusclds! Oir tbm sagm io Accāb# fm kust ajh oalr*
Aotmr acc# fy hmoljltlij# ‒oaltb“ dmajs ti attmst 1>8 ti tbm Xrutb io Accāb táācā7 ajh ltshladmtrle ippisltm ls ti fmclm*1>= Fmclm dmajs# ti eijslhmr sidmijm as bavlj`
clmh* Pbmj sidmijm mxpcleltcy says tbat tbm Acdl`bty eaj clm# ajh ymt bls oaltbrmdaljs ljtaet ― ijcy tbm Cirh gjiws ― wbat gljh io aj ajldac ‒oaltb“ ls!
<< Aeeirhlj` ti sueb a Duotħ ― l*m* Vasbħh Aĭdmh @aj`ibħ*
1>> As ldpclmh fy tbm oatwā* Fy jit ruclj` sueb a pmrsij gāolr# tbm Duotħ bldsmco fmeidms a gāolr7 ajhas lo tbls was jit mjiu`b# tbm Duotħ“s mxpcajatlij ecmarcy attmsts wuqŧû ajh cmavms ji riid oir
dlsujhmrstajhlj`*1>1 quhratu“j ácā ac$gahblfl daá ldtljāá ac$wuqŧû; Umm Acabazrat“s ecassle Uuf“ĭāj as$Uuffŧĭ oir a hmtalcmh rmoutatlij io tbls dmjhaelty ajh a papmr lj Mj`clsb fasmh ij lt# Xbm Xrutb Afiut a Clm#lj wbleb gacād tmrds eruelac oir a ecmar ujhmrstajhlj` io tbls lssum wmrm mxpcaljmh*
1>6 Vasbħh Aĭdmh*
1>5 wuqŧû m glzf gm daájħ hurust bi `aym aeeirhlj` ti tbm oatwā7 smm Appmjhlx E*
1>8 tařhħq; ti attmst ti tbm trutb io sidmijm*
1>= taghbħf # tagzlf; ti fmclm# ti eijslhmr sidmijm oacsm ir tbmlr spmmeb oacsmbiih*
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Pby arm Da`lajs# Bljhus# Ebrlstlajs ajh Kmws eijslhmrmh as gāolr9 Xbmy hi jit eacc mvmj tbism ifkmets tbmy wirsblp Was `ihsT as clars* \ms# tbmy rmkmet tbm Pirhio tbm Xrum Cirh# tbm Acdl`bty ― fy hmjylj` tbat tbm Qur“āj ls jit Bls Pirh7 irfy rmouslj` ti aeempt wbat lt hmserlfms* As sueb# tbmrm dl`bt jit fm a gāolr lj tblswirch wbi eijslhmrs bls `ih as a `ih7 ajh bls spmmeb as bls spmmeb ― ymt ecald
tbat bls spmmeb eijtaljs oacsmbiih ajh tbat lt ls vaclh ti say tbat oacsmbiih basieeurrmh lj sueb spmmeb*1>?
Aj ujflasmh pmrsij wlcc jit bavm ajy hiuft tbat tbmsm pmipcm bavm fcaspbmdmha`aljst Accāb táācā ajh Bls Dmssmj`mr * Xbls ls wbmj yiu arm tmstmh fy Accāb7omar Accāb# tbm Uufhumr# tbm Ijm# tbm ^iwmrouc#1>0 ajh rmeacc tbm vmrsms tbat bavmfmmj dmjtlijmh marclmr ajh aet upij tbmd* Lo yiu hi si# yiur oaltb wlcc olcc yiurbmart wltb a hlsclgm io tbm fcaspbmdmrs7 lt wlcc emrtaljcy jit acciw yiu ti slhmwltb tbism wbi bavm ljsuctmh Accāb ajh Duĭaddah VasŧcAccāb * \iu wlcc fmavmrsm ti tbmd ajh yiu wlcc hlssielatm orid tbmd# ljstmah io oljhlj` fasmcmssajh cadm mxeusms oir tbmlr afusms*
Fm kust oir tbm sagm io Accāb! Lo a pmrsij rmvlcms yiur oatbmr# yiur ditbmr# yiurtmaebmrs# yiur sbaygbs ― ajh jit kust vmrfac ljsucts# fut wrlttmj ijms tbat armprljtmh ajh pufclsbmh7 wlcc yiu stlcc daljtalj yiur orlmjhsblp wltb tbmd9 Plccyiu oljh mxeusms oir tbmd ir try ti ljtmrprmt tbmlr wirhs oavirafcy9 Ir titaccyl`jirm tbmd9
Ji# ji7 jmvmr!
Lo yiu bavm smco$rmspmet as a budaj sbiuch# ajh earm oir tbm bijir io yiurparmjts ir tmaebmrs as ajy smco$rmspmetlj` ljhlvlhuac sbiuch# yiu wiuch oljhtbmlr1>2 vmry oaems afbirrmjt* \iu wiuch ocmm orid tbmd# yiu wiuch mvmj avilhtbmlr sbahiws7 yiu wiuch fm upsmt ij bmarlj` tbmlr jadms ― ajh hmtmst mvmjtbism pmipcm wbi try ti oljh mxeusms oir tbmlr afusms*
Xbmj# put tbm bijir io yiur parmjts ajh tmaebmrs ij ijm slhm io a seacm# ajh yiurfmclmo lj tbm bijir ajh rmspmet io Accāb táācā ajh Duĭaddah VasŧcAccāb ijajitbmr* Lo yiu arm a Duscld ― yiu wlcc emrtaljcy jit eijslhmr tbm civm ir bijir
io yiur parmjts `rmatmr tbaj tbat io Accāb ajh Bls Dmssmj`mr* \iu wiuchst eijslhmr rmspmetlj` tbmd "Accāb ajh Bls Dmssmj`mr , bl`bmr ajh dirm
1>? IO wbat bm eijslhmrs as `ih*
1>0 Pāĭlh# Qabbār# Kaffār
1>2 Xbism wbi ljsuct yiur parmjts ir tmaebmrs ajh burc prioajltlms at tbmd*
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ldpirtajt tbaj ajytblj` mcsm ― ajh oar dirm jmemssary ajh dajhatiry tbaj ajyifcl`atlij ir ifcl`atiry aet*
\iur batm oir tbism wbi ljsuct yiur parmjts sbiuch jit mvmj fm a tbiusajhtbpart io wbat lt sbiuch fm oir tbism wbi ljsuct Accāb táācā ajh Bls Dmssmj`mr *Uueb arm tbm pmipcm oir wbid# `cah tlhlj`s io tbm Umvmj @lots arm `lvmj*
I Dusclds! Xbls ciwcy wmcc$wlsbmr io yiurs bipms tbat yiu wlcc bmmh tbm vmrsmsio Accāb táācā# tbm Uufhumr ― ajh aotmr tbls ecmar mxpisltlij# yiu wlcc jit rmqulrmajitbmr mxpcajatlij ajh# tbat yiur iwj oaltb wlcc priecald tbism wirhs wblebAccāb táācā bas dmjtlijmh lj tbm Qur“āj ti tmaeb yiu# quitlj` tbm oicciwmrs io Uayylhuja Lfrābħd Wwbi salhT as dmjtlijmh fy yiur Cirh Acdl`bty# Xbm@cirlius;
_mrlcy# tbmrm ls aj mxemccmjt
mxadpcm oir yiu lj tbm Waetlijs ioTLfrābħd ajh tbism wltb bld7 wbmj
tbmy salh ti tbmlr eiddujlty; ‒wm
arm hlssielatmh orid yiu ajh tbat
wbleb yiu wirsblp itbmr tbaj
Accāb7 wm rmkmet yiu ― ajh aj
mjdlty fmtwmmj us ajh yiu bas
arlsmj oir mvmr7 ujtlc yiu fmclmvm ljtbm Ijm @ih Acdl`bty Accāb***
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_mrlcy tbmrm ls aj mxemccmjt
mxadpcm oir sueb a pmrsij# wbi
bipms "ti attalj sacvatlij orid,
Accāb ajh tbm Oljac hay7 ajh tbism
wbi turj away ― vmrlcy Accāb táācā
ls ^ralsmh ajh ls Ac$@bajlyy 1><
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Bm says# kust as tbm eidpajlijs io Dy orlmjh11> Lfrābħd# rmahlcy fmeadm mjmdlmsio tbmlr iwj eiddujlty ajh lddmhlatmcy afajhijmh tbmd# ajh ecmarcy tichtbmd tbat tbmy bah frigmj ioo acc rmcatlijs wltb tbmd ajh tbmy hmtmst tbmd# siacsi yiu sbiuch hlstajem orid tbism wbi ljsuct Accāb táācā ajh Bls Dmssmj`mr*
Accāb táācā ls tmcclj` yiu acc tbls oir yiur iwj `iih7 lo yiu aeempt tbls# yiu wlcc fmviuebsaomh ― ajh lo yiu rmkmet lt# tbmj Accāb táācā hims jit earm oir yiur aetlijs*Xbat ls# lo yiu slhm wltb tbism wbi bavm siu`bt mjdlty wltb Accāb ― tbmj acij`wltb tbmd# ajh mvmj tbm wbicm wirch ― Accāb táācā hims jit earm oir ajyfihy irajytblj`*
Xbmsm arm ruclj`s orid tbm Qur“āj* Pbisimvmr Accāb wlsbms ti `lvm fiujty# Bmwlcc `ulhm tbmd tiwarhs ifmylj` Bld*
11> Gbacħc io Accāb ; tbm orlmjh io Accāb*
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ACLFLU IO XBM OLVUX @VI]^
At tbls piljt# tbmrm arm twi `riups io pmipcm wbi bavm rmsmrvatlijs lj aeemptlj`tbm afivm ruclj`s* Xbm OLVUX @VI]^ ls io ujljoirdmh ajh l`jirajt pmipcm7 ajh
tbmy eltm twi gljhs io mxeusms;Xbm Olrst Aclfl; Xbmsm pmipcm arm iur tmaebmrs# iur mchmrs ajh iur orlmjhs*
Xbm ajswmr ti tbls mxeusm bas acrmahy fmmj hmserlfmh orid tbm vmrsms io tbmQur“āj afivm# tbat Accāb táācā bas rmpmatmhcy salh lj Bls Fiig ajh ecmarcy salh#tbat lo yiu wlsb ti mseapm tbm Pratb io Accāb táācā# tbmj hi jit dagm ajyeijemsslij ti tbm ljsicmjt pmrsij mvmj lo bm ls yiur iwj oatbmr*
Xbm Umeijh Aclfl; Xbmsm pmipcm arm acsi sebicars7111 ajh biw eaj wm eijslhmr
sebicars as gāolrs ir emjsurm tbmd9 Xbm ajswmr ti tbls ls `lvmj fy yiur Cirh Acdl`bty wbi says;
Bavm yiu jit smmj bm# wbi bas
tagmj bls hmslrm as bls `ih9 Accāb
táācā bas dahm bld ti `i astray lj
spltm io bls gjiwcmh`m7 ajh smacmh
bls bmarlj` ajh bls bmart ajh put a
vmlc ij bls sl`bt* Pbi eaj `ulhm
bld aotmr Accāb táācā "bas dahm
bld `i astray,9 Hi yiu jit bmmh
aj ahdijltlij9116
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Ajh Bm says;
Xbm mxadpcm io tbism wbi wmrm
cahmj wltb tbm furhmj io tbm Xirab#
fut tbmy hlh jit fmar lt ― tbmlr
parafcm ls clgm tbat io a hijgmy
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111 daucavl
116 Uŧrab Ac$Kātblyab# 8=;65*
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tbat earrlms fiigs* Pbat a fah
mxadpcm io a pmipcm tbmy arm ―
tbmy wbi fmclm tbm sl`js io Accāb7
vmrlcy Accāb hims jit `ulhm tbm
trajs`rmssirs*115
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Ajh Bm says;
Ajh rmeltm ujti tbmd# tbm tlhlj`s
io bm# wbid Pm `avm gjiwcmh`m
io iur Ul`js ― fut bm wmjt iut io
lt# ajh oicciwmh Uataj ― ajh
fmeadm a trajs`rmssir* Lo Pm
wlsbmh# wm wiuch bavm mcmvatmh
bld fmeausm io bls gjiwcmh`m# fut
bm bmch bls `riujh Wajh wirchcy
clomT ajh oicciwmh bls hmslrm7 bls
mxadpcm ls clgm tbat io a hi` ―
wbleb pajts lo yiu ebasm lt ajh
pajts lo yiu cmavm lt acijm* Xbls ls
tbm mxadpcm io a pmipcm tbat fmclm
iur vmrsms ajh trajs`rmss tbmlr
iwj siucs* Ijcy tbism wbid Accāb
`ulhms arm tbm `ulhmh ijms7 ajh
tbism wbid Bm dagms tbmd `i
astray# vmrlcy# tbmy arm lj a `rmat
dlsoirtujm*118
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115 Uŧrab Kuduáb# ?6;=*
118 Uŧrab Ac$Aárāo# 0;10=$102*
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Xbat ls# gjiwcmh`m hims jit `uarajtmm `ulhajem* Xbls ls tbm ebilem io tbm CirhAcdl`bty* Xbmsm arm vmrsms io tbm Qur“āj ajh tbmrm arm judmrius ĭahħtb tbat warj afiut dls`ulhmh sebicars* Oir mxadpcm# lj ijm ĭahħtb# lt ls salh tbat tbmaj`mcs io bmcc wlcc smlzm sueb sebicars fmoirm tbmy smlzm lhic$wirsblppmrs7 wbmjtbmy pritmst# ‒hi yiu smlzm us mvmj fmoirm yiu tagm lhic$wirsblppmrs9“ Xbm
Waj`mcs wlccT ajswmr;11=
‒Xbism wbi gjiw arm jit tbm sadm as tbism wbi hi jit gjiw*“11?
Fritbmrs! Xbm rmspmet `lvmj ti a sebicar ls fmeausm bm ls eijslhmrmh as aj bmlr io tbm ^ripbmt 7 ajh tbls ls trum wbmj bm ls rl`btcy `ulhmh* Fut wbmj bm `imsastray# ls bm tbm ^ripbmt“s bmlr ir tbm bmlr io Uataj9 Lj tbm oirdmr easm#rmspmetlj` bld ls rmspmetlj` tbm ^ripbmt7110 fut lj tbm cattmr easm# lt ls sbiwlj`rmspmet ti Uataj* Ajh tbls ls si# wbmj sueb a sebicar bas jit mvmj frmaebmh tbmfiujhary io guor# clgm sebicars adij` ljjivatirs* Xbmj# wbat afiut tbism wbieiddlt mxpclelt guor9 Lt ls guor ti mvmj eijslhmr bld a sebicar# cmt acijmrmspmetlj` bld oir fmlj` a sebicar*
Fritbmrs! Gjiwcmh`m ls fmjmolelac# fut ijcy wbmj lt ls aeeidpajlmh fy trumrmcl`lij7 itbmrwlsm pajhlts112 ajh prlmsts11< arm acsi sebicars# armj“t tbmy9 Lfcħswas a fl` sebicar# fut hims ajy Duscld rmspmet bld9 Bm was gjiwj as tbm‒Xmaebmr io Aj`mcs#“16> fut wbmj bm turjmh bls oaem orid tbm rmspmet io Duĭaddah VasŧcAccāb ― fmeausm tbm cl`bt io VasŧcAccāb sbijm lj tbmoirmbmah161 io Uayylhujā Ďhada ajh Lfcls hlh jit pristratm ti lt7 ajh orid tbat didmjt# bm wmars tbm eiccar io hadjatlij ariujh bls jmeg*
11= Ubuáf ac$īdāj# Ac$Faybaqħ# Ĩahħtb Ji* 1<>>*
11? Acabazrat“s oiitjitm; Xbls ĭahħtb ls rmpirtmh fy Ac$Ŧafarājħ lj Ac$Dûkad ac$Gafħr # Afŧ Juáyd ljĨlcyab jarratlj` orid Ajas mcmvatmh ti VasŧcAccāb tbat bm salh si*
110 Fmeausm yiu rmspmet bls bmlr*112 Bljhu rmcl`lius sebicars*
11< Ebrlstlaj rmcl`lius sebicars*
16> duáccldu“c dacagŧt
161 Acabazrat“s oiitjitm; Lt ls lj Xaosħr ac$Gafħr io Ldād Oagbruhhħj Vāzħ eijemrjlj` tbm vmrsm; ‒ Ajh tbmsm arm Dmssmj`mrs# wm dahm sidm supmrlir ti itbmrs**“ WUŧrab ac$Faqarab# 6;6=5* T;
Xbm Aj`mcs wmrm eiddajhmh ti pristratm ti Ďhad fmeausm tbm cl`bt io Duĭaddah sbijmlj bls oirmbmah* Ajh lj Xaosħr Jlsbāpŧrħ ; Xbm pristratlij io aj`mcs ti Ďhad was ij aeeiujt io
tbm cl`bt io Duĭaddah tbat sbijm lj tbm oirmbmah io Ďhada*
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Ajh sljem tbat hay# bls rl`btcy$`ulhmh stuhmjts166 smjh hadjatlij upij bld7mvmry Vadađāj# bm ls sbaegcmh lj ebaljs io olrm oir tbm wbicm dijtb7 ajh ij tbmhay io Kuh`mdmjt# tbmy wlcc hra` bld ajh tbriw bld lj bmcc* Xbus# lt ls ecmar tbat tbmrm ls ji rmspmet oir gjiwcmh`m ir tmaebmrs wbmj tbmy arm hlsrmspmetouctiwarhs VasŧcAccāb*
Fritbmrs! A dlcclij cadmjts upij sueb ecalds io fmlj` Dusclds oir wbid tbmmdljmjem io tmaebmrs ls dirm ldpirtajt tbaj tbat io Accāb táācā ir DuĭaddahVasŧcAccāb* Ir tbm civm io fritbmrs ir orlmjhs ls dirm pridljmjt tbaj tbm civmio Accāb ajh Bls Dmssmj`mr*
I Accāb! @lvm us trum oaltb ij aeeiujt io \iur fmcivmh ajh oir tbm sagm io blstrum mstmmd ajh dmrey* Ďdħj*
166 sbā`lrhāj$m$rasbħh ; tbat ls# aj`mcs*
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ACLFLU IO XBM UMEIJH @VI]^
Xbm smeijh `riup ls tbat io ahadajt pmipcm# mjmdlms io rmcl`lij ― tbism wbihmjy tbm jmemssary aspmets165 io rmcl`lij tbmdsmcvms# ajh tbmj aotmr uttmrlj`
mxpclelt statmdmjts io guor # tbmy attmdpt ti mrasm lt fy priomrrlj` ljtmrprmtatlijssi tbat tbm rlhmr io đarŧrħ 168 ls clotmh ajh si tbmy eaj mseapm tbm ruclj` io guor *As lo Lscad ls jitblj` dirm tbaj rmpmatlj` tbm gacldab clgm a parrit ― mvmj lo sueb a pmrsij eijslhmrs tbm Acdl`bty as a clar ir uttmrs olctby wirhs rmomrrlj` titbm Dmssmj`mr# bls oaltb rmdaljs ljtaet*16=
Vatbmr# Accāb bas hadjmh tbmd ij
aeeiujt io tbmlr hlsfmclmo# tbmlr
guor7 ijcy a omw adij` tbmd sbacc
bavm oaltb*16?
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Xbmsm arm mjmdlms io Dusclds ajh Lscad* Ajh ti hmemlvm tbm eiddij pmipcm#tbmy eraot a omw satajle hmvlems ― ajh attmdpt ti dihloy tbm rmcl`lij io Accāb*160
XBM OLVUX U]FXMVO]@M
Xbmy say; Lscad ls tbm jadm io uttmrlj` tbm gacldab7 lt ls salh lj tbm ĭahħtb;wbisimvmr uttmrmh cā lcāba lccā Accāb sbacc mjtmr parahlsm*162 Xbmj biw eajajyijm fmeidm a gāolr fy kust saylj` ir hilj` sidmtblj`9
I Dusclds! Fmwarm io tbls aeeursmh hmemptlij7 wbleb ldpclms tbat as lo rmeltlj`tbm gacldab dagms ijm tbm sij io tbm Acdl`bty!
165 zarŧrlyat m hħj; tbism tblj`s tbat arm jmemssary ti gjiw ajh hmjylj` lt ls guor* Xbm rmspmet io VasŧcAccāb ls a rmqulrmdmjt io rmcl`lij*168 đarŧrħ ; jmemssary# rmqulrmdmjt7 sadm as tbm afivm oiitjitm*
16= Aeeirhlj` ti tbls smeijh `riup io pmipcm*
16? Uŧrab Ac$Faqarab# 6;22*
160 Pbmj sueb pmipcm try ti ljslst tbat tbmsm bmrmslms clgm ‒oacsmbiih ls ljecuhmh lj Hlvljm piwmr“ lsaj ich lssum PLXBLJ Abcu“s Uujjab# ls lt jit aj attmdpt ti ebaj`m tbm rmcl`lij io Accāb táācā9 cāĭawca wa cā quwwata lccā flccāb*
162 Ac$Ŧafarājħ# Ac$Dûkad ac$Gafħr # Ĩahħtb Ji* 6582*
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Fmeausm# lo a daj“s sij afusms bld ir fmats bld ― ir hims wbatmvmr ― bm stlccrmdaljs tbat daj“s sij* Uldlcarcy# lo ijm says cā lcāba lccā Accāb# ajh tbmj eaccstbm Acdl`bty as a clar ir afusms tbm ^ripbmt # bls oaltb hims jit ebaj`m*16<
Ijm io tbm ajswmrs ti tbls hmemptlij ls acrmahy `lvmj afivm;
Hi pmipcm mxpmet tbat tbmy wlcc fmsparmh at dmrmcy saylj` ‒Pm
fmclmvm“# ajh tbat tbmy wlcc jit fm
tmstmh915>
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Lo Lscād151 wiuch fm vaclh fy dmrm rmeltatlij io tbm gacldab# tbmj wby hims tbmQur“āj erltlelsm ajh rmoutm tbm hmcuslij io pmipcm9156
\iur Cirh Acdl`bty says;Xbm fmhiuljs say; ‒wm fmar oaltb*“
Xmcc tbmd; yiu bavm jit fmclmvmh
ymt7 ratbmr say# ‒wm bavm
sufdlttmh ti tbm Plcc io Accāb“ as
oaltb bas stlcc jit mjtmrmh yiur
bmarts*155
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16< Xbls ls acsi hmrlvmh orid tbm vmrsm tbat rmoutms tbm Kmws ajh Ebrlstlajs# wbmj tbmy salh; –wm armtbm sijs io Accāb ajh Bls fmcivmh ijms— WUŧrab Ac$Dāylhab# =;12*T Lfj Áffās rmpirts tbat VasŧcAccāb was tmcclj` tbm eiddujlty ti omar Accāb# ajh tbm Kmws ajh Ebrlstlajs salh tbm afivm as eltmh lj tbmvmrsm*
15> Uŧrab Ac$Ájgafŧt# 6<;6*
151 Acabazrat“s Oiitjitm; Ubaygb Dukahhlh m Aco m Xbājħ "Ldād Aĭdmh Ulrbljhħ# h*1>58 AB, says ljbls Dagtŧfāt ;
Lj Lscād lt ls jit suoolelmjt ti dmrmcy say tbm gacldab7 ratbmr lt ls jmemssary ti attmst ti acc tbmrmqulrmh aspmets io rmcl`lij $ dā ûclda fl“đ đarŧratl dakħatuj dlja“h hħj ― acc tbat lsspijtajmiucsy gjiwj* Lt ls acsi jmemssary ti hlsaviw ajh rmpuhlatm hlsfmclmo "guor, ajhljolhmcs "gāolrs, si tbat Lscād ls vaclh orid acc pmrspmetlvms*
156 Xbmy wlcc fm sparmh fy dmrmcy saylj` tbat tbmy arm Dusclds as dmjtlijmh lj tbm vmrsm*
155 Uŧrab Ac$Ĩukurāt# 8<;18*
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Ajh Bm says;
Pbmj tbm bypierltms eidm ti yiu#
tbmy say; ‒wm fmar wltjmss tbat
yiu arm tbm Dmssmj`mr io Accāb*“
_mrlcy# Accāb gjiws tbat yiu armtbm Dmssmj`mr io Accāb ― ajh Accāb
fmars wltjmss tbat tbmsm bypierltms
arm emrtaljcy clars*158
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Jitlem# tbat uttmrlj` tbm gacldab ajh swmarlj` iatbs tbat tbmy arm trutbouc hlhjit avalc tbm bypierltms ― Accāb táācā rmvmacmh ajh firm wltjmss tbat tbmy wmrmclars* Ui lo ijm says; ‒bm wbi uttmrs cā lcāba lccā Accāb wlcc mjtmr parahlsm“ ti dmaj
tbat ‒rm`arhcmss io ajytblj` mcsm#“ ls aetuaccy rmkmetlj` tbm Qur“āj*Biwmvmr# ijm wbi rmeltms tbm gacldab ajh eaccs bldsmco a Duscld# wm sbaccemrtaljcy eijslhmr bld a Duscld as cij` as bm hims jit eijtrahlet oujhadmjtacprmempts io Lscād mltbmr lj wirh ir hmmh* Ajh lo sueb a wirh ir hmmh "tbat jm`atms Lscād, bas ieeurrmh# tbmj bls uttmrajem io tbm gacldab ls io ji usm*
\iur Cirh Acdl`bty Accāb says;
Xbmy WbypierltmsT swmar fy Accāb
tbat tbmy bavm jmvmr salh siWtblj`s hlsrmspmetouc ti tbm
^ripbmt*T Fut vmrlcy# tbmy bavm
uttmrmh wirhs io hlsfmclmo WguorT
ajh bavm fmeidm hlsfmclmvmrs aotmr
bavlj` fmmj Dusclds*15=
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158 Uŧrab Ac$Dujāolqŧj# ?5;1*
15= Uŧrab Ac$Xawfab# <;08*
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Lfj Karħr "ac$Ŧafarħ,# Ŧafarājħ# Afu“c Ubaygb# Lfj Darhawħb rmpirt oridÁfhuccāb lfj Áffās`wbi jarratms tbat;15?
VasŧcAccāb was slttlj` lj tbm sbahm io a trmm7 prmsmjtcy# bm salh; ‒a daj
wlcc eidm ti yiu jiw ajh ciig at yiu wltb tbm myms io sataj7 hi jit
spmag wltb bld wbmj bm eidms*“ Aotmr a wblcm# a daj wltb adfmr150
mymsappmarmh* VasŧcAccāb eaccmh bld ajh asgmh; ‒wby wmrm yiu ajh yiur
orlmjhs saylj` hlsrmspmetouc tblj`s afiut dm9“
Xbm daj wmjt faeg ajh friu`bt bls eidpajlijs ajh tbmy swirm tbat tbmy
hlh jit say ajytblj` tbat was ljsuctlj` ir hlsrmspmetouc*
Accāb táācā rmvmacmh tbmsm vmrsms ij tbls ieeaslij ajh salh; ‒yiu swmar
tbat yiu bavm jit salh lt7 fut emrtaljcy# yiu bavm salh lt ajh lt ls ajuttmrajem io hlsfmclmo Wwirh io guorT ― ajh fmeausm io tbls# yiu bavm
fmeidm gāolrs aotmr bavlj` fmmj Dusclds*“
Jitlem tbat Accāb fmars wltjmss tbat tbism wbi say tblj`s hlsrmspmetouc afiut tbm^ripbmt fmeidm gāolr mvmj lo tbmy ljslst tbat tbmy arm Dusclds*
Ajh Bm says;
Lo yiu asg tbmd# Wwby tbmy salh
si#T tbmy rmpcy# ‒Pm wmrm kiglj`
ajh fmlj` pcayouc*“ Xmcc tbmd; ‒Hi
yiu dagm ouj io Accāb táācā ajh
Bls vmrsms ajh Bls ^ripbmt9“ Hi
jit oljh mxeusms ― yiu bavm
fmeidm ljolhmcs aotmr priomsslj`
oaltb*152
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15? _arlius taosħrs dmjtlij tbls eltlj` Lfj Karħr# lj tbm eiddmjtary io tbm vmrsm 08 io Uŧrab Xawfab*Umm Xaosħr Lfj Gatbħr *
150 Xbm wirh lj ĭahħtb ls azraq ― cltmraccy ‒fcum#“ fut lt hims jit jmemssarlcy dmaj fcum* adfmr ir `rmymyms arm acsi tmrdmh as azraq# as dmjtlijmh lj Xāk ac$Árŧs* Acabazrat bas trajscatmh lt as ‒garajkl ājgbiñ wācā“ dmajlj` ijm wltb bazmc ir adfmr myms*
152 Uŧrab Ac$Xawfab# <;?=$??*
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Lfj Afħ Ubayfab# Lfj Karħr# Lfj ac$Dujhblr# Lfj Afħ Ĩātld ajh Afu“c Ubaygbrmpirt orid Dukāblh# a pridljmjt hlselpcm io Áfhuccāb lfj Áffās ` ajh bmjarratms;15<
eijemrjlj` tbm vmrsm; ‒Pbmj yiu asg tbmd# tbmy say# ‒Pm wmrm
kmstlj` ajh wmrm fmlj` pcayouc*“ A daj adij` tbm bypierltms salh;
‒Duĭaddah tmccs us tbat tbm eadmc io si$ajh$si ls lj sueb$ajh$sueb a
vaccmy7 wbat hims bm gjiw afiut tbm ujsmmj9“ 18>
I Dusclds! Jitlem# tbat a bypierltm wbi ijcy salh; ‒wbat hims Duĭaddah gjiw afiut tbm ujsmmj“ was hmmdmh aj ljsuct ti Duĭaddah VasŧcAccāb ajhAccāb táācā ecmarcy rmkmets acc mxeusms ajh says; –Hi jit try ti oljh mxeusms ― yiubavm fmeidm gāolrs aotmr bavlj` priomssmh oaltb*— 181
Xbls ls acsi a cmssij ti tbism wbi hmjy tbat tbm ^ripbmt # hlh jit bavmafsicutmcy ajy gjiwcmh`m io tbm ujsmmj*186 Xbls ls tbm spmmeb io bypierltms# ajhajyijm wbi says si# aeeirhlj` ti tbm vmrsm# ls ijm wbi diegs Accāb táācā# tbmQur“āj ajh VasŧcAccāb ajh ls aj ipmj hlsfmclmvmr ajh aj apistatm*185
Fmeausm# ti pissmss gjiwcmh`m io tbm ujsmmj ls a hlstljet attrlfutm io pripbmtsas salh fy Ldād @bazācħ# Ldād Qasťaccājħ# Dawcājā Ácħ ac$Qārħ# ÁccādabDuĭaddah [arqājħ ajh itbmr smjlir sebicars# wbleb L bavm dmjtlijmh ljvarlius fiigs wrlttmj ij tbls sufkmet*188 Lt ls mxemmhlj`cy straj`m ajh ifvliusbmrmsy# tbat ijm hmjlms tbat pripbmts bavm sueb gjiwcmh`m ajh WsaysT tbat lt lsduĭāc mvmj lo tbls gjiwcmh`m bas fmmj fmstiwmh fy Accāb táācā*18= Xbmj#aeeirhlj` ti tbls pmrsij mvmrytblj` ls blhhmj orid Accāb táācā ajh Bm eajjit `lvm tbls gjiwcmh`m ti ajyijm mvmj lo Bm si wlsbms! Day Accāb táācā pritmet usorid tbm hmemptlij io Uataj* Ďdħj*
15< Xaosħr Lfj Karħr ac$Ŧafarħ ajh Xaosħr Hurr ac$Dajtbŧr 7 eijemrjlj` tbm vmrsm*
18> Pbat hims Duĭaddah gjiw afiut tbm bayf9
181 Uŧrab Ac$Xawfab# <;??*
186 duťcaqaj dujglr balñ; tbism wbi hmjy sueb gjiwcmh`m afsicutmcy*
185 Aeeirhlj` ti Uŧrab Ac$Xawfab# <;?=$?? "smm p*56,*
188 Ajh bls dastmrplmem Ah$Hawcatu“c Dagglyyab*
18= Acabazrat“s oiitjitm; Fy tbm `raem io Accab# tbmrm arm oiur upeidlj` mplstcms rmoutlj` tbls jivmcjarratlvm; 1, Lrāĭatu Kawājlĭ ac$@bayf 6, Ac$Klcā ac$Gādlc 5, Lfrā“a ac$Dakjŧj 8, Dayc ac$Buhāt adij` wbleb tbm olrst wlcc fm pufclsbmh vmry siij acij` wltb a trajscatlij ajh tbm rmst wlcc acsioicciw# wltb tbm alh io Accāb7 wa flccābl“t tawoħq*
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\ms# tbm ecald io mvmj a spmeg io gjiwcmh`m oir sidmijm18? wltbiut tbm `rajt io Accāb táācā ls emrtaljcy guor* Lt ls acsi aj ljvaclh fmclmo tbat tbm gjiwcmh`m io Wajyfihy lj tbmT ermatlij180 eaj mjeidpass tbm gjiwcmh`m io Accāb táācā# ajh lsa`aljst tbm ipljlij io dist 182 sebicars* Biwmvmr# tbm gjiwcmh`m afiut mvmrytblj` orid tbm olrst hay ti tbm oljac hay io kuh`mdmjt ― tbat wbleb bas
bappmjmh ajh sbacc bappmj# dā gāja wa dā yagŧj18<
― ls ijcy a sdacc part io tbmGjiwcmh`m io Accāb táācā*
18? Lj tbm ermatlij*
180 Ajyijm ajh mvmryijm lj tbm ermatlij; äcd m dagbcŧq*
182 Acabazrat“s oiitjitm; Xbm rmasij wby wm bavm rmstrletmh lt ti ‒dist“ sbacc fm mxpcaljmh#LjUbāAccāb# lj tbm `ciss tltcmh# Ac$Ouyŧđāt ac$Dacaglyyab cl Duĭlffl“h Hawcatl“c Dagglyyab* Wsmm
ajjitatlij fmciw tbm hittmh cljmT18< Pbleb ls rmstrletmh ti; orid tbm olrst hay io tbm olrst ermatlij eidlj` ljti mxlstmjem# ti tbm oljac hayio Kuh`mdmjt* Ajh wm fmclmvm tbat VasŧcAccābwas `lvmj tbls gjiwcmh`m*
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Lj tbm `ciss;
Xbus lt ls privmj tbat lt ls ldpisslfcm Wduĭāc T fy fitb Caw WsbarájT ajh ratlijac priios WáqcajTtbat oir ajyijm lj tbm ermatlij ti mjeidpass W ħĭāťabT tbm Gjiwcmh`m io Accāb táācā eidpcmtmcyajh eidprmbmjslvmcy Wat$taořħc T7 ratbmr mvmj lo tbm gjiwcmh`m io olrst ajh tbm cast Wlj tbmermatlijT arm put ti`mtbmr# lt ls jit mvmj eidparafcm ti tbm rmcatlij# a flcclijtb part io a hrip io
watmr bas ti a flcclij iemajs fmeausm tbat flcclijtb part ls orid a hrip io ljoljlty ajh tbusljoljltm lj ltsmco ajh si oirtb WrmeurslvmcyT*
Ourtbmr# rmpcylj` ti aj aeeusatlij lj @bāyatu“c Da“dŧc ;
Xbls ls iur fmclmo lj Accāb táācā* Ajyijm wbi rmocmets ij tbls mxpcajatlij lj tbls smetlij ― jit tidmjtlij tbmsm oljac eiddmjts eijemrjlj` tbm eidparlsij io tbm gjiwcmh`m io Ermatir ajh tbatio Bls ermatlij ― wlcc fm eijvljemh tbat L ad mxijmratmh orid tbm oacsmbiih ajh scajhmr io tbismwbi attrlfutm tbm oicciwlj` fmclmo ti dm; –bm WAĭdmh VlđāT ecaldmh mquaclty Wac$dusāwābT io tbm Gjiwcmh`m io tbm Ermatir ajh Bls ermatlij Wtbat ls VasŧcAccābBT mxempt tbattbm twi hloomrmh ijcy lj fmlj` rm$Mtmrjac ajh aeelhmjt Wqlhad wa ĭuhŧtbT*
Eijemrjlj` tbm wirh ‒dist#“ bm wrltms;
\ms# lj spltm io acc tbls# wm stlcc hi jit hi tagoħr io tbism wbi say tbls# as ecaldmh lj Ac$Dawđŧáāt *Xbls ls fmeausm# `jistles clgm Uayylhl Afu“c Ĩasaj ac$Fagrħ h ajh tbism wbi oicciwmh bld bavmsalh si# as dmjtlijmh fy Ubaygb Ac$Ásbdāwħ U lj bls eiddmjtary io Śacāt Aĭdmh ac$Fahawħ ***
***Ubaygb Áfh ac$Ĩaqq dmjtlijmh tbls lj bls Dahārlku“j Jufuwwab ajh jmltbmr hlh tagoħr# jireaccmh bld a bmrmtle Wyuđacclc T ajh hlh jit mvmj jadm bld# fut sldpcy salh# ‒a `jistle bas salh7“ajh tbmj oicciwmh lt# wltb tbm eiddmjt; ‒Accāb táācā gjiws fmttmr wbat bm rmaccy dmajt fy tbls#
fmeausm lo tbls ls tagmj cltmraccy Wáca źāblrlbl T lt eijtrahlets judmrius WmstafclsbmhT priios*
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Xbls part ls jit mvmj eidparafcm ti a flcclijtb part io a hrip io watmr lj rmcatlijti a flcclij iemajs* Ljhmmh# tbls ‒part“ ls ltsmco a sdacc part io tbm gjiwcmh`m io Uayylhujā Duĭaddah * L bavm hmserlfmh acc tbmsm lssums lj Ac$Hawcatu“c Dagglyyab ajh itbmr fiigs* Ajyway# tbls was dmjtlijmh as a piljt io ifkmetlij#fut jmvmrtbmcmss lt was LjUbāAccāb# a fmjmolelac hl`rmsslij7 ajh jiw# cmt us
rmturj ti iur prmvlius hlseusslij*
XBM UMEIJH U]FXMVO]@M
Xbmy say; Xbm dahb“baf io Ldād Aáźadh ls tbat# ‒tagoħr ls jit hijm io ajyijmwbi prays oaelj` tbm qlfcab*“ 1=> ajh lt ls lj tbm ĭahħtb tbat; ‒wbisimvmr prays
oaelj` iur qlfcab ajh mats tbm ajldac scau`btmrmh 1=1 fy us# ls a Duscld“*1=6
I Duscld! Xbls ls aj ujecmaj hmemptlij lj wbleb# tbmy mvmj wmjt fmyijh dmrmuttmrlj` tbm gacldab ajh jadmh oaltb as kust turjlj` ijm“s oaem ti tbm qlfcab*Xbat ls# ijm wbi oaems tbm qlfcab ajh prays ls a Duscld# mvmj lo bm says tbat Accābtáācā clms# ir ljsucts Duĭaddah VasŧcAccāb ― bls oaltb rmdaljs ljtaet#
as olrd as tbm afcutlij io flfl tadlyz 1=5
Xbm Olrst Ajswmr
\iur Cirh Acdl`bty says;
Vl`btmiusjmss ls jit tbat yiu turj
yiur oaem tiwarhs tbm mast ir tbm
wmst7 ratbmr# tbm vlrtum io bm wbi
fmars oaltb lj Accāb ajh tbm oljac
hay# aj`mcs# tbm Fiig ajh
pripbmts1=8
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1=> Ldād Aáźad# Olqb ac$Agfar * Acsi# qlfcab; tbm hlrmetlij ijm oaems*
1=1 hbafĭ# zaflba
1=6 Śaĭħĭ ac$Fugbārħ # Gltāf ac$Śacab* 1)=?*
1=5 ebuñ wuzu m duĭgad m flfl tadlyz
1=8 Uŧrab Ac$Faqarab# 6;100*
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Xbus lt ls ecmarcy mxpcaljmh tbat tbm dist ldpirtajt tblj` ls tbat ijm sbiuch bavmoaltb lj tbm jmemssltlms io rmcl`lij71== dmrmcy turjlj` tiwarhs a hlrmetlij ti prayls io ji usm Wwltb hmomet lj tbm oujhadmjtacsT*
Ajh Bm says;
Xbat wbleb tbmy spmjh was jitstippmh orid fmlj` aeemptmh# ujtlc
tbmy hlsfmclmvmh lj Accāb ajh Bls
Dmssmj`mr7 ajh tbmy hi jit eidm
ti pray# mxempt cazlcy7 jir hi tbmy
`lvm lj ebarlty mxempt wltb
hlsclgm1=?
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Xbmy WbypierltmsT wmrm eaccmh as gāolrs# lj spltm io tbmlr stajhlj` lj praymr7 wmrmtbmy jit oaelj` tbm qlfcab lj praymr9 Xbmy wmrm jit kust oaelj` tbm qlfcab# fut tbmy wmrm praylj` fmbljh tbm qlfcab io tbm bmarts ajh siucs# tbm ga“afab io rmcl`lij ajh oaltb; Uayylhujā VasŧcAccāb*
Ajh Bm says;
Ajh lo tbmy rmpmjt ajh mstafclsb
praymr# ajh `lvm ebarlty# tbmj tbmyarm yiur fritbmrs lj tbm rmcl`lij*
Ajh tbus# wm mxpcalj iur vmrsms ti
pmipcm io gjiwcmh`m* Ajh lo tbmy
`lvm tbmlr wirh ajh tbmj frmag
tbmlr eivmjajt ajh seirj yiur
rmcl`lij# tbmj# glcc tbm cmahmrs io
hlsfmclmo7 tbmlr iatbs adiujt tijitblj` ― daybap# tbmy rmoralj*1=0
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1== zarŧrlyāt m hħj
1=? Uŧrab Ac$Xawfab# <;=8*
1=0 Uŧrab Ac$Xawfab# <;11$16*
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Pbmj tbism wbi praymh ajh `avm ebarlty salh sidmtblj` seirjlj` rmcl`lij# tbmywmrm ahhrmssmh as cmahmrs io guor# ajh tbm bmahs io hlsfmclmvmrs* Lsj“t ljsuctlj`Accāb táācā ajh Bls Dmssmj`mr# seirjlj` tbm rmcl`lij9
Clstmj ti wbat yiur Cirh Acdl`bty says;
Adij` tbm Kmws arm tbism# wbiswap wirhs orid tbmlr pcaems# ajh
tbmy say; ‒wm bmar ajh wm hlsifmy*
Bmar us# day yiu jmvmr fm dahm
ti clstmj# dagm eijemsslijs oir us*“
Ajh tbmy say rāôljā fy twlstlj`
tbmlr tij`ums# ajh seirjlj` tbm
rmcl`lij* Lt wiuch bavm fmmj fmttmroir tbmd lo tbmy salh; ‒wm bmar ajh
ifmy7 bmar us# ajh eijslhmr us*“
Fut Accāb bas hadjmh tbmd
fmeausm io tbmlr guor ajh tbmy wlcc
jit fmar oaltb# mxempt sidm
Wadij` tbmdT*1=2
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Lj Dahljab# Kmws wiuch attmjh tbm assmdfcy io tbm ^ripbmt ajh wiuch say;‒Bmar us! Day yiu jit fm dahm ti bmar*“ Ij tbm iutslhm# tbls was dmajt as apraymr# dmajlj`; ‒Day yiu jmvmr bmar aj ujhmslrafcm tblj`#“ fut lj tbmlr bmarts#tbmy bah tbls sleg ljtmjtlij; ‒tbat day yiu jit fm afcm ti bmar at acc*“ Pbmj tbmDmssmj`mr salh sidmtblj`# tbmy wiuch say rāôljā# dmajlj` ‒`lvm useijslhmratlij# as wm bavm jit ujhmrstiih lt wmcc*“1=< Fut tbmy# wiuch ljtmjhajitbmr dmajlj`* Uidm bavm salh tbat tbmy ljtmjhmh rûŧjab1?> ajh itbmrs salhtbat tbmy usmh ti twlst tbmlr tij`ums ajh say lt wltb a clttcm mcij`atlij as rāôħjā dmajlj`# ‒iur sbmpbmrh*“
1=2 Uŧrab Aj$Jlsā“# 8;8?*
1=< Xbmy trlmh ti prmtmjh as lo tbmy wmrm saylj`; ‒lĭoaźjā $ pritmet us#“ tbiu`b tbmy rmaccy dmajt tiljsuct fy hmrlvlj` lt orid rûŧjab WDuorahāt ac$Qur“āj# Ldād Vā`blf ac$AřoabājħT*
1?> rûŧjab dmajs oiiclsbjmss ir ldfmelclty* Lj dakir rmahlj`s lt ls rmeltmh as rāôljā wltbiut tajwħjdmajlj`# ‒Hi jit say rāôljā*“ Ĩasaj rmeltmh tbls vmrsm lt wltb tajwħj; cā taqŧcŧ raôljaj7 Xbácaf saystbat lt dmajs; ‒WI Kmws# wbi say tblsT hi jit uttmr a clm# lj diegmry ajh oiiclsbjmss“ WXāk ac$ÁrŧsT*
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Pbmj aj ljjumjhi ls eijslhmrmh as hlspara`lj` tbm rmcl`lij# tbmj sbiuch jit ajmxpclelt ljsuct fm eijslhmrmh wirsm9 Lo yiu arm kuhlelius# yiu wlcc jit oalc tijitlem tbat mvmj tbm jm`atlvm dmajlj`s io tbm ljjumjhis Wdmjtlijmh lj tbmvmrsm# uttmrmh fy tbm KmwsT arm jit as u`cy as tbmsm mxpclelt ljsucts*1?1
A eursm ti fm hmao# ir oiiclsbjmss ir a sbmpbmrh ― arm jit as u`cy 1?6 as saylj`;‒cmss lj gjiwcmh`m tbaj Uataj#“ ir ‒mquac ti dahdmj ajh ajldacs lj gjiwcmh`m“ir rmomrrlj` ti @ih# ‒tbat Bm ls a clar# tmccs clms ajh ijm wbi eaccs Bld a clar ls arl`btmius Uujjl Duscld*“ Ac$äyāhbu flccāb! Pm smmg Accāb“s rmou`m*
Xbm Umeijh Ajswmr
Attrlfutlj` tbls jasty hmcuslij1?5 ti tbm dahb“baf io Ldād Aáźad h ls ascajhmr io tbm Ldād# fmeausm bm bas salh lj bls oadius fiig mxpcaljlj` tbmermmh io Abcu“s Uujjab;1?8
tbm Attrlfutms io Accāb arm ^rm$mtmrjac ajh arm jit aeelhmjts#1?= jir arm Bls
Attrlfutms orid Bls ermatlij71?? wbisimvmr says tbat Bls Attrlfutms arm Bls
ermatlij ir tbat tbmy arm aeelhmjts# ir tarrlmh lj tbls fmclmo ir hiuftmh
tbls#1?0 tbmj vmrlcy# bm bas hlsfmclmvmh Wgāolr T lj Accāb táācā*
Ajh tbm Ldād says lj bls Gltāf ac$Pařlyyab;1?2
wbisimvmr says tbat tbm Upmmeb io Accāb ls a ermatlij# ls a hlsfmclmvmr
Wgāolr T io Accāb táācā*
1?1 Mxpclelt ljsucts uttmrmh fy @aj`ibħ# Adfbmtwħ ajh Xbājawħ*
1?6 Xbmy arm u`cy ajh arm fcaspbmdlms7 tbm saylj`s io tbm dihmrj fcaspbmdmrs arm mvmj dirm u`cyajh arm bmjem mvmj dirm smvmrm fcaspbmdlms*
1?5 Xbat dmrmcy oaelj` tbm qlfcab dagms ijm a Duscld ajh rm`arhcmss io mvmrytblj` mcsm# wm hi jit hitagoħr io tbism wbi oaem tiwarhs iur qlfcab lj tbmlr praymr*
1?8 Olqb Ac$Agfar # Ldād Afŧ Ĩajħoab*
1?= duĭhatbab
1?? dagbcŧq
1?0 Xarrlmh ir hiuftmh tbat; tbm Attrlfutms io Accāb arm ^rm$mtmrjac ajh jmltbmr aeelhmjts jirermatlij*
1?2 Gltāfu“c Pařlyyab# Ldād Afŧ Ĩajħoab*
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Lj tbm eiddmjtary io Olqb ac$Agfar ;1?<
Oagbr ac$Lscād10> salh tbat lt bas fmmj rmpirtmh wltb vmraelty tbat Ldād
Afŧ \ŧsuo salh; ‒L hmfatmh Afŧ Ĩajħoab lj tbm lssum io Ermatmhjmss io tbm
Qur“āj# ajh mvmjtuaccy wm fitb a`rmmh tbat wbisimvmr says tbat tbm
Qur“āj ls ermatmh ls a hlsfmclmvmr Wgāolr*T“ Xbls bas acsi fmmj rmpirtmh fyLdād Duĭaddah*
Xbus# lt ls tbm ujajldius ipljlij ajh a`rmmdmjt io tbm tbrmm Ldads io tbmdahb“baf# tbat tbism wbi say tbat tbm jifcm Qur“āj ls a ermatmh tblj` arm gāolrs*Xbm Dûtazlcab# tbm Garrādlyyab ajh tbm Vāolđħs# wbi ecald tbat tbm Qur“āj ls aermatlij7 hi tbmy jit pray oaelj` tbm Qlfcab9101
Xagm tbls vmry spmelole easm tbat wm arm hlseusslj` jiw7 Qāđħ Afŧ \ŧsuo# tbm
pridljmjt Ĩajaoħ Ldād says lj bls Gltāf ac$Gbarāk ;106 Ajy Duscld wbi ljsucts tbm Dmssmj`mr ir fmclms bld# ir oljhs oauct wltb
bld# ir hldljlsbms bls rajg ― bas emrtaljcy eiddlttmh guor ajh bas
hlsfmclmvmh lj Accāb táācā* Xbm wlom io sueb a pmrsij `ims iut io wmhcieg*
Lt ls ecmarcy ajh mxpcleltcy salh tbat mvmj aj attmdpt ti hldljlsb tbm rajg io VasŧcAccāb fy Dusclds# wlcc rmjhmr bld a gāolr ajh bls wlom `ims iut io wmhcieg* Fy eiddij hmoljltlij# ls jit a Duscld adij` tbism wbi pray oaelj`
tbm qlfcab9105 Ljhmmh# bm ls7 fut ij aeeiujt io bls fcaspbmdy ajh uttmrlj`hlsrmspmetouc wirhs rmomrrlj` ti Uayylhujā Duĭaddah # bls oaelj` tbm qlfcabls io ji fmjmolt*
Xbm Xblrh Ajswmr; ls tbat lj tbm tmrdljici`y io sebicars# abc ac$qlfcab ir tbm^mipcm io Qlfcab# arm tbism wbi oucolcc acc tbm rmqulrmdmjts io oaltb ajh lo a
1?< Dljaĭ ac$Vawđ ac$Az“bar # Ácħ ac$Qārħ# ^`*<=*
10> Oagbr ac$Lscād# wbmj dmjtlijmh lj Ĩajaoħ tmxts wltbiut quacloleatlij usuaccy rmomrs ti LdādDuĭaddah ac$^azhawħ Wh*826 ABT*
101 Armj“t tbmy eijslhmrmh as gāolrs aeeirhlj` ti dakir Ldads# ljecuhlj` tbm tbrmm dmjtlijmh afivm9
106 Ldād Afŧ \ŧsuo# Gltāf ac$Gbarāk # 126*
105 abc ac$qlfcab
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pmrsij eijtrahlets ir hmjlms mvmj a slj`cm tblj` orid tbat wbleb ls eijslhmrmh asJmemssary Vmqulrmdmjt#108 bm ls eijslhmrmh as a hlsfmclmvmr# aj apistatm fyujajldius a`rmmdmjt*10= Lj oaet# ijm wbi hims jit eijslhmr sueb a pmrsij10? asa gāolr# ls bldsmco a gāolr*
Lt ls salh lj Ubloā# Fazzāzlyyab# Ac$Hurar wa“c @burar ajh Oatāwā ac$Gbayrlyyab;
***dusclds arm ujajldiuscy a`rmmh upij tbm ruclj` tbat ijm wbi ljsucts
tbm Dmssmj`mr ls a gāolr # a hlsfmclmvmr7 ajh ijm wbi hiufts tbat sueb a
fcaspbmdmr ls gāolr # ir tbat bm wlcc fm pujlsbmh ls bldsmco a gāolr *100
Lj Dakdá ac$Ajbur 102 ajh Hurr ac$Dugbtār ;10<
Ajh a pmrsij wbi ls rucmh a gāolr hum ti bls ljsuctlj` pripbmts# tbm
rmpmjtajem io sueb a pmrsij ls afsicutmcy ujaeemptafcm7 ijm wbi hiufts
tbat sueb a pmrsij wlcc fm pujlsbmh# ir tbat bm ls a gāolr ls a gāolr bldsmco*
Xbiu`b eltmh lj suppirt io tbls suf$tiple# tbm ruclj` ecmarcy hmserlfms tbat afcaspbmdmr# aeeirhlj` ti lkdāá ls aj apistatm ajh tbism wbi hi jit eijslhmrsueb pmipcm as apistatms# arm tbmdsmcvms apistatms*
Lt ls lj Olqb ac$Agfar ;
Lt ls dmjtlijmh lj Ac$Dawāqlo tbat tbm pmipcm io Qlfcab arm jit rucmh as
gāolrs as cij` as tbmy hi jit rmkmet tblj`s tbat arm ecasslolmh asrmqulrmdmjts io oaltb ajh tblj`s upij wbleb tbmrm ls a ujajldius
a`rmmdmjt clgm eijslhmrlj` a oirflhhmj tblj` ti fm pmrdlsslfcm*
***lt ls ifvlius tbat iur sebicars hi jit pmrdlt tbm tagoħr io Abc ac$Qlfcab
ij aeeiujt io sljs7 fut tbls hims jit dmaj kust oaelj` tbm Qlfcab#
fmeausm tbm mxtrmdlst)oajatleac Vaolđħs wbi ecald tbat Klfrħc a dahm a
108 đarŧrlyāt7 zarŧrlyat m hħj
10= gāolr # durtahh fy lkdāá
10? Ijm wbi hmjlms ir eijtrahlets a jmemssary rmqulrmdmjt io oaltb*
100 Qahl Äyāđ ac$Dāclgħ# Gltāf ac$Ubloā fl Xárħol Ĩuqŧq ac$Duřťaoā# 6)6>2*
102 Ubaygb$[āhab# Dakdá ac$Ajbur # 1)?00*
10< Ácāuhhħj ac$Ĩasgaoħ# Ac$Hurr ac$Dugbtār # Gltāf ac$Klbāh# Fāf ac$Durtahh*
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dlstagm lj hmclvmrlj` tbm Vmvmcatlij#12> fmeausm Accāb táācā smjt bld121
tiwarhs Ácħ 7 ajh sidm itbmrs adij` tbmd ecald tbat bm ls `ih* Mvmj
lo tbmy pray oaelj` iur Qlfcab# tbmy arm jit fmclmvmrs* Xbls ls tbm ljtmjhmh
dmajlj` io tbm saylj` io tbm ^ripbmt tbat; –ijm wbi prays clgm us ajh
oaelj` iur Qlfcab# ajh mats iur scau`btmr# tbmj bm ls a Duscld*— 126
Xbat ls# bm ls a Duscld as cij` as bm hims jit eijtrahlet a jmemssary aspmet io rmcl`lij ir hims jit hi ajytblj` tbat jm`atms bls fmclmo* Lj tbm sadm fiigmcsmwbmrm# bm says;125
gjiw tbat Abc ac$Qlfcab ls dmajt ti rmomr ti tbism wbi a`rmm Wajh fmclmvm
ljT tbm jmemssary aspmets io rmcl`lij* Clgm# tbat tbm wirch ajh mvmrytblj`
lj lt ls aj aeelhmjt#128 ajh tbat fihlms wlcc fm rmsurrmetmh ajh assmdfcmh
ij Kuh`mdmjt hay#12= ajh tbm Gjiwcmh`m io Accāb táācā mjeidpassmsmvmrytblj`12? ― tbm `mjmrac ajh tbm spmelole ajh itbmr sueb tblj`s*
Mvmj lo a pmrsij hutlouccy dmmts rmcl`lius ifcl`atlijs ajh pmroirds
wirsblp acij`slhm tbm fmclmo tbat tbm wirch ls prm$mtmrjac ir hmjlms tbat
pmipcm wlcc fm assmdfcmh lj tbmlr fihlms ir tbat Accāb táācā hims jit gjiw
tbm dljutlam# ls jit ljecuhmh lj tbm Abc ac$Qlfcab* Ajh tbm dmajlj` io tbm
saylj`; wm hi jit hi tagoħr io Abc ac$Qlfcab# aeeirhlj` ti sebicars io
Abcu“s Uujjab ls# tbat wm sbiuch jit hi tagoħr io tbism wbi hi jit earry
sl`js io hlsfmclmo jir earry sueb sl`j7 jmltbmr bavm hijm ajytblj` ir salh
sidmtblj` tbat rmqulrms tbls ruclj`*
12> waĭ$y
121 Xbls ls tbm fmclmo io a oajatleac `riup io Ubláb wbi ecald tbat Klfrħca hmclvmrmh tbm Vmvmcatlij tiUayylhujā Duĭaddah ljstmah io Uayylhujā Ácħ*
126 Ac$Qārħ# Ubarĭ Olqb ac$Agfar # 88?*
125 Lflh*# 86<
128 ĭāhltb# ĭawāhltb
12= ĭasbr ; ti fm `atbmrmh ajh assmdfcmh*
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Ldād Áfh ac$Ázħz ac$Fugbārħ120 says lj bls eiddmjtary ij ]řŧc ac$Ĩusādħ ;122
lo a pmrsij mxa``mratlj` lj bls WbmrmtleacT fmclmo# si dueb tbat lt fmeidms
jmemssary ti rucm bld a gāolr#12< tbmj# wm hi jit fitbmr wbmtbmr bm
a`rmms ir hlsa`rmms wltb sidmtblj`7 fmeausm bm ls jit ljecuhmh lj tbm
ecassloleatlij io uddab1<> tbat bas fmmj `lvmj tbm tmstldijy io fmlj` Wasa `riupT viuebsaomh Worid mrrirT1<1 mvmj lo sueb a pmrsij lda`ljms
bldsmco ti fm a Duscld*
Fmeausm# tbm tmrd uddab hims jit dmrmcy rmomr ti tbism wbi pray oaelj`
tbm Qlfcab# fut ratbmr rmomrs ti tbism wbi arm WtrumT fmclmvmrs* Ajh tbls
pmrsij1<6 ls a gāolr# mvmj lo bm hims jit rmaclzm tbat bm ls ijm*
Lj Vahh ac$Duĭtār ;1<5 Xbmrm ls ji hlsputm eijemrjlj` tbm hlsfmclmo io a pmrsij wbi ippisms Wir
rmkmetsT ajy rmqulrmh eidpijmjt io oaltb# mvmj lo bm prays oaelj` iur
Qlfcab ajh pujetuac ajh ujoalclj` lj oucolcclj` ifcl`atlijs ajh hilj` `iih
hmmhs oir acc bls clom# as mxpcaljmh lj Ubarĭ ac$Xaĭrħr ***
Uueb stral`btoirwarh hmserlptlijs ajh pcalj ruclj`s arm oiujh eiddijcy ljfiigs io Áqħhab# Olqb ajh ]sŧc*
120 Ldād Áfh ac$Ázħz lfj Aĭdmh Ac$Fugbārħ# Wh*05> AB ) 156< EMT ls acsi oadius oir bls Gasbo ac$ Asrār # eijslhmrmh as ijm io tbm dist ldpirtajt eiddmjtary io ]řŧc ac$^azhawħ io Oagbr ac$Lscād*
122 Ac$Dujtagbaf oħ ]sŧc ac$Dahb“baf fy Ldād Ĩusāduhhħj Duĭaddah lfj Duĭaddah ac$
Agbsħgatbħ# Wh*?88 AB ) 168? EMT tbls ls acsi gjiwj as Ĩusādħ ir ]řŧc ac$Ĩusādħ* 12< Ij aeeiujt io bls mxtrmdm bmrmsy tbat jmemssltatms tagoħr*
1<> Ac$Fugbārħ# Ac$Xaĭqħq oħ Ubarĭl Dujtagbaf ac$]řŧc # Fāf ac$Lkdāá*
1<1 Xbm uddab ls eiccmetlvmcy viuebsaomh orid mrrir aeeirhlj` ti tbm ĭahħtb; –_mrlcy Accāb táācā wlccjit dagm tbm oicciwmrs io Duĭaddah a`rmm upij mrrir7 ajh Accāb“s alh ls wltb tbm "rl`btmius,`riup7 ajh tbism wbi `i iut io tbls `riup sbacc `i ljti olrm— WUujaj ac$Xlrdlhbħ # 61?0T*
1<6 Uueb a pmrsij wbism bmrmsy bas erissmh tbm cldlts io guor*
1<5 Lfj Áāflhħj# Vahh ac$Duĭtār # Gltāf ac$Śacab7 Fāf ac$Ldādab# 1)500*
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Xbm Oiurtb Ajswmr; ls tbat lt ls smco$mvlhmjt orid tbls lssum Wio oaelj` tbmQlfcabT ltsmco* Eijslhmr a daj wbi prays oaelj` tbm Qlfcab olvm tldms# ajh fiwshiwj ti Dabahmv1<8 ajitbmr tldm7 eaj ajy smjslfcm pmrsij eijslhmr bld aDuscld9 Pbmrmas saylj` tbat Accāb táācā ls a clar ajh ljsuctlj` DuĭaddahVasŧcAccāb ls oar wirsm tbaj fiwlj` hiwj ti Dabahmv# mvmj tbiu`b tbmy arm
tbm sadm lj tbmlr fmlj` hlsfmclmo7 fmeausm sidm gljhs io guor arm wirsm tbajitbmrs*
Xbm rmasij Wwby tbm cattmr ls wirsmT ls fmeausm# fiwlj` ti aj lhic ldpclmsfmcylj` tbm Ijm @ih# wbmrmas eacclj` bld a clar ls mxprmsscy fmcylj` bld7 ajh ljsueb pristratlij# tbmrm ls a ratlijac pisslflclty1<= tbat lt ls a pristratlij io rmspmet ajh jit a pristratlij io wirsblp7 ajh vmjmratlij1<? ls jit guor lj ltsmco*
Xbmrmoirm# lo sidmijm pristratms ti a sebicar ir a `jistle iut io vmjmratlij# bmwlcc fm a sljjmr fut jit a gāolr* Biwmvmr# pristratlj` ti lhics Wir sueb leijsT ls
afsicutmcy guor aeeirhlj` ti tbm Ubarħáb fmeausm tbls ls a hlstljet ebaraetmrstle io picytbmlsts*
Fut ljsuctlj` tbm ^ripbmt ls a dakir guor lj ltsmco7 ajh tbmrm ls ji vmstl`m io Lscād lj lt* L bavm jit oirdmh dy ipljlij fasmh ij tbls hloomrmjem# fmeausm tbmrmpmjtajem io a pmrsij wbi pristratms ti aj lhic ls aeemptmh7 fut tbm tawfab io apmrsij wbi ljsucts tbm ^ripbmt ls jit aeemptmh aeeirhlj` ti tbiusajhs io sebicars*1<0
1<8 Ijm io tbm dajy oacsm Bljhu `ihs*
1<= lĭtldāc áqcħ # dmajlj` a pcauslfcm mxpcajatlij mxlsts*
1<? Acabazrat“s oiitjitm; lt ls lj Ubarĭ ac$Dawāqlo W Ac$Darřah ac$Xbācltb# Ac$Daqřah ac$Awwac ; XbmXblrh Utajhpiljt# Xbm Olrst IfkmetlvmT;
pristratlij ti tbm suj ls ecmar priio tbat sueb a pmrsij hims jit attmst ti tbm vmraelty io Uayylhujā Duĭaddah ij tbm mxtmrlir7 fut wm lssum tbm ruclj` aeeirhlj` ti tbm mxtmrlir# jitfmeausm lt ls aj artlecm io oaltb ti jit pristratm ti ajyijm itbmr tbaj Accāb* Mvmj lo lt ls gjiwj
tbat sueb a pmrsij hlh jit pristratm WsakhabT oir mltbmr vmjmratlij ir tbm fmclmo tbat tbm suj wasa `ih7 ajh lo bls bmart ls eijvljemh ajh ujpmrturfmh afiut attmstatlij W tařhħqT io tbm Ubarláb#tbmj wm hi jit rucm bld a gāolr jmar Accāb# tbiu`b bm wlcc fm rucmh a gāolr hum ti bls iutwarhaetlij*
1<0 \mt# aeeirhlj` ti cattmr ldāds# rmpmjtajem ls aeemptafcm as Acabazrat bldsmco mxpcaljs ourtbmrfmciw*
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Acabazrat bas mxpcaljmh tbls lssum io pristratlij lj hmtalc lj bls fiig; Ac$[ufhatu“z [aglyyab oħ Xaĭrħdl Uakhatu“t Xaĭlyyab* WXbm ^urm Ermad; Ij ^riblfltlij io ^ristratlij io VmspmetT*
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Xbls ls tbm prmomrrmh ipljlij1<2 io tbm oicciwlj` Ldads adij` Ĩajaoħs;
• Ldād Fazzāzħ7
• tbm aeeidpclsbmh rmsmarebmr Ldād Lfj Budād7
• Áccādab Dawcā Gbusraw# autbir io Ac$Hurar wa“c @burar 7 • Áccādab [ayj lfj Jukayd# autbir io Ac$Faĭru“r Vāylq ajh Ac$Asbfāb
wa“j Jaźāylr7
• Áccādab Ûdar lfj Jukayd# autbir io Ac$Jabru“c Oāylq7
• Áccādab Afŧ Áfhuccāb Duĭaddah ac$@bazzħ# autbir io Xajwħru“c Afřār7
• Áccādab Gbayruhhħj ac$Vadcħ# autbir io Oatāwā ac$Gbayrlyyab7
• Áccādab Ubaygbħ [āhab# autbir io Dakdaû“c Ajbur7
• Áccādab Duĭaddah lfj Ácħ ac$Ĩasgaoħ# autbir io Ac$Hurr ac$Dugbtār*
Dirm hmtalcs ajh ahhltlijac rmsmareb ij tbls lssum eaj fm oiujh lj Oatāwā ac$Vlđawlyyab* Xbm ruclj` ‒tawfab ls jit aeemptmh“ ls lj Lscadle cajhs ajh oirLscadle rucmrs# si tbm mxmeutlij io a fcaspbmdmr ls earrlmh iut mvmj aotmr blsrmpmjtajem*
Jmvmrtbmcmss# lo a fcaspbmdmr sljemrmcy rmpmjts# lt ls aeemptmh jmar Accāb táācā*Xbm fcaspbmdmr sbiuch jit dagm tbls a fasls ti jit rmpmjt at acc saylj`; ‒lo rmpmjtajem ls jit aeemptmh# tbmj wby sbiuch L rmpmjt9“ Ji# tbls ls jit tbm easm*Vmpmjtajem wlcc mrasm guor ajh dagm bld a Duscld ajh bm wlcc fm savmh oridmvmrcastlj` pujlsbdmjt lj Bmcc* Xbmrm ls a ujajldius a`rmmdmjt upij tbls ashmserlfmh lj Vahh ac$Duĭtār # ajh itbmr fiigs* Accāb táācā gjiws fmst*
1<2 Xbmrm ls a hloomrmjem io ipljlij ij tbls dattmr lj iur dahb“baf7 Ldād Lfj Áāflhħj bas mxpcaljmhtbat rmpmjtajem WtawfabT io a fcaspbmdmr ls aeemptmh lj iur dahb“baf* Umm Xajfħb ac$Pucātl wa“c Ĩuggād ácā Aĭgādl Ubātldl Gbayrl“c Ajād* Xbls ls wby Acabazrat says; ‒adij` iur Ldads*“ Accābtáācā gjiws fmst*
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Xbmy say; lt ls wrlttmj lj fiigs io Olqb tbat lo a pmrsij bas << eidpijmjts1<< io guor# ajh ijm eidpijmjt io Lscād# mvmj tbmj wm sbiuch jit eacc sueb a pmrsij agāolr*6>>
Xbm Olrst Ajswmr; Xbls ls tbm u`clmst io acc hmemptlijs* Lo a daj says tbm āhbāj ijem a hay ir prays twi ragáb ajh tbmj wirsblps aj lhic << tldms7 ir fciws aeijeb#6>1 ir rlj`s a fmcc6>6 ― hims bm stlcc rmdalj a Duscld9 Eaj ajy smjslfcmpmrsij eijslhmr bld a Duscld kust fmeausm bm bas ijm eidpijmjt io Lscad# mvmjtbiu`b bm bas << eidpijmjts io hlsfmclmo9
Xbm Umeijh Ajswmr; Aeeirhlj` ti tbls ecald# mvmryfihy mxempt atbmlsts wlccbavm ti fm eijslhmrmh as Dusclds; ajy picytbmlst# Da`laj# Bljhu# Ebrlstlaj# Kmw― fmeausm aotmr acc# tbmy fmclmvm lj a @ih ― wbleb ls ijm eidpijmjt io Lscād7
ratbmr tbm oujhadmjtac fmclmo 6>5
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1<< fatmñ; tbat ls# tblj`s ir eidpijmjts ir lj`rmhlmjts io guor* Xbls ls jit afiut << ljtmrprmtatlijstbat arm hlsfmclmo ajh ijm pisslfcm dmajlj` io Lscād lj IJM statmdmjt)aetlij# as lt ls mxpcaljmhourtbmr fmciw lj tbm olotb ajswmr*
6>> Xbls ls jit a bypitbmtleac statmdmjt ajh ls eiddijcy eltmh fy Qahlajls*
6>1 sajgb ir sbajgba; tbm sbmcc io a car`m sma sjalc eiddijcy ieeurrlj` lj tbm Ljhlaj Iemaj "selmjtlolejadm Xurfljmcca pyrud7, tbls ls usmh as a trudpmt lj rltuacs# rmcl`lius praetlems ajh aj ifkmet io
wirsblp adij` Bljhus*6>6 Vlj`lj` a fmcc ir a `bajtl ls a rltuac lj Bljhu wirsblp7 lt acsi aeeidpajlms wirsblp lj Ebrlstlajeburebms ajh dassms*
6>5 Xbat ls# tbat @ih Mxlsts*
6>8 Oicciwmrs io tbm Arya Uadak # wbleb was oiujhmh fy Hayajajha Uaraswatl "1268$1225 EM*,Adij` tbm prljelpcms io tbm sadak)sielmty arm fmclmo lj dijitbmlsd ajh eijhmdjatlij io lhicwirsblp* WMjeyecipmhla io Vmcl`lij ajh Mtbles# Bastlj`s ajh Umcflm# =0$?6T &Lt was at Fidfay# ij tbm1>tb io Aprlc 20=# tbat Uwadl Hayajajh oiujhmh tbm Arya Uadak*& WLflh*# =2T
6>= Lj eidparlsij ti Arya$Uadakls ajh pblcisipbmrs*
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Xbm Xblrh Ajswmr; Xbm vmrsms orid tbm Qur“āj dmjtlijmh marclmr arm suoolelmjt ti rmoutm tbls straj`m ecald# wbmrm# lj spltm io uttmrlj` tbm gacldab# lj spltm io pmroirdlj` tbm ifcl`atiry praymr# tbm bypierltms wmrm hmecarmh as gāolr oir kust ijm uttmrajem io guor7 as dmjtlijmh lj tbm vmrsm;
ajh tbmy fmeadm gāolrs aotmr
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^rifafcy#6>2 tbmy day say as aj ajswmr ti tbm afivm; ‒tbls6>< was a dlstagm dahmfy @ih7 ir salh lj bastm fy Bld7 fmeausm tbls dagms tbm fiujharlms io Lscādeijstraljmh ― fmeausm tbism uttmrlj` tbm gacldab arm fmlj` mxpmccmh orid Lscādoir a slj`cm tblj`7 ajh Bm jmltbmr clstmjs ti mxeusms jir acciws tbmd ti mxpcaljtbmlr mxeusms*“ Acas! @ih hlh jit hlseuss tbls wltb Jaturaclst 61> ir Jahawħ611
cmeturmrs ir itbmr friah$dljhmh Lscadle rmoirdmrs*“616
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6>< Xmrdlj` tbm bypierltms as a gāolr oir a slj`cm tblj`*61> Jaturaclst ir a jmyebarl lj ]rhu# wbi attmdpt ti mxpcalj dlraecms aeeirhlj` ti caws io jaturm7 UlrUymh Aĭdmh Gbāj io Acl`arb ajh bls oicciwmrs*
611 Xbism fmcij`lj` ti Jahwatu“c Ûcadā# a rmoirdlst divmdmjt io tbm 6>tb emjtury# wbleb siu`bt tifury tbm hloomrmjems fmtwmmj smets "lrrmspmetlvm io fmlj` Ublab ir Uujjl7 Pabāfħ ir Gbarlkl7 Duscldir Jaturaclst, ajh ujltm ujhmr tbm fajjmr io Ijm$Qlfcab ajh Ijm$Gacldab as Dusclds*
616 Xbat ls; Pm rucm tbism wbi ljsuct tbm ^ripbmt as gāolr ― ajh mvmj lo lt ls hijm ijcy ijem* Xbls wmhi# oicciwlj` Hlvljm Caw ajh bas a prmemhmjt lj tbm rmvmcatlij* Umeijhcy# wbmj wm lssum tbls ruclj`#tbm Jaturaclsts# Jahawħs ajh itbmr rmoirdmrs say; ‒tbls ruclj` io guor ls a dlstagm7 tbls ls hijm lj
bastm# ajh tbls eijstrlets tbm fiujharlms io Lscād# mxpmcclj` tbm pmipcm io Qlfcab orid Lscād oir mvmj
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Xbm Oiurtb Ajswmr; \iur Cirh Acdl`bty says;
Hi yiu fmar oaltb lj sidm parts io
tbm fiig ajh hlsfmclmvm lj sidm
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rmeidpmjsm io tbism wbi hi si#mxempt budlclatlij lj tbls wirchcy
clom7 ajh ij tbm hay io Kuh`mdmjt
tbmy sbacc fm turjmh tiwarhs a
smvmrm pujlsbdmjt7 ajh Accāb ls
jit bmmhcmss io acc tbat yiu hi*
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hims jit aeempt ijcy ijm io tbmsm# tbm Qur“āj says tbat sueb a pmrsij ls a gāolr # ljspltm io fmclmvlj` lj <<< tblj`s iut io a tbiusajh* Ajh tbat bm wlcc fm budlclatmhlj tbls wirch ajh fm dmtmh smvmrm pujlsbdmjt lj tbm bmrmaotmr wbleb ls oirmvmrajh tbm pujlsbdmjt wlcc jit fm masmh mvmj oir a didmjt* Xbls hims jit say tbat a pmrsij saylj` << tblj`s io guor rmdaljs a Duscld kust fmeausm io ijm tblj`7tbls ls jit tbm hietrljm io Dusclds ― ratbmr lt ls lj ltsmco ecmar hlsfmclmo aeeirhlj`ti tbm Qur“āj*
sdacc tblj`s7 ruclj`s arm lssumh wltbiut eijsuctlj` itbmrs*“ Xbus# ‒wiuch yiu say tbm sadm afiut @ihAcdl`bty fmeausm Bm bas hmecarmh tbism wbi uttmrmh ijm wirh io ljsuct as gāolrs9“
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WljtmjhmhT dmajlj`s*618
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Cmavm acijm sebicars io olqb# mvmj aj irhljary daj wltb sidm hlsemrjlj` wlccjit say sueb aj afsurh ajh l`jirajt tblj`* Vatbmr# wbat sebicars bavm salh lt; lo a daj says sidmtblj`# ajh << dmajlj`s io tbat statmdmjt arm io hlsfmclmo# ajhijm dmajlj` ls vaclh lj Lscād# tbmj ujcmss lt ls privmj tbat bm bas rmaccy ljtmjhmhtbm dmajlj` io guor# wm sbacc wltbbich orid daglj` tagoħr7 fmeausm# tbmrm ls ijmpisslflclty io tbls statmdmjt wbleb ls jit guor* Xbmy acsi ahh tbat# lo bm ljhmmhljtmjhmh a dmajlj` tbat ls guor# iur mooirts ti ljtmrprmt oavirafcy arm io ji usm ―fmeausm bm wlcc rmdalj a gāolr jmar Accāb*
Xbls eaj fm lccustratmh fy aj mxadpcm; suppism [ayh says tbat Ádr bas afsicutm
ajh eijecuslvm gjiwcmh`m io tbm ujsmmj* Xbls statmdmjt bas tbm oicciwlj`pisslfcm dmajlj`s io guor;
1* Ádr gjiws tbm ujsmmj fy bldsmco7 tbls ls pcalj ajh ecmar guor*
Uay ym; jijm lj tbm bmavmjs ir tbm
martb gjiws tbm ujsmmj mxempt
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6* Ádr hims jit gjiw tbm ujsmmj fy bldsmco# fut bm bas eijecuslvm gjiwcmh`mfmeausm tbism610 wbi gjiw lt bavm ljoirdmh bld io lt*
618 Uŧrab Ac$Jlsā“a# 8;8?*
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oicciwmh fy ajacyzlj` tbmd# iotmj au`dmjtmh wltb astrici`leac ljtmrprmtatlijs* WPlglpmhlaT Lj Gasbo ac$Ŵujŧj# lt ls salh tbat tbm judfmr io tbmsm ol`urms arm 16 aeeirhlj` ti tbm judfmr io tbm zihlaesl`js* Ac$Baytadħ says tbat lt ls ĭarād ti cmarj ir tmaeb tbls selmjem WOatāwā ac$ĨahħtblyyabT*
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661 Au`ury7 tbls ajh tbm twi prmvlius gljhs "%?# %0, arm acsi gjiwj as ziidajey ir tbmrlidajey;hlvljatlij fy ajldac fmbavlir*
666 Lj 1<tb Emjtury Ljhla# dmsdmrlsd was eijslhmrmh as a oird io ieeuct praetlem ajh da`le*
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guor7660 VasŧcAccāb bas salh;Lo ijm `ims ti a siitbsaymr ir a oirtujm$tmccmr ajh vaclhatms wbat bm says
Wattmsts ti tbm trutb io tbm siitbsaymrT tbmj bm bas hlsfmclmvmh lj tbat
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66? –Xbm [a'lrakab; A frajeb io tbm selmjem io cmttmr da`le# "praetlemh, adij` tbm "autbirltlms ij cmttmrda`le,# ls "tbm tmebjlqum io, oljhlj` iut ajswmrs orid qumstlijs fy dmajs io eijjmetlijs mxlstlj`fmtwmmj tbm cmttmrs io tbm mxprmsslijs "usmh lj tbm qumstlij,* Xbmy lda`ljm tbat tbmsm "eijjmetlijs,eaj oird tbm fasls oir gjiwlj` tbm outurm bappmjlj`s tbmy wajt ti gjiw*— WLfj Gbachŧj# Ac$Duqahhldab# Xrajs* Orajz Vismjtbac# _ic*5* ^`*126T*
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660 Acabazrat“s Oiitjitm; Xbat ls# wbmj ijm fmclmvms tbat sueb gjiwcmh`m ls afsicutm# emrtalj ajheijecuslvm ajh ecaldlj` tbls wltb emrtltuhm ls guor# as dmjtlijmh lj tbm hlseusslij ltsmco*
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655 Uŧrab Az$[udar# 5<;<*
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65= Xbus lo ajy ljoirdatlij io tbm ujsmmj ls `lvmj ti us fy a jij$pripbmt# ir a wacly# lt ls ijcy tbriu`btbm dmajs io Dmssmj`mrs io Accāb7 aj`mcs ir pripbmts "fmeausm# ijcy a pripbmt adij` budajs eajfm a dmssmj`mr adij` budajs,* Xi ecald sueb gjiwcmh`m hlrmetcy orid Accāb táācā ls guor aeeirhlj`ti tbm vmrsm wbleb ecmarcy says; ‒Accāb sbacc jit ljoird ajyijm mxempt tbm Dmssmj`mrs Bm ebiisms“*
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61* [ayh fmclmvms tbat Ádr bas emrtalj ajh eijecuslvm gjiwcmh`m# fut ijcy part
gjiwcmh`m io tbm ]jsmmj# fy dmajs io VasŧcAccābB mltbmr fy bmarlj` Worid tbmDastmrBT ir fy smmlj` WdlraeuciuscyT ir fy ecalrviyajem7 tbat Accāb táācā bas`lvmj tbls gljh io gjiwcmh`m ir sbacc `lvm ti sidmijm* Xbls ls a vaclh statmdmjt tbat hims jit eijtravmjm Lscad* Xbmrmoirm# kurlsts ajh rmsmarebmrs wlcc jit rucm apmrsij lj tbls mxadpcm as a gāolr wbmj bm says; Ádr bas afsicutm ajh eijecuslvmgjiwcmh`m io tbm ujsmmj* Fmeausm# lj ahhltlij ti 6> dmajlj`s io guor# tbmrm ls a61st pisslflclty tbat ls vaclh aeeirhlj` ti Lscād*
Xbmrmoirm# fmlj` `uarhmh ajh earmouc# ajh fmeausm wm sbiuch bavm a `iih
ipljlij io Dusclds# sueb a pmrsij wlcc jit fm rucmh a gāolr ]JCMUU lt ls privmjeijecuslvmcy tbat sueb a pmrsij ujdlstagafcy ljtmjhmh ijm io tbm dmajlj`s tbat ls guor* Xbls# biwmvmr# hims jit ljecuhm pmipcm wbi mxpcleltcy ljsuct irfcaspbmdm a`aljst Accāb táācā ir Bls Dmssmj`mr # as tbmy hi jit rmdaljDusclds*652 Fmeausm# lo ijm hims jit eijslhmr mxpclelt ljsucts as ujfmclmo# lt dmajs tbat bm tmrds fcaspbmdlms as Lscadle7 ajh ijm wbi tmrds fcaspbmdlms asLscadle ls bldsmco a gāolr *
65? Uŧrab Aāc Ädrāj# 5;10<* Lj Xaosħr Ac$Fayđāwħ ; –Accab táācā wlcc jit `lvm ajy io yiu tbm gjiwcmh`mio ujsmmj si tbat tbmy eaj fm awarm io wbat ls lj tbm bmarts $ wbmtbmr hlsfmclmo ir oaltb7 biwmvmr#Accab táācā ebiisms wbimvmr Bm wlsbms oir Bls Dmssa`m7 ajh smjhs bld rmvmcatlij ajh HlvljmLjsplratlij ajh `lvms bld sidm gjiwcmh`m io tbm ujsmmj* Wfaáđ ac$du`bayylfāt T—*
650 Uŧrab Ac$Kljj# 06;6=$6?* Lt dust fm jitmh tbat sebicars io Abcu“s Uujjab bavm jit rmomrrmh tiVasŧcAccāb as áācldu“c bayf ― ir Gjiwmr io tbm ]jsmmj7 ajh tbmy bavm acways ljslstmh ij tbm vmrydmajlj` pripiujhmh fy varlius taosħrs io tbls vmrsm* wa flccābl“t tawoħq*
652 As lt oicciws# eautlij ls mxmrelsmh ijcy wbmj sueb statmdmjts arm ipmj ti ljtmrprmtatlij7 mxpclelt ljsucts arm eijslhmrmh at oaem vacum7 tbls ruclj` eaj fm oiujh mvmj lj Hmifajhl oatāwā*
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Pm bavm kust jiw smmj orid Ubloā# Fazzāzlyyab# Hurar# Faĭr# Jabr# OatāwāGbayrlyyab# Dakdaá ac$Ajbur# Hurr Dugbtār mte*# tbat wbisimvmr hldljlsbms tbmrajg io tbm ^ripbmt ls a gāolr 7 ajh ijm wbi hiufts lj tbm hlsfmclmo io sueb apmrsij "wbi oaucts tbm ^ripbmt , ls bldsmco a gāolr * Fut sidm pmipcm clgm tbmhlsbijmst Kmws oacsmcy aeeusm kurlsts ajh attmdpt ti ebaj`m tbmlr statmdmjts
orid tbmlr ljtmjhmh dmajlj`s;Ajh tbm ipprmssirs sbacc gjiw#
wbmrm tbmy sbacc fm rmturjmh ti65<
ىب ىب
Lj tbm eiddmjtary io Olqb ac$Agfar ;68>
Uebicars bavm dmjtlijmh tbat tbm lssum io tagoħr ― ir ruclj` sidmijm
gāolr; lo tbmrm arm << pisslflcltlms Woir a statmdmjtT tbat arm hlsfmclmo# ajh
ijm pisslflclty tbat ls jit hlsfmclmo7 tbmj lt ls fmttmr oir tbm Duotħ ajh tbm
kuh`m ti ljecljm tiwarhs tbm dmajlj` tbat ls jit hlsfmclmo*
Lj Oatāwā Gbucāřab# Kādlô ac$Ouřŧcayj# Duĭlť# Oatāwā Bljhlyyab mte*# lt ls salh;681
Lo lj a partleucar lssum# tbmrm arm oaemts ajh pisslflcltlms tbat jmemssltatm
tagoħr Wruclj` apistaeyT ajh kust ijm oaemt tbat prmvmjts tagoħr7 lt ls
jmemssary oir tbm Duotħ ajh tbm kuh`m ti cmaj tiwarhs tbls oaemt ajh
sbiuch jit rucm bld gāolr7 fmeausm lt ls jmemssary ti bavm a `iih ipljlijio a Duscld* Biwmvmr# lo tbm ljtmjtlij io tbm pmrsij wbi uttmrmh tbm
statmdmjt was aeeirhlj` ti tbm pisslflcm ljtmrprmtatlij tbat prmvmjts
tagoħr# bm emrtaljcy rmdaljs a Duscld7 fut lo bls ljtmjtlij was jit XBLU
dmajlj`# tbmj tbmrm ls ji piljt lj tbm Duotħ trylj` ti ljtmrprmt lt oavirafcy
sueb tbat lt hims jit jmemssltatm tagoħr# ajh tbls wlcc jit fmjmolt tbm
aeeusmh*
65< Uŧrab Ac$Ubuárā# 6?;660*
68> Ac$Qārħ# Ubarĭ Olqb ac$Agfar # Ifkmetlvm; Ij Gjiwlj` wbat Eijstltutms Apistaey# 88=*
681 Gbucāřatu“c Oatāwā# Ij Pirhs io Apistaey; Xbm Umeijh Umetlij 8)526*
Kādlô ac$Ouřŧcayj# Xbm 52tb Umetlij; Ij Lssums Eijemrjlj` Pirhs Adiujtlj` ti Apistaey 6)6<2*
Duĭlť ac$Furbājħ# Umetlij ij Apistatms ajh Vuclj`s Eijemrjlj` Xbmd# =)==>*
Oatāwā Bljhlyyab# Xbm Fiig io Par; Xbm Jljtb Ebaptmr# 6)5>1*
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Uldlcarcy# lj Oatāwā Fazzāzlyyab# Faĭr ar$Vāylq# Dakdá ac$Ajbur# Ĩahħqab aj$Jahlyyab# XātārGbājlyyab# Uacc ac$Ĩusād ac$Bljhħ lt ls salh;686
Ij adfl`uius statmdmjts tbat eaj fm ljtmrprmtmh# ijm sbiuch jit rucm
guor7 fmeausm ruclj` guor ls tbm mxtrmdm lj acc pujlsbdmjts oir tbm dist
mxtrmdm erldm7 ajh wbmrm tbmrm ls pisslflclty io ljtmrprmtatlij# lt eajjitfm tmrdmh as mxtrmdm*
Lj Faĭr ar$Vāylq# Xajwħr ac$Afřār# Ĩahħqab aj$Jahlyyab# Xajfħb ac$Pucāt ajh Uacc ac$Ĩusād mte*# lt ls salh;685
Xbm Duotħ wbi says tbat bm sbacc jit rucm ij tbm apistaey io a Duscld as
cij` as bls statmdmjt eaj fm ljtmrprmtmh oavirafcy# bas hijm wmcc*
Jitlem# tbat acc tbls ls afiut a statmdmjt ir a wirh tbat was uttmrmh ajh wbleb ejtagm ductlpcm dmajlj`s7 Lt hims jit dmaj tbat lo a pmrsij says a omw tblj`s ―sidm guor ajh sidm Lscadle ― tbmj wm wltbbich orid tagoħr* Fut lt ls a baflt io Kmws688 ti swlteb pcaems io wirhs ajh tbmlr dmajlj`s*
686 Oatāwā Fazzāzlyyab# –Ij Pirhs tbat arm Adfl`uius—# ?)561*
Faĭr ar$Vāylq# Xbm Fiig io Par; Ebaptmr ij Apistatms# =)16=*
Dakdá ac$Ajbur# Xbm Fiig io Par; Ebaptmr ij Apistatms# 1)?22*
Ĩahħqab aj$Jahlyyab# –Xbm Ucl`btlj` io Ubarħáb ls Apistaey#— 1)5>6*
XātārGbājlyyab# Xbm Fiig ij Apistatms# =)8=2*
Uacc ac$Ĩusād ac$Bljhħ# Vasāyħc Lfj Áāflhħj7 6)51?*
685 Xajfħb ac$Pucātl wa“c Ĩuggād# Vasāylc Lfj Áāflhħj7 1)586*
Ac$Hurr ac$Dugbtār Ubarĭ Xajwħr ac$Afřār# Ebaptmr ij Apistatms# 1)5=?*
688 Clgm tbm Kmws lj Dahħjab wbi wiuch ebaj`m tbm pcaems io wirhs ajh eijtmxt lj tbm Xirab*
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AJ LD^IVXAJX ^VLJEL^CM
Xbls ajacysls ecarlolms ajitbmr lssum dmjtlijmh lj fiigs io oatāwā clgm OatāwāQāđħ Gbāj mte*# wbmrm lt ls salh tbat tbm oicciwlj` statmdmjts ir aetlijs arm guor;
$ lo a pmrsij pmroirds a Jlgab ajh says# fy tbm wltjmss io Accāb táācā ajhBls Dmssmj`mr
$ ir says tbat tbm siucs io sbaygbs arm prmsmjt ajh arm awarm
$ ir says aj`mcs bavm tbm gjiwcmh`m io ujsmmj
$ ir ecalds gjiwcmh`m io ujsmmj oir bldsmco 68=
Lj acc tbm afivm elreudstajems# sidm fiigs io oatāwā rucmh tbm pmrsij gāolr# ajhtbls was ij tbm fasls io a dmajlj` io hlsfmclmo#68? clgm afsicutm gjiwcmh`m irljbmrmjt gjiwcmh`m wltbiut fmlj` `rajtmh mte* Fmeausm tbmsm statmdmjts eaj fmljtmrprmtmh lj dajy680 oavirafcm ways tbat bavm vaclh dmajlj`s lj Lscadle Caw*
Ourtbmrdirm# as tbm statmdmjt ls jit afiut afsicutm ajh eijecuslvm gjiwcmh`m ―ajh tbls eiuch dmaj gjiwcmh`m fy eijkmeturm ir mstldatlij7 lj wbleb easm# tbmtwmjty$ijm pisslflcltlms wiuch fm hiufcmh#682 ajh dajy io tbmsm oirty$twipisslflcltlms wlcc jit fm guor7 fmeausm lt ls jit guor ti ecald tbat ijm bas
gjiwcmh`m io ujsmmj fy mstldatlij ir eijkmeturm*68<
Lj Faĭr ar$Vāylq ajh Vahh ac$Duĭtār;
Lt oicciws orid acc tbmsm lssums tbat wbisimvmr eijslhmrs a oirflhhmj tblj`
ti fm pmrdlttmh ij tbm fasls io prmsudptlij wlcc jit fm rucmh a gāolr7
ratbmr guor ls wbmj ijm wbi fmclmvms tbat a ĭarād tblj` ls ĭacāc*
68= Vmpbrasmh orid Oatāwā Qāđħ Gbāj*
68? Xbm ruclj` io guor ls `lvmj# ijcy wbmj tbm ljtmjtlij io tbat statmdmjt was a dmajlj` tbat lsrm`arhmh as guor7 itbmrwlsm# lj easm io statmdmjts ipmj ti ljtmrprmtatlij# eautlij ls mxmrelsmh*
680 Fmeausm mvmj ijm slj`cm oavirafcm dmajlj` ls mjiu`b ti wltbbich orid tagoħr*
682 Xwmjty$ijm eijemrjlj` eijecuslvm$afsicutm gjiwcmh`m as hmserlfmh lj tbm mxadpcm afivm7 ajhtbm jmxt twmjty$ijm eijemrjlj` eijkmeturm ajh mstldatlij*
68< äcd m źajjħ
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Ac$Qurťufħ bas dmjtlijmh aj mxadpcm ti mxpcalj tbls lj bls eiddmjtary
io Śaĭħĭ Duscld# wbmrm bm says; –Lo a pmrsij prmsudms tbat tbm
Wgjiwcmh`m ioT ujsmmj ls pmrdlsslfcm Woir itbmrsT clgm aj astrici`mr6=> ir a
`midajemr7 tbism wbi prmhlet sidmtblj` lj tbm outurm fasmh ij prmvlius
mxpmrlmjem6=1 lj irhljarlcy ieeurrlj` tblj`s7 tbmj# sueb `umsswirg eaj fm
vmrltafcm* Xbat wbleb ls ldpmrdlsslfcm ls wbmj tbls ls ecaldmh ij tbm fasls
io gjiwcmh`m io tbm ujsmmj***— Ifvliuscy# ecald io gjiwcmh`m io tbm
ujsmmj ij tbm fasls io eijkmeturm ls ĭarād# jit guor7 as ippismh ti
WeijecuslvmT ecald io gjiwcmh`m io tbm ujsmmj*6=6
Ourtbmr lj Faĭr ar$Vāylq;
Hlh yiu jit smm wbat tbmy6=5 bavm salh eijemrjlj` darrla`m io a
duĭrld96=8 Lo bm bah assudmh6== tbat lt was a pmrdlsslfcm ujlij# bm wlcc
jit fm pujlsbmh aeeirhlj` ti ujajldius ipljlij76=? fut ratbmr bm wlcc fm
smvmrmcy emjsurmh# as dmjtlijmh lj Ŵabħrlyyab mte*# ajh jifihy salh tbat
bm bah fmeidm a gāolr76=0 tbus lt ls si lj acc sueb mxadpcms*
6=> Lj dmhlmvac tldms# astrici`y ajh astrijidy wmrm tbm sadm hlselpcljm7 tbmsm wmrm eijslhmrmh as
smparatm ijcy catmr lj Pmstmrj pblcisipby ― ijm as a oird io hlvljatlij ajh itbmr as a selmjem*Vm`arhcmss# tbmrm arm tbmirlms tbat ecald ti prmhlet jaturac pbmjidmja fy stuhylj` tbm pisltlij io tbm emcmstlac ifkmets7 mvmj dihmrj selmjem suppirts sidm prmhletlijs sueb as tbm sicar ir cujarmeclpsms ajh wmatbmr oirmeasts# oir mxadpcm7 ymt astrici`mrs ecald dirm tbaj tbls7 tbmy prmhlet tbmljocumjem ij ajytblj` orid wmactb# civm# darrla`m ir eblchrmj ― mvmj clom ajh hmatb*
6=1 Oir ljtmrmstlj` ajmehitms ajh rmomrmjems# smm Badlh$Vmza @labl \azhl# Xarlgb$m$Mcd; LrajlajKiurjac oir tbm Blstiry io Uelmjem# ? "6>>2,# pp*0=$26* Uicar Meclpsms lj Dmhlmvac Lscadle Elvlclzatlij; AJitm ij Eucturac ajh Uielac Aspmets*
6=6 Vahh ac$Duĭtār # Gltāf ac$Ĩuhŧh 8)122; WUmetlij tltcmh; Ijm ls jit rucmh a gāolr lo bm eijslhmrsĭarād ti fm pmrdlttmh fasmh ij prmsudptlij7 sldlcarcy afiut gjiwcmh`m io ujsmmj fy `umsswirgT*
6=5 Xbm kurlsts*
6=8 duĭrld ls a pmrsij lj tbm statm io lĭrād* Pbmj ijm `ims ij plc`rlda`m Wĭakk ir ûdrabT ijm mjtmrsa ‒oirflhhmj statm“ wbmrm dajy tblj`s wbleb arm itbmrwlsm ĭacāc arm eijslhmrmh oirflhhmj ujtlc tbmpmrsij eidms iut io tbls statm* daĭrad; ls a rmcatlvm wltb wbid jlgab ls oirflhhmj oirmvmr7 clgm aslstmr# ir a datmrjac ir patmrjac aujt*
6== Hum ti l`jirajem ir dlstagmj hmrlvatlij*
6=? lkdāá
6=0 Ij aeeiujt io sueb a dlstagmj lhma*
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Pbmj sebicars arm si ecmar lj tbmlr mxpcajatlij tbat mvmj a slj`cm pisslflclty io avaclh ljtmrprmtatlij ajjucs tbm ruclj` io guor# tbmj wby wiuch a pmrsij fm rucmha gāolr afsicutmcy wbmj ductlpcm vaclh ljtmrprmtatlijs mxlst9 ]jhiuftmhcy# tblsruclj`6=2 eijemrjs tbls spmelole easm wbmrm tbm uttmrmr ljtmjhs tbm dmajlj`wbleb ls guor# oir mxadpcm# ecald io ljtrljsle gjiwcmh`m mte*6=< Ir mcsm# tbmsm
statmdmjts6?>
wlcc tbmdsmcvms fmeidm ljvaclh ajh eijtrahlet tbm rmsmarebmhpisltlij io sebicars*
Dirm hmtalcs eaj fm oiujh lj Kādlô ac$Ouřŧcayj# Vahh ac$Duĭtār# Ĩāsblyab Áccādab Juĭ# Ductaqlť# Oatāwā ac$Ĩukkab# XātārGbājlyyab# Dakdaá ac$Ajbur#Ĩahħqatu“j Jahlyyab# Uacc ac$Ĩusād mte* Xbmsm eltatlijs eaj fm oiujh lj varliusdiji`rapbs eijemrjlj` tbm gjiwcmh`m io ujsmmj# clgm Ac$Cu“Cu ac$Dagjŧj mte*# ―wa flccābl“t tawolq ― fut bmrm# L quitm ijcy orid Ĩahħqatu“j Jahlyyab;
Acc tbat ls oiujh lj fiigs io oatāwā eijemrjlj` statmdmjts tbat arm
eijslhmrmh as guor# wbleb arm mxpcaljmh ajh ljslstmh upij fy varliusautbirs tbat sueb a tblj` ls guor ― tbmj Wlj acc sueb easmsT tbls ls
hmpmjhmjt ij tbm ljtmjtlij io tbm pmrsij wbi salh lt* Lo bls ljtmjtlij was
tbm sadm as tbat# wbleb tbm fasls oir tbm ruclj` io guor# tbmj bm ls a gāolr7
lo bls ljtmjtlij was itbmrwlsm# tbmj lt wij“t fm eijslhmrmh as guor*6?1
LD^IVXAJX JIXM; Ijm eajjit try ti oljh ljtmrprmtatlijs oir ecmar ajh mxpclelt statmdmjts7 ljtmrprmtatlij ls vaclh ijcy wbmrm tbmrm ls adfl`ulty ajh seipm oir
ductlpcm dmajlj`s7 itbmrwlsm# jitblj` eaj fm tmrdmh as guor!6?6
Oir mxadpcm# lo [ayh says; Xbmrm arm twi `ihs* Ajh ecald ti pisslfcy ljtmrprmt tbls as; bmrm# ‒@ih#“ aetuaccy dmajs tbm ‒Eiddajhdmjt io @ih“ ― tbus# wbat [ayhaetuaccy salh was# Hmstljy as irhaljmh fy Accāb ls io twi gljhs; tbm ujactmrafcmajh tbm pmjhlj`*6?5
6=2 Xbat ls# lj tbm easm io a pmrsij wbi darrlms ajh says; ‒fy tbm wltjmss io Accāb ajh VasŧcAccāb“ asdmjtlijmh fy Qāđħ Gbāj* As tbmrm arm ljtmrprmtatlijs# bls oatwā ls tbus hmpmjhmjt ij tbm ljtmjtlijio tbm uttmrmr*
6=< äcd hbātħ
6?> Vuclj`s as dmjtlijmh lj tbm fm`ljjlj` io tbls smetlij*
6?1 Ac$Ĩahħqatu“j Jahlyyab Ubarĭ Ac$Ŧarħqatu“c Duĭaddahlyyab7 1;5>8 # –Ucl`btlj` tbm Ubarħáb lsguor*—
6?6 As a pisslfcm ljtmrprmtatlij eaj fm oiujh oir mvmj mxpclelt statmdmjts*
6?5
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Xbls ls fy aj dmtijydleac mclslij#6?8 as lt ls salh lj tbm vmrsm;
Mxempt# wbmj Accāb eidms ti tbmd6?= ىب
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tbat ls# wbmj tbm Eiddajh io Accāb eidms ti tbmd*6?? Ir# lo Ádr says; L ad tbm
Dmssmj`mr io Accāb* Ajh ecalds tbat bm aetuaccy dmajt tbm cltmrac dmajlj` io Vasŧc7 fmeausm# lt ls Accāb wbi smjt tbm siuc lj bls fihy* Uueb ljtmrprmtatlijs armafsicutmcy ljvaclh ajh arm ujaeemptafcm* Qāđħ Äyāđ says;6?0
ecald io ljtmrprmtatlij lj mxpclelt statmdmjts ls jit aeemptmh*
Lj lts eiddmjtary# Ácħ ac$Qārħ says; 6?2
sueb ljtmrprmtatlij ls rmkmetmh aeeirhlj` ti prljelpcms io sbarħáb*
Lj tbm eiddmjtary fy Ac$Gbaooākħ;6?<
sueb tblj`s arm jit ti fm bmmhmh7 ajh arm eijslhmrmh as valj tacg*
Lj Oatāwā Gbucāsab# Ouřŧc ac$Ädāhlyyab# Kādlô ac$Ouřŧcayj ajh Oatāwā ac$Bljhlyyab mte*# ajh lj tbm wirhs io Ädāhħ;
lo a pmrsij says; aja VasŧcAccāb# ir says lj ^mrslaj; daj
pay`badfarad60> ajh tbmj ecalds tbat bm aetuaccy dmajt; ‒L fmar a
dmssa`m#“ sueb a pmrsij wlcc Wrm`arhcmssT fm rucmh gāolr*
Vmdmdfmr tbat attmdpts ti ljtmrprmt mxpclelt statmdmjts oavirafcy lsafsicutmcy ljvaclh ajh ujaeemptafcm*
6?8 fa bazao m duzāo; dmtijydy; eijemptuac sufstltutlij io aj attrlfutm ti tbm mjtlty ltsmco* Lj tbmvmrsm dmjtlijmh# ‒wbmj tbm eiddajh io Accāb eidms“ ls sufstltutmh wltb ‒wbmj Accāb eidms#“fmeausm lt ls ldpmrdlsslfcm ti tagm tbm cltmrac dmajlj` as lt ls duĭāc *
6?= Uŧrab Ac$Faqarab# 6;61>7 tbm vmrsm ls trajscatmh cltmraccy# ti gmmp tbm eijtmxt*6?? Xaosħr Qurťufħ ; –tbls ls jit ti fm tagmj cltmraccy7 lt dmajs wbmj tbm eiddajh io Accāb eidms7— Ac$Gasb“sbāo ; –tbat ls tbm eidlj` io tbm eiddajh io Accāb7— At$Ŧafarħ ; –tbm sl`js io Accāb# tbm eiddajhio Accāb7— si acsi lj taosħrs Ac$Fayđāwl# Ac$Kacācayj# Aj$Jasaol# ajh itbmrs*
6?0 Gltāf ac$Ubloā*
6?2 Ubarĭ ac$Ubloā# 6)5<?*
6?< Jasħd ar$Vlyāđ # 8)585*
60> Fitb pbrasms dmaj; L ad a Dmssmj`mr io Accāb7 ir L ad a Dmssmj`mr*
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Lo lt ls sidmtblj` mcsm# tbmj wbat ls lt9 Ajh ti ajswmr tbmd# tbls ijm vmrsm lssuoolelmjt;
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601 Clgm Farābħj m Qāťláb# ir Ĩloź ac$īdāj*
606 Hmifajhls ajh tbmlr apici`lsts*
605 Clgm Gbacħc Aĭdmh hlh lj bls Ac$Dubajjah*
608 Pbleb arm fmlj` prljtmh mvmj lj iur tldm orid fitb Ljhla ajh ^aglstaj*
60= Eijtrivmrslac passa`ms orid tbm salh fiigs*
60? Uŧrab Ac$Xawfab# <;08* 600 bitl āyħ bal gm ljgār glyā gartmy balñ
602 Acabazrat“s Oiitjitm; tbat ls# Farābħj m Qāťláb# Ĩloź ac$īdāj# Xaĭhbħru“j Jās ajh fiigs io Qāhlajls*
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oir a`ms ajh prljtlj` tbism rmoutatlijs* Xbat oatwā62> lj wbleb tbm autbir ecmarcysalh tbat Accāb táācā bas clmh#621 ajh wbism irl`ljac#626 wbleb earrlms tbmsl`jaturm ajh smac Wio tbm DuotħT ls prmsmrvmh ti tbls hay* ^bitieiplms io tblsoatwā bavm fmmj dahm7 ajh tbm eipy L bah tagmj "acij` wltb itbmr fiigs io tbmsm fcaspbmdmrs, ti tbm fcmssmh sajetuarlms ti sbiw lt ti sebicars ls
prmsmrvmh lj tbm clfrary io Dahljab ujtlc jiw*Xbls ujecmaj oatwā was pufclsbmh ti`mtbmr wltb a rmoutatlij lj tbm fiigcmt Ulyājatu“j Jās lj 15>2 AB orid Ĩahħqatu“c Ûcŧd ^ufclsbmrs# Dmmrut* Lt waspufclsbmh a`alj fy @uczār$m$Ĩasajħ ^ufclsbmrs# Fidfay# lj 1512 AB acij` wltba dirm hmtalcmh rmoutatlij* Xbmrmaotmr# lj 156> AB lt was pufclsbmh ijem a`aljwltb ajitbmr rmoutatlij fy Xuĭoab$m$Ĩajaolyyab ^ufclsbmrs# Azħdāfāh$^atja*
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oatwā# mvmj tbiu`b hlsiwjlj` tbls oatwā was maslmr tbaj hlsecaldlj` a pufclsbmhfiig*62=
Jir hlh bm say; ‒tbm dmajlj` io dy wirhs ls jit tbat wbleb tbm sebicars io Abcu“sUujjab hmserlfm7 ratbmr# L dmajt sidmtblj` mcsm*“ Pas lt aj irhljary tblj` ti fmattrlfutmh wltb sueb aj mxpclelt guor# tbat bm hlh jit fitbmr afiut lt962?
A oatwā fy [ayh# tbat earrlms bls smac ls fmlj` elreucatmh ipmjcy lj bls clomtldmajh bls fmlj` lj `iih bmactb620 ― ajh sueb a oatwā ls emrtaljcy ajh afsicutmcyguor ― ajh tbls ls pufclsbmh oir ymars7 ajh pmipcm bavm pufclsbmh rmoutatlijs io tbls oatwā7 ajh hmecarm [ayh ti fm a gāolr ij aeeiujt io tbls oatwā7 [ayh clvms oir
62> Acabazrat“s Oiitjitm; tbat ls# tbm oatwā io @aj`ibħ*
621 Fmeausm @aj`ibħ says lj tbat oatwā# –wuqŧû m glzf gm daájħ hurust bi `aym; tbm dmajlj` io tbmstatmdmjt ‒ oacsmbiih bas ieeurrmh “ ls tbus vaclhatmh*— Umm Appmjhlx E*
626 Xbm papmr ij wbleb tbm oatwā ls wrlttmj lj @aj`ibħ“s iwj bajh ajh fmars bls smac ajh sl`jaturm*
625 Vasbħh Aĭdmh @aj`ibħ*
628 Afiut tbls oatwā ir lts dajy rmoutatlijs*
62= Clgm Dlrzā Qāhlyājħ# wbi hmjlmh fmlj` tbm autbir# wbmj bls fiigs wmrm rmoutmh fy Uujjlsebicars* Eidparmh ti tbls# hlstajelj` ijmsmco orid a oatwā ij a papmr ls rmcatlvmcy maslmr*
62? Xbat ls# lo ijm ls aeeusmh io saylj` sidmtblj` tbat ls mxpclelt guor# ajh tbat sueb a tblj` lspufclsbmh oir 12 ymars7 sbiuchj“t a smco$rmspmetlj` Duscld fitbmr ti at cmast say tbat sueb a oatwāwas jit bls9
620 Bm ls jit ljsajm7 si tbat ijm hims jit ecald tbat ljsajlty prmvmjtmh bld orid rmoutlj` tbls ecald*
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olotmmj dirm ymars7622 ajh [ayh smms ajh bmars acc io tbls ― ajh [ayh hims jit pufclsb a hmjlac ir hlsaviwac eijemrjlj` tbat oatwā7 ajh gmmps slcmjt wltb fatmhfrmatb ujtlc bls frmatb bas afatmh ― eaj ajy sajm pmrsij lda`ljm tbat [ayh bahhmjlmh tbat tbm oatwā was bls9 Ir tbat bm dmajt sidmtblj` mcsm962<
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Lj tbm ymar 156> AB# acc tbmsm fcaspbmdlms wmrm rmoutmh ti`mtbmr lj a slj`cmpufcleatlij* Xbmrmaotmr# sidm Duscld cmahmrs tiig a qumstlijjalrm eijemrjlj`tbmsm fcaspbmdlms ti tbmlr glj`plj*6<1
Ijm sbiuch clstmj ti tbism prmsmjt lj tbat dmmtlj` hmserlfm bls6<6 statm io fmwlchmrdmjt ajh spmmebcmssjmss at tbls hmvmcipdmjt7 fut mvmj tbmj# bm eiuch
jit hmjy tbat sueb tblj`s wmrm wrlttmj# jir eiuch bm eidm up wltb ajljtmrprmtatlij6<5 ir mxpcajatlij oir sueb statmdmjts* Bm ijcy salh; –L bavm jit eidm bmrm ti hmfatm# jir hi L wajt ti hmfatm7 L ad l`jirajt io tbls selmjem Wio hmfatmT ajh dy tmaebmrs wmrm acsi l`jirajt* Mvmj lo yiu eijvljem dm# L sbacc saytbm sadm tblj`*—
622 Xbat ls# olotmmj dirm ymars aotmr tbm olrst tldm bm ls hmecarmh gāolr ij aeeiujt io tbls oatwā*
62< Xbls ls tbm easm io @aj`ibħ ajh bls oatwā* Hmifajhls catmr ecaldmh tbat tbm oatwā was spurlius#ajh try ti privm lt orid bls itbmr oatāwā* Xbm qumstlij ls# wby hlh @aj`ibħ jit hmjy tbls lj bls iwjclomtldm9 Acabazrat was jit tbm olrst ti hmecarm @aj`ibħ gāolr7 ajh lj oaet# bm wltbbmch oir sidmtldm"as bm mxpcaljs ourtbmr fmciw, ajh oir olotmmj ymars ― tbm oatwā earrylj` @aj`ibħ“s jadm waspufclsbmh# acij` wltb rmoutatlijs ajh oatāwā tbat rucmh bld gāolr*
Xbmsm mvmjts ieeurrmh a bujhrmh ymars a`i# wbmj tbmrm was ji hmcu`m io fiigs jir pufclsbmrs# suebtbat lt ls hlooleuct ti gmmp traeg io wbat ls fmlj` prljtmh wbmrm* Acc tbls aetlvlty was bappmjlj` lj tbmsadm `mi`rapbleac cieatlij "wbleb ls eurrmjtcy# tbm statm io ]ttar ^rahmsb, ajh rmoutatlijs wmrmpufclsbmh orid Dmmrut# wbleb ls afiut 16> gd orid @aj`ib ajh 1>> gd orid Hmifajh* Umm daps ljAppmjhlx H* Fut tbmrm ls jit a wirh io hmjlac orid bld oir 12 ymars ujtlc bm hlmh* Mvmj jiw# sueb
ecalds arm dahm fy itbmr Hmifajhls7 ajh a hmjlac fy @aj`ibħ ls jij$mxlstmjt* @aj`ibħ was jit eidpcmtmcy ifclvlius io tbls dattmr# fmeausm tbmrm arm a judfmr io oatāwā lj Oatāwā Vasbħhlyyab rmcatmh ti tbls lssum io ldgāj m gazlf*
6<> Gbacħc Aĭdmh Adfbmtwħ ajh Asbrao Ácħ Xbājawħ# fmeausm tbls fiig was wrlttmj lj 156? AB*
6<1 Acabazrat“s oiitjitm; tbat ls Asbrao Ácħ Xbājawħ*
6<6 Xbājawħ“s*
6<5 Xbls ljelhmjt ieeurrmh lj 156> AB ajh Asbrao Ácħ writm a rmkiljhmr ti bls Ĩloźu“c īdāj tltcmhFastu“c Fajāj lj 156< AB7 Gbacħc Aĭdmh“s Ac$Dubajjah was olrst pufclsbmh lj 156= AB aeeirhlj` tiHmifajhl siurems*
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Xbm qumstlijjalrm ajh hmtalcs io tbls ljelhmjt wmrm prljtmh ij tbm 1=tb io Kudāhāac$Ďgblrab# 1565 AB ajh wmrm bajhmh ti tbm glj`plj ajh bls oicciwmrs7 ajh tblsls tbm oiurtb6<8 ymar rujjlj` fut tbm ajswmr ls ijcy aj mebi io slcmjem*
Lj spltm io acc tbls# tbm suftmrou`m io hmjlac ls clgm saylj` tbmsm pmipcm wbi bavmljsuctmh Accāb táācā ajh Bls Dmssmj`mrs bavm jmvmr fmmj firj lj tbls wirch# ajhacc io tbls ls aj iutrl`bt oafrleatlij* Biw eaj ijm ajswmr tbls9
Day Accāb táācā `lvm tbmd sidm sbadm*
6<8 Ljecuhlj` 15657
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Pbmj tbmsm oicg arm bmcpcmss ti hi ajytblj` mcsm# ajh eajjit smm a pcaem ti ocmm7ajh fmeausm Accāb táācā bas jit `lvmj tbmd `ulhajem ti rmpmjt7 ajh tbmy hi jit
rmoralj orid uttmrlj` tbism fcaspbmdlms salh a`aljst Accāb táācā ajh BlsDmssmj`mr F7 jir wltbhraw ljsucts tbat wmrm pufclsbmh# jir priecald tblswltbhrawac#6<= tbmy rmsirt ti scajhmr# wbleb ls tbm;
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tbmy smmg ti prmvmjt orid tbm patb io
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Xi tbwart piir eiddij oicg orid tbm patb io Accāb ajh ti ljstl`atm tbmd# ajhsmmglj` ti pucc wiic ivmr tbmlr myms lj friah haycl`bt# tbmy tmcc tbmd; –Pbat lstbm rmclaflclty io tbmsm sebicars io Abcu“s Uujjab9 Ajh wbat ls tbm ermhlflclty io tbmlr oatāwā9 Xbmsm pmipcm hi tagoħr oir mvmj pmtty tblj`s ajh tbmlr daebljm
acways gmmps eburjlj` iut oatāwā io guor* Aotmr acc# tbmy bavm hmecarmh LsdāôħcHlbcawħ as gāolr7 Daucvl Ls“ĭāq6<0 as gāolr7 Daucvl Áfh ac$Ĩayy6<2 as gāolr***—6<<
6<= Lt ls jmemssary ti priecald rmpmjtajem oir sljs hijm lj pufcle# fmeausm VasŧcAccāb salh;
Pbmj yiu eiddlt a slj7 tbmj rmpmjt* ^rlvatm rmpmjtajem oir sljs hijm lj prlvatm
ajh priecald yiur rmpmjtajem oir sljs hijm ipmjcy ajh lj pufcle*
Xbls ĭahħtb was rmpirtmh tbriu`b a oalr ajh mxemccmjt ebalj fy Ldād Aĭdmh lj Gltāf ac$[ubh # 1817Ac$Ŧafarājħ lj Ac$Dûkad ac$Gafħr # 5517 Ac$Faybaqħ lj Ubuáf ac$īdāj ajh Jarratmh fy Duáāhb lfjKafac*
6<? Uŧrab Ac$Aárāo# 0;8=* 6<0 Daucvl Ls“ĭāq Hlbcawħ was tbm datmrjac `rajhsij io Ubāb Áfh ac$Ázħz Hlbcawħ ajh sydpatbmtle tiLsdāôħc Hlbcawħ“s lhmas# tbiu`b bm hlh jit iutrl`bt rmkmet taqcħh 7 autbir io Dasāylc ac$Arfaôħj*
6<2 Acabazrat hlh jit hi tagoħr io tbmsm pmipcm# mvmj tbiu`b Lsdāôħc was tbm dist hmsmrvlj` io fmlj`rucmh gāolr oir bls u`cy statmdmjts ― ajh wbleb Hmifajhls stiutcy hmomjh lj tbm sufeijtljmjt*
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Ajh tbism wbi bavm a `rmatmr hm`rmm io sbadm5>> ahh tbat DáāhbAccāb! wm bavmhmecarmh Ubaygb Ubāb Áfhu“c Ázħz# Ubāb Pacħyuccab# Bākħ Ldhāhuccāb# DawcājāUbāb Oađcu“r Vaĭdāj as gāolr*5>1 Ajh tbism wbi arm fmyijh acc fiujhs io sbadm#aeeusm us io saylj` ― ajh L smmg Accāb“s rmou`m orid sueb tblj`# DáāhbAccāb ―tbat Ubaygb Dukahhlh m Aco$m$Uājl5>6Uwas gāolr*
Pbmrmvmr tbmy smm tbat sidmijm bas a spmelac rmvmrmjem oir a emrtaljpmrsijaclty# tbmrm tbmy usm bls jadm ajh say tbat Uujjls bavm hmecarmh bld agāolr* Xbls gljh io hmoadatlij bas rmaebmh sueb a statm# tbat sidm mstmmdmh ajhbijirafcm5>5 pmipcm wmjt ti Dawcājā Ubāb Duĭaddah Busayj Lcābafāhħ ajhtich bld tbat wm bavm salh ― ajh L smmg Accāb“s rmou`m; DáāhbAccāb# DáāhbAccāb#DáāhbAccāb ― tbat Uayylhujā Ubaygb ac$Agfar Dublyuhhlj Lfj ac$Árafl WdayAccāb sajetloy bls smermtT ls a gāolr* Day Accāb táācā `rajt tbm jifcm Dawcājā ciotystatlijs lj parahlsm# tbat bm aetmh upij tbls vmrsm;
lo a eirrupt pmrsij eidms ti yiu wltbljoirdatlij# tbmj vaclhatm lt5>8
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ajh writm ti dm mjqulrlj` wbmtbmr tbls was trum* L writm aj mplstcm rmoutlj`tbmsm oacsm aeeusatlijs tltcmh Ljkā ac$Farħ áj Paswās ac$Duotarħ #5>= ajhhlspatebmh lt ti tbm Dawcājā# wbi tbmj smjt tbm cylj` scajhmrmr a prmsmjt io cā$ĭawca*5>?
6<< Hmifajhls hi tbls mvmj tihay7 jitlem Xaql ]sdajl“s oatwā dmjtlijmh marclmr lj wbleb bm ecaldstbat ‒bm WAĭdmh VlđāT rucmh Hmifajhl sebicars as gāolr fmeausm tbmy rmoutmh tbmsm flh“ab praetlems*“
5>> Ualh sareastleaccy7 dmajlj`# dirm sbadmcmss*
5>1 Pbleb ls aj ifvlius clm7 jit ijcy wmrm tbmsm ûcadā rmspmetmh fy Acabazrat# tbls was mvmjrmelprieac lj tbm easm io Ubāb Oađcu“r Vaĭdāj @ajk$Durāhāfāhħ wbi put bls iwj turfaj ijAcabazrat“s bmah* Dirmivmr# Ubāb Áfh ac$Ázħz Hlbcawħ ls tbm tmaebmr)sbaygb io Acabazrat“s iwjsbaygb# Uayylh Aāc$m$Vasŧc Dārabrawħ# tbriu`b wbid Acabazrat jarratms bls sajah io ĭahħtb7jitafcy tbm ĭahħtb dusacsac fl“c$awwaclyyab# ajh wbleb ls jarratmh fy Uayylh Áfh ac$Ĩayy ac$Gattājħtbriu`b Acabazrat* Umm Oabras ac$Oabārls# 10<*
5>6 Xbm Vmvlvmr at tbm bmah io tbm Umeijh Dlccmjlud ― Ubaygb Aĭdmh Ulrbljhl ajh tbm bmah io tbmmpijydius Dukahhlhl$Jaqsbfajhl irhmr*
5>5 Ajh Frutus ls aj bijirafcm daj*
5>8 Uŧrab Ac$Ĩukurāt# 8<;?*
5>= Ljkā ac$Farħ áj Paswās ac$Duotarħ W151> ABT*
5>? Xbm pbrasm cā ĭawca wa cā quwwata lccā flccāb# wbleb ls acsi a praymr ls rmeltmh ti rmpmc dlseblmo ajh tbm hmvlc* Lj ]rhu lhlid# ‒ti `lvm a prmsmjt io cā ĭawcab“ dmajs# tbat bm hlsdlssmh tbm pmrsij ajhfajlsbmh bld clgm a hmvlc* Xbm Dawcājā tbus ebasmh away tbm cylj` ajh scajhmrlj` hmvlcs*
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Lt ls tbus tbmy ormmcy scajhmr7 ajh tbm ajswmr ti tbls ls wbat yiur Cirh Acdl`btybas salh;
vmrlcy# tbism wbi scajhmr ajh dagm oacsm
aeeusatlijs arm tbism wbi bavm ji
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ajh wm smjh hadjatlij upij clars*5>2 ىب
I Dusclds! Lt ls jit hlooleuct ti smttcm tbls `issadmr hmemptlij ajh wmagstratm`md7 kust asg tbism wbi ecald sueb tblj`s oir priio* Xmcc tbmd# lo yiu say
tbat tbmsm pmipcm ajh ûcadā bavm fmmj rucmh as gāolr# tbmj hi yiu bavm ajymvlhmjem ti sbiw us wbmrm tbls bas fmmj salh9 Pbleb ls tbm fiig ir fiigcmt iroatwā ir padpbcmt lj wbleb lt bas fmmj tbus salh9
\ma# yma* Lo yiu bavm priio# tbmj wby arm yiu bichlj` lt faeg9 Ubiw lt ti us# ajhlo yiu eajjit ― ajh Accāb táācā gjiws5>< tbat yiu eajjit 51> $ tbmj smm wbat tbmQur“āj says afiut yiu fmlj` clars*
\iur Cirh Acdl`bty says;
ajh lo tbmy eajjit prihuem wltjmssms#tbmj tbmy arm clars jmar Accāb511
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I Dusclds! Pbmrm ls tbm jmmh ti mxadljm tbat wbleb bas fmmj mxadljmh oira`ms9 Xbls bas bappmjmh dajy tldms7 tbat tbmy bavm dahm sueb vielomriusecalds ajh wbmj a Duscld bas asgmh tbmd oir mvlhmjem# tbmy bavm turjmh tbmlrfaegs ajh jmvmr a`aj sbmwmh tbmlr oaems* \mt# oir tbm sbadm tbmy bavm ― tbmy hijit cmt `i io tbm rmpmtmjh tbat ls stueg ij tbmlr clps7 ajh wby wiuch tbmy cmt `i#
5>0 Uŧrab Ac$Jaĭc# 1?;1>=* 5>2 Uŧrab Aāc Ädrāj# 5;?1* 5>< Acabazrat ls tacglj` afiut bldsmco7 ajh sljem bm jmvmr hmecarmh tbm aoirmdmjtlijmh jadms asgāolr# bm says tbat Accāb gjiws tbls ti fm trum*
51> Fmeausm lt hims jit mxlst*
511 Uŧrab Ac$Jŧr# 68;15*
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aotmr acc# a hriwjlj` daj wlcc ecuteb at a straw* Xbmy usm tbm ijcy prmtmxt tbat rmdaljs oir tbmd ti hraw a vmlc ij tbm hlsfmclmo io tbism wbi ljsuct Accāb ajh BlsDmssmj`mr7 tbmy gmmp rmpmatlj` tbls eijstajtcy lj tbm bipm tbat ujsuspmetlj`eiddij oicg arm fraljwasbmh ljti fmclmvlj` tbat sebicars io Abcu“s Uujjab bavmtbls baflt io daglj` tagoħr jmmhcmsscy ajh earmcmsscy7 ajh tbmy dust bavm
sldlcarcy rucmh tbmsm fcaspbmdmrs as gāolr*516
I Dusclds! Pbmrm hi tbmsm scajhmrmrs bavm priio tbat wm earmcmsscy aeeusmtbmd io guor9 Ajh wbmrm eaj tbmrm fm a priio oir a ol`dmjt io lda`ljatlij9
vmrlcy# Accāb wlcc jit acciw orauhstmrs ti
sueemmh lj tbmlr eijsplraey515
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Xbmlr oacsm ecalds arm oacslolmh tbus# ajh yiur Cirh Acdl`bty says;
tmcc tbmd; frlj` mvlhmjem lo yiu armtrutbouc518
Xbls dueb was suoolelmjt ti smttcm tbm easm7 ymt# wm sbacc privlhm dirm mvlhmjemti privm tbm oacsmbiih io tbmsm pmipcm sueb tbat mvmry Duscld eaj ecmarcyrmei`jlzm tbmlr clms* Ajh tbat tii# wrlttmj priio wbleb bas fmmj pufclsbmh# ajhpufclsbmh ymars a`i!
Lo tbm aeeusatlijs upij tbm sebicars io Abcu“s Uujjab# io earmcmss tagoħr# wmrmtrum# tbmj tbm `rmatmst pisslflclty io oljhlj` aj ljstajem wiuch fm lj tbm easm io Lsdāôħc Hlbcawħ* Fmeausm sebicars bavm piljtmh iut judmrius piljts io guor ljbls statmdmjts as dmjtlijmh lj varlius pufcleatlijs*
Xbus# OLVUXC\ ; Lj tbm wirg Uuf“ĭāj as$Uuffŧĭ áj Áyfl Gahblfuj Daqfŧĭ#51= wbleb was olrst pufclsbmh lj 15>< AB# fy Ajwār m Duĭaddahħ ^rmss#
516 Xbat ls# tbmy dust bavm rucmh tbmd gāolr wltbiut pripmrcy ljvmstl`atlj` tbm lssum7 clgm Gmccmraeeusms Acabazrat io ‒daglj` a dlstagm“ lj tbm oatwā*
515 Uŧrab \ŧsuo# 16;=6* 518 Uŧrab Ac$Faqarab# 6;111* 51= * Xbmrm smmds ti fm sidm eijouslij lj tbm jadm7 tbm tltcm io tbm pufclsbmh wirg# "ajh acsi lj tbmOatāwā Vlđawlyyab#, lt ls scl`btcy hloomrmjt ajh `lvmj as Uuf“ĭāj as$Uuffŧĭ áj Gahblfl ÁyfujDaqfŧĭ* Biwmvmr# lj bls catmr wirgs ― ljecuhlj` bmrm ajh Ac$Dustajah ac$Dûtadah # áyf prmemhmsgahblf7 ajh fitb arm eirrmet*
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Uebicars wbi mxmrelsm utdist eautlij sbiuch jit eijslhmr tbmd510 as
gāolrs* Ajh tbls ls tbm rl`bt ipljlij7 ajh tbls ls tbm ajswmr7 ajh tbm oatwā
sbiuch fm `lvmj upij tbls ipljlij7 ajh ls tbm prmomrrmh ipljlij lj iur
dahb“baf ajh ls acsi tbm rmclafcm pisltlij7 ajh lj tbls ls saomty ajh tbls ls
dist appriprlatm*
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"as guor, eltlj` Qur“āj# Ĩahħtb ajh sebicarcy ruclj`s7 ymt# ij pa`m ?6# L writm;
lj dy ipljlij# tbm statm io utdist eautlij flhs us ti wltbbich iur tij`um
orid hmecarlj` tbmd as gāolr7 ajh tbls ls tbm prmomrrmh ajh dist sultafcm
ipljlij*512 Ajh Accāb táācā gjiws fmst*
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Xbls ls tbm ruclj` io Olqb sebicars eijemrjlj` tbmsm dmjhaelius
statmdmjts756> fut day Accāb sbiwmr iur sebicars wltb eiujtcmss fcmsslj`s
ajh dmrelms oir tbmlr rmstraljt*
51? Xbm fiig was wrlttmj lj 15>0 AB# pufclsbmh lj 15><*510 Mvmj tbiu`b Farābħj m Qaťláb was dmjtlijmh lj tbm qumstlij tbat rmsuctmh lj tbm fiig Uuf“ĭāj as$Uuffŧĭ# ijcy tbm part io ‒pisslflclty io oacsmbiih“ was eltmh* Acabazrat“s rmstraljt ij tagoħr was upijtbls lssum* Dirmvmr# Gbacħc Aĭdmh was rucmh gāolr oir bls ljsuctlj` statmdmjts afiut VasŧcAccāb 7jit upij tbls lssum io ldgāj$m$glzf* Acabazrat ls mxpcaljlj` bmrm# tbat lo bm wmrm basty ajh earmcmss ljtagoħr# bm wiuch bavm rucmh Lsdāôħc ajh bls oicciwmrs as gāolr mvmj faeg tbmj*
512 badārm jazhħg daqād m lĭtlyāt dmlñ lgoār smy gaoo$m$clsāj da“gbŧz i dugbtār i dujāslf *
51< cuzŧd$m$guor
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Lj spltm io smmlj` ajh bmarlj` tbm cmahmr io tbls smet561 hmecarm trum
Dusclds as picytbmlsts ajh hlsfmclmvmrs ― jmltbmr hims ljtmjsm aj`mr
ciismj tbmlr `rlp io eautlij7 jir arm tbmy ljstl`atmh fy tbm hmslrm oir
rmtrlfutlij7 tbmsm fcmssmh sebicars566 arm stlcc bmsltajt ti rucm bld gāolr
ajh assmrt tbat tbmrm ls a hloomrmjem fmtwmmj tbat wbleb jmemssltatms guor
ajh tbat wbleb ls jmemssarlcy guor*565
Lt ls ijm tblj` oir sueb statmdmjts ti fm ecasslolmh as guor7 ajh aj mjtlrmcy
hloomrmjt tblj` ti eijslhmr a pmrsij wbi bas salh tbat as a gāolr* Pm sbacc
trmah wltb utdist eautlij7 wm sbacc gmmp slcmjt ― ajh as cij` as tbmrm ls a
wmag# ir mvmj tbm rmditmst pisslflclty ti wltbbich orid tagoħr# wm sbacc hi
si7 ajh bmsltatm# omar ti lssum tbm ruclj` io guor*
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Pm prmomr tbm ipljlij io Gacād sebicars lj tbmsm dattmrs* Ajh tbus# hi
jit hi tagoħr io a pmrsij as cij` as bm hims jit hmjy ir rmkmet ajy
jmemssary aspmet io rmcl`lij7 ir eijslhmrs sueb a hmjlmr ti fm a Duscld*
OLOXBC\ # cmt us oir`mt Lsdāôħc Hlbcawħ* Xagm tbmsm fcaspbmdmrs wbi bavm fmmj
rucmh gāolr ijcy rmemjtcy* As cij` L was jit awarm io tbmlr fcaspbmdlms# aotmrclstlj` 02 rmasijs tbat jmemssltatm guor ij tbm lssum io ldgāj ac$gahblf# ljUuf“ĭāj as$Uuffŧĭ# L writm ij pa`m 2> "lj tbm olrst mhltlij,;
L smmg Accāb“s rmou`m* Ajh a tbiusajh tldms; ĭāsbā clccāb!568 L emrtaljcy
hi jit clgm ti dagm tagoħr io tbmsm pmipcm* ]jtlc jiw# L stlcc eijslhmr tbmsm
oicciwmrs56= ajh dihmrj ecaldajts56? as Dusclds# mvmj tbiu`b tbmrm ls ji
hiuft lj tbmlr bmrmsy ajh waywarhjmss*
561 ťāyloab gā pħr ; cmahmr io tbls smet# Lsdāôħc Hlbcawħ*
566 Umm Ac$Dûtaqah
565 cuzŧd$m$guor ajh lctlzād$m$guor *
568 Accāb oirflh! L smmg Accāb“s rmou`m! Day Accāb jmvmr dagm lt si!
56= Io Lsdāôħc7 tbat ls @aj`ibħ# Adfbmtwħ ajh itbmr Hmifajhl oicciwmrs*
56?
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Jmltbmr hi L lssum a ruclj` io guor upij tbm cmahmr io tbmlr smet# Lsdāôħc
Hlbcawħ7 fmeausm iur ^ripbmt bas warjmh us orid daglj` tagoħr io
tbism wbi say; ‒cā lcāba lccā Accāb“*
Pm hi jit rucm tbmd gāolr# as cij` as wm hi jit bavm priio as
ifvlius ajh `carlj`cy apparmjt as tbm dlh$hay suj7 ajh Wwltbbichorid tagoħrT ujtlc tbm dist rmditm pisslflclty rmdaljs ti afsicvm tbmd
orid guor* Fmeausm Lscād wlcc prmvalc ajh lt eajjit fm sufhumh*
I Dusclds! L rmdljh yiu io yiur rmcl`lij ajh yiur oaltb7 io tbm hay io Kuh`mdmjt# tbm ^ripbmt ajh tbm rmegijlj` lj tbm prmsmjem io Ar$Vaĭdāj ― ajh Lasg yiu; Ls lt jit sbadmcmssjmss ti aeeusm a pmrsij io daglj` earmcmss tagoħr# ljspltm io sueb utdist eautlij9 Ls lt jit ipprmsslij9 Ls lt jit ujkust ajh ujoalr ti
scajhmr bld tbus9Uayylhujā Duĭaddah VasŧcAccāb bas salh# ajh wbatmvmr bm says ls trutb;
lo yiu bavm ji sbadm# hi
wbatmvmr yiu wlsb560
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eijemrjlj` tbmsm fcaspbmdmrs was lssumh ijcy slx ymars a`i lj 156> AB# wbmjtbm fiig Ac$Dûtadah ac$Dustajah 56< was olrst pufclsbmh*
560 Aj$Jawawħ# Ac$Arfaôħj# 6>7 mxtraetmh orid Fugbārħ* 562 Vmoraljlj` orid tagoħr ajh utdist eautlij*
56< Lj 160> AB# Dawcājā Oađcu“r Vasŧc Fahāyŧjħ W1615$162< AB )10<2$1206 EMT writm a fiig ij
tbm hietrljm io Abcu“s Uujjab ajh erltlelzlj` tbm bmrmslms io tbat tldm# tltcmh Ac$Dûtaqah ac$Dujtaqah 7 tbls bah `ijm iut io elreucatlij oir a cij` tldm ajh tbm survlvlj` eiplms clgm tbm prljtmhmhltlij orid Fidfay bah dajy typi`rapbleac mrrirs* Dawcājā Áfh ac$Paĭħh ac$Olrhausl rmqumstmhAcabazrat ti mhlt tbls wirg oir rmpufclsblj`*
Lj tbm eiursm io rmvlmwlj` tbm dajuserlpt# Acabazrat omct tbm jmmh ti mxpcalj ajh ahh# ajh hlseussvarlius furjlj` lssums io tbm a`m7 tbus bm writm a eiddmjtary ij tbm traet tltcmh Ac$Dustajah Ac$Dûtadah Fljāyl Jakātu“c Afah# wbleb was pufclsbmh ti`mtbmr wltb tbm irl`ljac tmxt lj 156> AB* Xbmecislj` part io tbm eiddmjtary eijtaljs kurlhleac ajswmrs ti qumstlijs eijemrjlj` bmrmsy# apistaeyajh tagoħr* Lt ls lj tbls part tbat Acabazrat olrst rucmh tbm Hmifajhl fcaspbmdmrs as gāolr*
Accāb gjiws fmst*
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Fm dljhouc55> io Accāb ajh Bls Dmssmj`mr ajh fm kuhlelius7 tbmsm statmdmjts io eautlij ajh rmstraljt# jit ijcy rmoutm tbm scajhmrs fut acsi fmar wltjmss tbat tbmpmrsij551 wbi bas fmmj mxtrmdmcy earmouc lj tagoħr hlh jit lssum tbm ruclj` io guor ujcmss tbmlr guor bah fmeidm ifvlius ajh `carlj`cy apparmjt as tbm dlh$hay suj*
]jcmss bm bah smmj eijecuslvm# ecmar# ljeijtrivmrtlfcm ajh eidpmcclj` priio io tbmlr mxpclelt ljsucts# oir wbleb tbmrm ls afsicutmcy ji pisslflclty io oavirafcmljtmrprmtatlij# bm hlh jit eacc tbmd gāolr*556 Aotmr acc# lt ls tbm sadm pmrsij# tblsscavm io Accāb# wbi clstmh smvmjty rmasijs tbat jmemssltatm guor# fut stlcc salh;
iur ^ripbmt bas warjmh us orid daglj` tagoħr555 io tbism wbi say; cā
lcāba lccā Accāb* Pm hi jit rucm tbmd gāolr# as cij` as wm hi jit bavm priio
as ifvlius ajh `carlj`cy apparmjt as tbm dlh$hay suj7 ajh Wwltbbich orid
tagoħrT ujtlc tbm dist rmditm pisslflclty rmdaljs ti afsicvm tbmd oridguor*
Lt ls tbm sadm pmrsij wbi mxpcaljmh 02 rmasijs tbat jmemssltatm guor io tbmsmfcaspbmdmrs aeeirhlj` ti kurlsts7 fut as cij` as bm hlh jit bavm eijecuslvm priio io tbmlr fcaspbmdlms rmoraljmh orid tagoħr ajh salh;
L smmg Accāb“s rmou`m* Ajh a tbiusajh tldms; ĭāsbā clccāb!558 L emrtaljcy
hi jit clgm ti dagm tagoħr io tbmsm pmipcm*
Hlh L bavm orlmjhsblp wltb tbmd at tbat tldm# ajh jiw# wm arm mstraj`mh9 Hi wmbavm a hlsputm ij sbarlj` pripmrty jiw# fut at tbat tldm wm hlh jit bavm ajy9Pm smmg Accāb“s rmou`m* A Duscld“s rmcatlij ― io civm ajh batm# orlmjhsblp ajhmjdlty ls sicmcy oir tbm civm ajh batm io Accāb táācā ajh Bls Dmssmj`mr*
55> Accāb i Vasŧc gm gbawo gi sādjmy ragb gm as aj lhlid*
551 Ldād Aĭdmh Vlđā bldsmco*
556 Hmifajhl oicciwmrs try ti pislt tbls fy attmdptlj` ti ljtmrprmt tbism statmdmjts oavirafcy7rmdmdfmr tbat ljtmrprmtatlij ls ljahdlsslfcm lj easm io mxpclelt ljsucts ajh wbleb ls wrlttmj mvmj ljHmifajhl fiigs*
555 Xbat ls bmmhcmss ajh fasmcmss tagoħr# as ls ifvlius*
558 Accāb oirflh! L smmg Accāb“s rmou`m! Day Accāb jmvmr dagm lt si!
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As cij` as tbmsm ljsucts wmrm jit lssumh55= fy tbmsm fcaspbmdmrs# ajh as cij` as Lbah jit smmj ir bmarh55? io tbm fcaspbmdlms fy tbmsm pmipcm eijemrjlj` Accābtáācā ajh Bls Dmssmj`mr# L was dljhouc io tbmlr fmlj` Dusclds# ajh tbmlr fmlj`pmipcm wbi uttmr tbm gacldab; cā lcāba lccā Accāb* L was earmouc ajh L mxmrelsmheautlij7 mvmj tbiu`b tbls jmemssltatmh guor fy tbm ipljlij io kurlsts# L ebism tbm
ipljlij io gacād sebicars* Pbmj L saw tbmsm statmdmjts wltb dy iwj mymswbleb mxpcleltcy ljsuct Accāb táācā ajh Bls Dmssmj`mr # tbmrm rmdaljmh jiiptlij mxempt ti rucm tbmd gāolr*550 Fmeausm iur ldads bavm salh;
ijm wbi hiufts lj tbm guor ir claflclty io tirdmjt io sueb a pmrsij#552 ls a
gāolr bldsmco*55<
Xbmj# lt was ljeudfmjt upij dm ti savm dysmco ajh tbm oaltb io dy Duscldfritbmrs ajh was tbus eidpmccmh ti lssum tbm hmermm io guor* Ajh tbus ls tbm
rmeidpmjsm io ipprmssirs# tbm tyrajts*
55= Acabazrat“s oiitjitm; Clgm Xbājawħ# wbism u`cy ljsuct io VasŧcAccāb was pufclsbmh lj 151<AB* ^rlir ti tbls bm usmh ti prmsmjt bldsmo as a Uujjl ajh tbmrm was a tldm bm mvmj usmh ti attmjhemcmfratlijs io Dawclh acij` wltb itbmr Dusclds*
55? Acabazrat“s oiitjitm; Clgm @aj`ibħ ajh Adfbmtwħ7 fmeausm marclmr# L bah rmemlvmh tbat part io tbmlr passa`m wbleb dmjtlijmh tbmlr statmdmjt io oacsmbiih fmlj` a pisslflclty oir Accāb táācā7 L eadm
ti gjiw io lt catmr tbat bm acsi says tbat tbm gjiwcmh`m io sataj ls `rmatmr tbaj tbat io VasŧcAccāb*Ajh eijemrjlj` @aj`ibħ“s oatwā wbmrm bm says# @ih eaj fm a clar ajh lo sidmijm eaccs bld a clar# bmrmdaljs a Uujjl ajh rl`btmius Duscld7 L rmdaljmh slcmjt mvmj aotmr smmlj` a prljtmh vmrslij io tbmoatwā hum ti mxtrmdm eautlij ajh fmeausm itbmrs bah pufclsbmh lt# tbls was jit eijecuslvm priio ijtbm fasls io wbleb wm eiuch dagm tagoħr* Xbmrmaotmr# L saw tbm irl`ljac oatwā wltb dy iwj myms#wbleb ls lj @aj`ibħ“s iwj bajh ajh earrlms bls smac ajh sl`jaturm7 ajh lj spltm io tbls fmlj`rmprljtmh a`alj ajh a`alj# bm gmpt slcmjt ajh hlh jit pritmst# tbmj lt was mstafclsbmh eijecuslvmcytbat tbm oatwā was bls iwj*
A sldlcar easm was tbat io tbm Qahlajl Clar7 ujcmss L bah smmj bls fiigs dysmco# L hlh jit ljslst upijbls tagoħr* As cij` as L bah ijcy bmarh tbat bm ecalds ti fm tbm Dabhħ ajh tbat bm "ecalds bm, ls sldlcar
ti Kmsus# L bah salh lj rmpcy ti a qumstlij eijemrjlj` bld; ‒Ciigs clgm sidm dahdaj“*Xbmrmaotmr# a oatwā eadm orid Ádrltsar wbleb hmecarmh bld gāolr7 ajh lj wbleb passa`ms orid blsfiigs wltb rmomrmjem ti pa`m judfmrs wmrm clstmh# L writm ijcy tbls dueb; –Lo tbmsm statmdmjts armprmsmjt lj tbm fiigs io Dlrza# as dmjtlijmh bmrm# tbmj emrtaljcy bm ls a gāolr*— Umm tbm diji`rapb; As$Uŧ“u wa“c Äqāf ácā ac$Dasħĭ ac$Gahb“hbāf# pa`m 12* \ms# wbmj L saw bls fiigs dysmco# tbmj L lssumhtbm hmelslvm ruclj` tbat bm bah fmeidm a gāolr ajh aj apistatm*
550 Itbmrwlsm Acabazrat wiuch bldsmco fm mjvmcipmh lj tbm ruclj`*
552 Xbm fcaspbmdmr*
55< Ac$Ĩařgaoħ# Ac$Hurr ac$Dugbtār # Gltāf ac$Klbāh# Ij Apistaey*
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\iur Cirh Acdl`bty says;
Uay; tbat trutb batb eidm ajh oacsmbiih
batb fmmj vajqulsbmh7 ajh oacsmbiih
was hiidmh ti fm vajqulsbmh58>
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ajh Bm says;
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patb io `ulhajem ls hlstljetcy dajlomst
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Xbmrm wmrm oiur ldpirtajt dlcmstijms ti eivmr lj tbls fiig;
1* Xbm statmdmjts tbmsm fcaspbmdmrs bavm wrlttmj ajh pufclsbmh armljhmmh ljsuctlj` ajh fcaspbmdlj` Accāb táācā ajh Bls Dmssmj`mr*
6* Ajyijm wbi ljsucts ir fcaspbmdms Accāb táācā ajh Bls Dmssmj`mr ls agāolr*
5* Ajh wbisivmr hims jit eijslhmr tbmd a gāolr586 ajh earms oir tbmlrrmcatlijsblp7 ir bas mstmmd oir tbmd ij aeeiujt io sueb pmipcm fmlj` blstmaebmrs ir sbaygbs ir orlmjhs7 tbmj# bm ls acsi a gāolr585 acij` wltbtbmd ajh wlcc fm tlmh wltb tbm sadm ripm ij tbm hay io Kuh`mdmjt*
8* Acc tbism aclfls tbat l`jirajt ajh eirrupt pmipcm prioomr armujaeemptafcm ajh rmkmetmh*
^ralsm fm ti Accāb# tbat acc tbmsm wmrm olrdcy mstafclsbmh ajh wbleb# wm mxpcaljmhwltb mvlhmjem orid tbm vmrsms io tbm Qur“āj* Jiw# ij ijm bajh ls omclelty ajhparahlsm7 ajh ij ajitbmr ls hadjatlij ajh bmcc olrm* ^mipcm arm ormm ti ebiismwbat tbmy clgm* Fut rmdmdfmr ijm tblj`; a pmrsij wbi oirsagms tbm dajtcm io Uayylhujā VasŧcAccāb oir tbm sagms io [ayh ajh Ádr wlcc jmvmr sueemmh*
As oir `ulhajem# tbat ls lj tbm ^iwmr ajh ebiislj` io Accāb táācā*
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586 Aotmr cmarjlj` io tbmlr fcaspbmdlms*
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Lt ls lj tbls fiig tbat Daucvl Gbacħc Aĭdmh Uabārajpŧrl58< says tbat tbmgjiwcmh`m io Uataj ls privmj orid hieudmjtary mvlhmjem ajh tbmrm ls ji suebmvlhmjem oir tbm gjiwcmh`m io VasŧcAccāb * Bm acsi writm ajitbmr fiig ljArafle jadmh Ac$Dubajjah wbmrm bm hmjlmh tbat bm mvmr salh sueb a tblj`* Xbmeijtrivmrslac passa`m appmars ij pa`m =1 io Farābħj m Qāťláb# pufclsbmh fyGutuf Gbaja Ldhāhlyab# Hmifajh# ]^# Ljhla# 1<?6*
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darrla`m*
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Dusclds sbiuch fm bl`bmr tbaj Uataj lj gjiwcmh`m ― mvmj lo lt ls a sljjmr75=5 lj
oaet tbm autbir ls acsi supmrlir ti Uataj7 si cmt tbm autbir privm tbat bm bas
gjiwcmh`m io ujsmmj mquac ti tbat io Uataj lo jit dirm tbaj bld# ij aeeiujt io
bls Wtbm autbirT fmlj` supmrlir ti Uataj*
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pmromet oaltb# tbmj emrtaljcy bm ls supmrlir ti Uataj# ajh tbmrmoirm bm sbiuch fm
dirm gjiwcmh`mafcm tbaj Uataj! Pm smmg Accāb“s rmou`m!5=8
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tbat bm uttmrs sueb aj ujwirtby5== statmdmjt wbleb ls oar rmdivmh orid
gjiwcmh`m ajh rmasij*
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tbm ^ripbmt *5=6 Gbacħc Aĭdmh dlsquitms ajh statms tbm ippisltm io wbat Ubaygb Áfh ac$Ĩaq salh7 sueb a tblj` lsmltbmr as tahcħs ir as gahblf* Fmeausm# lj tbm olrst vicudm io Dahārlk tbm Ubaygb says; –Uidm pmipcmpism aj ifkmetlij ij tbls ajh say tbat lt bas fmmj dmjtlijmh lj sidm rmpirts tbat VasŧcAccāb salh;‒L ad a scavm ajh L hi jit jit gjiw wbat ls fmbljh tbls wacc*“ Pbmrmas# tbls statmdmjt ls fasmcmssajh tbmrm ls ji autbmjtle rmpirt io tbls gljh*—
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Xbm iuteidm; Ijm sbiuch pijhmr# tbat fy ciiglj` at tbm statm io Uataj ajh
tbm aj`mc io hmatb# Wajh tbmjT privlj` sueb mjeidpasslj` gjiwcmh`m io tbm
martb5=? oir tbm ^rlhm io tbm Pirch#5=0 wltbiut ajy serlpturac mvlhmjem5=2 ajh
dmrmcy fy oaccaelius ajaci`y ― lo tbls ls jit picytbmlsd# tbmj wbleb part io oaltb
ls lt9 Xbm mxtmjslvmjmss io gjiwcmh`m oir Uataj ajh tbm aj`mc io hmatb ls
privmj fy serlpturac priio# wbmrm ls sueb serlpturac priio oir tbm mxtmjslvmjmss
io tbm gjiwcmh`m io tbm ^rlhm io tbm Pirch# tbmrmfy rmoutlj` acc serlpturac priios
ajh mstafclsbms ijm picytbmlstle fmclmo9
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8* Ajh privlj` sueb gjiwcmh`m Wmvmj fy ajaci`yT ls picytbmlsd Wtbm rbmtirleacqumstlij; lo tbls ls jit picytbmlsd# tbmj wbleb part io oaltb ls lt9 T*
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2* Ajh saylj` si ls eiddlttlj` picytbmlsd*
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gjiwcmh`m oir VasŧcAccāb
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5?1 Duĭaddah Agfar Ubāb Fugbārħ# Agāflr m Ûcadā m Hmifajh *
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Lo# tbm attrlfutlij io gjiwcmh`m ti bls5?6 fcmssmh pmrsij fy [ayh5?5 ls vaclh#
tbmj lt ls jmemssary ti ljqulrm ― wbmtbmr bm rmomrs ti sidm parts io gjiwcmh`m
ir acc gljhs io gjiwcmh`m9
Lo tbls rmomrs ti a part io sueb gjiwcmh`m io ujsmmj#5?8 tbmj wbmrm ls tbm
mxecuslvmjmss io VasŧcAccāb lj tbls95?= Uueb gjiwcmh`m ls Wpismssmh fyT
[ayh ajh Ádr75?? ratbmr# mvmry eblch ajh dahdmj7 ratbmr# acc ajldacs ajh
quahrupmhs acsi pissmss Wsueb gjiwcmh`mT*
Fmeausm# mvmry pmrsij bas gjiwcmh`m io sidmtblj` tbat ls blhhmj orid
ajitbmr7 tbmj# lt fmeidms jmemssary ti eacc mvmryijm a gjiwmr io tbm
ujsmmj*5?0 Ajh tbmj# lo [ayh dagms lt fljhlj` upij bldsmco# tbat bm sbacc eaccmvmryijm a gjiwmr io ujsmmj# tbmj wby hims bm eijslhmr tbls as aj mxecuslvm
attrlfutm io pripbmtbiih95?2 Aj attrlfutm lj wbleb# tbmrm ls ji mxecuslvlty oir
fmclmvmrs ― jit mvmj mxecuslvlty oir budajs75?< tbmj# biw eaj tbls fm aj
mxecuslvm attrlfutm io pripbmtbiih950>
Ajh lo ijm hims jit eijslhmr lt fljhlj`# tbmj lt ls jmemssary ti mxpcalj tbm
rmasij oir hloomrmjtlatlj` fmtwmmj a pripbmt ajh a jij$pripbmt* Ajh lo bm
5?6 Xbm ripbmt *
5?5 [ayh; a jadm usmh oir lccustratlij*
5?8 fáaz ûcŧd m bayflyyab
5?= Lj ]rhu; ĭuzŧr 7 ajh tbls ls dmajt ti rmomr ti VasŧcAccāb*
5?? Aj lhlid ti say ajyijm7 clgm lt ls salh lj Mj`clsb; ‒Xid# Hleg ajh Barry“*
5?0 áācldu“c bayf
5?2 kudcā gadācāt m ajflyā“a; tbat ls# attrlfutms tbat arm eijslhmrmh as pmromet# pralsmwirtby#hlstlj`ulsblj` tbmd orid jij$pripbmts mte*
5?< Xbājawħ bas lj tbm prmvlius para`rapb salh lt mxpcleltcy tbat mvmj ajldacs bavm sldlcargjiwcmh`m7 si lt ls jit mxecuslvm ti pripbmts# ir mvmj fmclmvmrs# ir mvmj budajs* Lj itbmr wirhs#Xbājawħ says; gjiwcmh`m ls jit a tralt tbat eaj fm eijslhmrmh as spmelac oir pripbmts*
50> Mr`i# ^ripbmts hi jit bavm gjiwcmh`m io ujsmmj* Xbājawħ bas salh marclmr tbat dahdmj ajhajldacs bavm gjiwcmh`m tbat ls sldlcar ti tbat io tbm ^ripbmt * Ajy pisslfcm adfl`ulty ls rmdivmhfy tbm rbmtirleac qumstlij bm bldsmco asgs; ‒wbmrm ls tbm mxecuslvlty ― tagbřħř ― oir tbm ^ripbmt9 “
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rmomrs ti acc gljhs io gjiwcmh`m sueb tbat jit mvmj a slj`cm tblj` rmdaljs
ujgjiwj# tbmj tbm ljvaclhlty io sueb aj lhma ls privmj fy ljjudmrafcm
jarratmh501 ajh ratlijac priios*
Lo ijm rmahs tbm wbicm passa`m# lt ls ecmar tbat Xbājawħ rmkmets ‒ part lcd ac$`bayf“
ajh hraws sldlcarclty io sueb ‒ part lcd ac$`bayf“ io tbm ^ripbmt wltb tbat io ajldacs ajh dahdmj7 fmeausm bm tralcs tbm hlseusslij wltb tbm ljvaclhlty io gucc lcd ac$`bayf“ Ui tbm paraccmcs hrawj arm jit aeelhmjtac ir ljelhmjtac iuteidm7ratbmr# ljtmjtlijac ajh hmclfmratm*
Uidm Hmifajhls try ti oiic eiddij pmipcm fy saylj` tbat Xbājawħ was tacglj`afiut tbm pbrasm ‒áācldu“c `bayf“ ir tbm ‒gjiwmr io tbm ujsmmj*“ Xbm passa`mecmarcy tacgs io gjiwcmh`m ajh eidparms ― hraws sldlcarlty wltb tbm gjiwcmh`mio pripbmts* Xbls ls wby bm asgs rbmtirleaccy; ‒tbmj yiu sbiuch eacc mvmryijm as
gjiwmrs io tbm ujsmmj*“
501 hacħc m jaqcħ i áqcħ sm sāflt bal*
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Daucvl Vasbħh Aĭdmh @aj`ibħ "1688$1565 AB ) 126<$1<>= EM, was ijm io tbmoiujhmrs io tbm Hmifajh sebiic*506 Mvmj tbiu`b# bls tmaebmrs ajh sbuyugb wmrmUujjls ajh apprivmh io lhmas ajh praetlems wbleb arm jiw cafmcmh as ‒Farmcwl#“at sidm piljt bm ajh bls orlmjh Daucvl Qasld Jājautawħ fmeadm ahdlrmrs io Lsdāôħc Hlbcawħ ajh Ljhlaj Pabāfħsd# wbleb tbmy pripa`atmh ajh ahvieatmhtbriu`b tbm smdljary tbmy oiujhmh lj Hmifajh*
Xbls hlsputm was jit dmrmcy afiut emrtalj praetlems ― clgm emcmfratlj` tbmflrtbhay io tbm ^ripbmt ir hijatlj` rmwarh ti tbm hmemasmh7 fut ratbmr ljoujhadmjtac artlecms io oaltb ltsmco* Xbm eijempt Ldgāj ac$Gahblf ir tbm
pisslflclty io oacsmbiih lj tbm Hlvljm Upmmeb io Accāb was olrst ljstl`atmh fyLsdāôħc Hlbcawħ lj Ljhla* @aj`ibħ ajh bls stuhmjts505 jit ijcy vaclhatmh lt# fut writm fiigs ajh ourtbmr eidpiujhmh tbm dlstagm fy daglj` wlch eidparlsijsajh eijkurlj` m`rm`lius ajaci`lms*
Acabazrat ajh itbmr ûcadā rmoutmh tbls "smm Uuf“ĭāj as$Uuffŧĭ, fut wltbbmchorid ruclj` tbmd gāolr as tbls eiuch fm hum ti tbm dlsujhmrstajhlj` io a gacād eijempt* @aj`ibħ was asgmh afiut a pmrsij wbi ecalds ‒ieeurrmjem io oacsmbiih“ajh @aj`ibħ rmpclmh lj a wrlttmj oatwā tbat sueb a pmrsij rmdaljs a Uujjl
Duscld* Xbls oatwā io wuqŧû ― ir ieeurrmjem ― was bajhmh ti Uujjl ûcadā wbirucmh @aj`ibħ gāolr fmeausm io tbls oatwā wbleb was lj @aj`ibħ“s bajh ajhearrlmh bls smac7 Acabazrat hucy prmsmjtmh pbitieiplms io tbls oatwā lj ĭaradayj# ajh says tbat lt was prmsmrvmh lj tbm clfrary io Dahljab lj bls tldm* Lt ls salh tbat tbm oatwā ls prmsmjt mvmj ti tbls hay lj a clfrary lj Dirahafah# ]^* Accāb táācāgjiws fmst*
Hmifajhls ecald tbat tbls oatwā was oir`mh fy Uujjl sebicars ti dacl`j @aj`ibħ*Acabazrat rmoutmh tbls ecald ajh mxpcaljmh tbat tbls hmjlac was jmvmr dahm lj
@aj`ibħ“s iwj clomtldm lj spltm io tbm oaet tbat tbls oatwā was pufclsbmh wltbrmoutatlijs oir 12 ymars ujtlc bls hmatb lj 1565 AB*
506 Oiujhmh lj 1625 AB ) 12?? EM*
505 Jitafcy# Gbacħc Aĭdmh Uabārajpŧrħ "16?<$158? AB) 12=6$1<60 EM,7 ajh Daĭdŧh ac$ĨasajHmifajhl "16?2$155< AB) 12=1$1<6> EM, lj bls Kubh ac$Duqlcc *
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Acabazrat says lj Xadbħh m īdāj508 eijemrjlj` tbls oatwā;
Xbls ujecmaj oatwā was pufclsbmh acij` wltb a rmoutatlij lj tbm fiigcmt
Ulyājatu“j Jās lj 15>2 AB orid Ĩahħqatu“c Ûcŧd ^ufclsbmrs# Dmmrut* Lt
was pufclsbmh a`alj fy @uczār$m$Ĩasajħ ^ufclsbmrs# Fidfay# lj 1512 AB
acij` wltb a dirm hmtalcmh rmoutatlij* Xbmrmaotmr# lj 156> AB lt waspufclsbmh ijem a`alj wltb ajitbmr rmoutatlij fy Xuĭoab$m$Ĩajaolyyab
^ufclsbmrs# Azħdāfāh$^atja*
Xbm pmrsij wbi `avm tbls oatwā hlmh lj Kudāhā ac$Ďgblrab 1565 AB ajh
rmdaljmh slcmjt ujtlc tbm cast frmatb* Jmltbmr hlh bm hmjy tbat lt was bls
iwj oatwā# mvmj tbiu`b hlsiwjlj` tbls oatwā was maslmr tbaj hlsecaldlj`
a pufclsbmh fiig* Jir hlh bm say; ‒tbm dmajlj` io dy wirhs ls jit tbat
wbleb tbm sebicars io Abcu“s Uujjab hmserlfm7 ratbmr# L dmajt sidmtblj`
mcsm*“ Pas lt aj ljsl`jloleajt tblj` ti fm attrlfutmh wltb sueb aj mxpclelt
guor# tbat bm hlh jit fitbmr afiut lt9
A oatwā fy [ayh# tbat earrlms bls smac ls fmlj` elreucatmh ipmjcy lj bls
clomtldm ajh bls fmlj` lj `iih bmactb ― ajh tbat sueb a oatwā ls emrtaljcy
ajh afsicutmcy guor ― ajh tbls ls fmlj` rm$pufclsbmh oir ymars7 ajh pmipcm
bavm pufclsbmh rmoutatlijs io tbls oatwā7 ajh hmecarm [ayh ti fm a gāolr ijaeeiujt io tbls oatwā7 [ayh clvms oir olotmmj dirm ymars7 ajh [ayh smms
ajh bmars acc io tbls ― ajh [ayh hims jit pufclsb a hmjlac ir hlsaviwac
eijemrjlj` tbat oatwā7 ajh gmmps slcmjt wltb fatmh frmatb ujtlc bls frmatb
bas afatmh ― eaj ajy sajm pmrsij lda`ljm tbat [ayh bah hmjlmh tbat tbm
oatwā was bls9 Ir mxpcaljmh tbat bm dmajt sidmtblj` mcsm9
Uidm day attmdpt ti smlzm tbm dirac bl`b `riujh ajh dagm tbm oicciwlj` aclfl;
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6* Guor ls jit aj irhljary aeeusatlij ti l`jirm* ^artleucarcy# wbmj ijm ls a Duotħajh a cmahmr io a pridljmjt sebiic ajh wbmj bm ls wmcc gjiwj# ajh wbmj blsoatāwā arm sicleltmh ajh lssumh rm`ucarcy* Ubiuchj“t a Duotħ wirry afiut saom`uarhlj` bls rmputatlij9 Lo a orauh eaj oir`m ijm oatwā# tbmj wbat stips bldorid daglj` dirm oatāwā9
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6* Dahārlgu“t Xajzħc ir Xaosħr aj$Jasaoħ # Ĩāolźuhhħj Áfhuccāb lfj Aĭdmh aj$Jasaoħ "h*0>1 AB,
5* Daoātlĭ ac$@bayf acsi gjiwj as Xaosħr ac$Gafħr # Oagbruhhħj Duĭaddah ar$Vāzħ "h*?>? AB,
8* Ubarĭ A$cad Jasbraĭ# Jaqħ Ácħ Gbāj ac$Farmcwħ "h* 162? AB,
=* Xaosħr ac$Gasb“sbāo # Afu“c Qāsld Daĭdŧh lfj Ûdar ac$[adagbsbarħ "h* 1185 AB,
?* Xaosħr ac$Hurr ac$Dajtbŧr oħ ac$Xaosħr ac$Daʺtbŧr # Kacācuhhlj ac$Uuyuťħ "h* <11 AB)1=>= EM,
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16* Ac$Dûkad ac$Gafħr # Afŧ ac$Qāsld Uucaydāj lfj Aĭdah lfj ac$Ŧafarājl "h*5?> AB ) <0> EM,
15* Ac$Dustahrag áca“s Śaĭħĭayj# Duĭaddah ac$Ĩagld ac$Jlsāfŧrl "8>= AB ) 1>16 EM,
18* Asbláátu“c Cadáāt Ubarĭ ac$Dlsbgāt # Ubaygb Áfh ac$Ĩaq ac$Hlbcawħ# "h* 1>=6 AB ) 1?86 EM,
1=* Duřajjao lfj Afl Ubayfab # Áfhuccāb lfj Duĭaddah lfj Afl Ubayfab "h* 65= AB,
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10* Ac$Kādlô ac$Śaĭħĭ# Afŧ Áfhuccāb Duĭaddah flj Lsdāôħc ac$Fugbārħ "1<8$6=? AB,
12* Uaĭħĭ Duscld# Ldād Afŧ ac$Ĩussayj Duscld flj ac$Ĩakkāk ac$Qusbayrlyyħ "6>8$6?1 AB,
1<* Uujaj Afŧ Hāwŧh # Afŧ Hawŧh Uucaydāj lfj ac$Asbátb ac$Uaklstājħ "6>6$60= AB,
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65* Ac$Gawgafatu“sb Ublbāflyyab Oħ Guorlyyātl Afl“c Pabāflyyab# Ldād Aĭdmh Vlđā Gbāj
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8>* Ac$Faĭru“r Vāylq# Áccādab Lfj Jukayd# [ayj ac$Hħj lfj Lfrābħd81* Ac$Hurar wa“c @burar # Áccādab Dawcā Gbusraw
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6* Ac$Dustajah ac$Dûtadah ; A eiddmjtary ij tbm Arafle wirg Ac$Dûtaqah ac$Dujtaqah fy Ldād Oađc ar$Vasŧc ac$Fahāyŧjħ*8><
5* Kahh ac$Dudtār ; a olvm vicudm supmreiddmjtary ij Vahh ac$Duĭtār io Ldād Uayylh Duĭaddah Adħj Lfj Áāflhħj ac$Ubādħ#81> wbleb lsar`uafcy# tbm dist wlhmcy usmh Ĩajaoħ tmxt lj cattmr tldms*
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11* Uuf“ĭāj as$Uuffŧĭ áj Áyfl Gahblfuj Daqfŧĭ
16* Vahh ar$Vlođab
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18* Jlôdu“z [āh cl Vawdl“h Ğāh
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8>< ^assmh away lj 162< AB ) 1206 EM*
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Xbm Ldād passmh away at tbm a`m io ?2 lj tbm ymar#815 158> AB W1<61 EM*Th Day Accab táācā bavm dmrey ij bld ajh fm wmcc pcmasmh wltb bld*
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815 Bls a`m aeeirhlj` ti tbm cujar eacmjhar ls ?2 ajh tbm sicar eacmjhar ls ?=*
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