The Dabistan Or School Of Manners by David Shea

Author:David Shea
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Religion
Publisher: Oriental Translation Fund Paris
Published: 1843-02-27T16:00:00+00:00

** with superior wisdom;" whoever attains that degree, comprehends also any other to which he may proceed, without any new study for it; and no degree of human perfection and no knowledge is excluded from it. Hence, whenever this matter is understood, the fissure of the moon typifies nothing else but renunciation of the external for the internal, which is the '* superior wisdom." As ihe lord prophet (the peace of God be upon him !) is the master of the lunar sphere, to cleave (or divide) the moon means to attain to the innermost recess of the moon. But this creed belongs to the learned of the Mashdyin, " peripatetics;" the Ishrdkian say, the true solution of this enigma is contained in their fundamental science; viz.: light is the type of the primiiive creation of the world, and they divided whatever is contained in it, in two parts: the first is a light, in which there is not the least mixture of obscurity and darkness, proper to corporeal matter; the second sort of light can be mixed with some material darkness. The first sort of light, pure in a general and reatl acceptation, originates from primitive matter, and, according to their showing, emerged absolutely free from parts; but the second sort of light is mixed with obscurity, and throws rays on all sides; its knowledge can be comprehended by generalities and particularities, whence by its power it passes into action. In their metaphysics it is also settled, that

the furthermost stretch and connection of beings, and the utmost term of completion, consist in this, that knowledge, may become manifest in the whole by generalities and particularities, so that nothing may remain deficient In any degree of power. Whenever this matter is settled, then the moon in their language signifies a mixed light,with this property, that it brings into action all the knowledge hidden in its efficacy, and by means of the reflection of rays elicits perfection.

Whoever is well founded in these notions acquires the faculty that all sciences, whatsoever they may be, come forth from him. It is then the moon which signifies mixed light, and the rending asunder of it means the arising of sciences and excellence, and their manifestation; that is, bringing forth all that is within, by means of breaking its exterior form.

As to fixing the seal of the prophetic office, and to completing the apostleship, so that after the prophet of Arabia no other may appear, they said what follows: The seal of the prophetic office means the acquisition of dkl fad, " superior wisdom;" that is: whoever obtains it, and makes the proper use of it, possesses the seal of the prophetic office: because the first prophetic dignity is his intelligence, which is the real (intrinsic] Adam, a man." The prophetic seal is the tenth rank of intelligences, 1 and that

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which is reared up by superior wisdom renders the prophet's knowledge vain, and lakes his color: that is to

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