*A Treatise for Spiritual Improvement*

`MAGHALIQU-N-NIRAN WA MAFATIHUL JINAN

(The Key that Locks the Gates of Hell & U locks the Gates of !a"a#$se%
IN TH& NAM& 'F ALLAH( TH& )'M!A**I'NAT&( TH& M&R)IFUL When the Inevitable Event comes to pass, then no [soul] will entertain falsehood concerning its coming. [Many] will it bring low, [many] will it exalt when the earth shall be sha!en to its depths, and the mountains shall be crumbled to atoms, becoming dust scattered abroad, and ye shall be sorted out into three classes. "hen [there will be] the #ompanions of the $ight %and & what will be of the #ompanions of the $ight %and' (nd the #ompanions of the )eft %and & what will be of the #ompanions of the )eft %and' (nd those [that are] *oremost [in *aith] will be *oremost [in the %ereafter]. "hese will be those +earest to (llah, in ,ardens of -liss a number of people from those of old, and a few from those of later times.
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/raise be to ())(%, M(0"E$ 1* "%E W1$)20, then /rayers and 0alutations at [every possible] moment 1n the 1ne that 0ealed the #ycle of the /rophets and verily directed the Envoys 4Messengers5 coming from the %1)2E$ 1* -E+E*I"0 4()&W(%%((-5 1ur )ord M1%(MM(2, on his *amily and his #ompanions who are admirers 4worshipers5 of the 1W+E$ 1* M(7E0"8 4()&7()I)5 "he !nown %agiographical "races of the /rophet that one would [normally] see!, are today erased, because of the development of ignorance among the people (nd in the [very] same way, the %agiographic "races of the #ompanions [of the /rophet], who by (greement had [obtained] ;prightness and )ight, [their traces] disappeared with them as well "hen after these two 435 fates, is [the disappearance of the] inconspicuous $ightly ,uided 0piritual #hiefs, [that were] endowed with /iety, 0cholarship and [well] rooted in =nowledge 1n the /rophet [be] the /rayers of those that are promoted to the row of [the] 0elected 4Munta?a5, he is the Model of whoever is not among the number [of] the people of damnation 1n his *amily and on his #ompanions and [those] that he approved, by their blessings, [they are] the partisans of =nowledge who are excessively pious people "he one that aspires to [have] a 0piritual 7unction 4Wusul5 [with] the M(7E0"I# 1+E 4()& 7()I)5, [should ensure] that he is studded with the "radition of the Messenger of ())(% In attending a worshiper that has isolated themselves, neither externally, nor internally, [but in the] Most /erfect Way %e will lead you thus, by science and adoration, to the same things that he could educate 4elevate5 one with through abandoning the habitual practices [over time] "hose that go into seclusion to inwardly withdraw themselves [by isolating their blameworthy traits] before being connected to one that has had a 0piritual 7unction 4Wusul5 or one that a /erfect 0piritual Master has educated

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"hey will undoubtedly be inserted in an ocean of danger and they will never gain anything significant, [conse?uently they will] never [obtain anything] beneficial [to them] -ecause they will be pulled by 0atan, their #arnal %eart and their /rofane /assions, li!e the 0piritual Masters have clarified (nd !now that any ignorant or Cudicious man that rebels against the "ruth, is cursed "he "ruth is in the initiation of the laudator professing the 2ivine ;nicity 4"awheed5 and then the [studying of the] )egal 2octrines 4*i?h5 [that are] assigned to the Moslems, before [approaching] the exhilarating [aspects of] 0ufism 4"asawuuf5 "hey should rather affiliate themselves with the doctrines from the Men of the "radition of the Elected 1fficial of ())(% and the #onsensus this is a guarantee to all of you for the ac?uisition of 0cience (ll of you should hasten for the ac?uisition of 0cience, by only aiming at the *(#E of the 1W+E$ 1* M(7E0"8 4()&7()I)5 *irst proclaim [your allegiance] to a "rue 0piritual ,uide, [that is capable of] handling various types of disciples to help you withdraw yourself -ecause [the] dar!ness of [the] blameworthy innovations on dogma dissipates the lights that carry you to the "$;E ,;I2E 4()&%(2I5 ["here will be] those that prohibit you to see! !nowledge, from the prohibited concerns of agreement -ecause in this time, those that prevent the people from getting !nowledge, they convo!e (n execrable innovation because a practice which is not inspired by science is sullied by imperfections "he 0cience and its /ractice are "wo 435 Invaluable 7ewels that generate %appiness in -oth Worlds "he Most +oble of these "wo 435 /rinciples is 0cience, which is a priority, as it appeared in the 0tatements of the Elected 1fficial -ecause those that acted [only] upon a margin of science, their actions are presented in the form of dust in dispersion (nd the ones that have ac?uired science and do not apply its steps, they are charged with being an ass [0o] see! !nowledge for the *(#E of ())(% but not by competition or emulation 2o not have the intention to attract people nor obtain pious gifts by it "hose that see! !nowledge for the reasons mentioned above, their actions will contribute to the destruction of their piety (nd they would have exchanged their life in the +ext World 4-eyond5, for this #arnal World and would have wasted their efforts, what a vain actionD

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-ecause the [opportunity] was lost when their transaction was completed and their exchange [resulted in being] a trade without [any] profit (nd those that exempted it to them, they definitely helped in their disobedience "hey will share misfortune with them, e?uivalent to someone that sells a saber to a criminal 0o in the beginning, in order to obtain safety by ;prightness, there are *our 495 1bCectives [to be followed] for the research of =nowledge "he first 4.st5 of them is to leave Ignorance the second 43nd5 is to be ;seful to the #reatures of the 1W+E$ 1* M(7E0"8 4()&7()I)5 "he third 46rd5, is to vivify the $eligious 0ciences and the fourth 49th5, [is the] application of 0cience 1ur Master Earru? composed distichs to educate those with understanding "he one that see!s !nowledge to be measured with the Curisconsults or to engage a polemic among the ignorant ones 1r to obtain prestige from good people, will be a guest of the %ell&*ire and will !now the forfeiture 1n account among the $ules of ,ood #onduct for those that study, is the fact of avoiding to bring damage to a [fellow] Moslem (lso on account among them, is the fact that a disciple is persevering in their obligatory practices and those that have been confirmed (nd the fact that they do not delay the execution of prayers beyond their fixed times, without a valid excuse (nd the fact that they are generous all the time in exempting their !nowledge, also forms part of the $ules of ,ood #onduct Whoever is miserly with their !nowledge will be tested before their death (lso on account among the $ules of ,ood #onduct, is the fact that they respect science by honoring what they have learned It is not suitable of their share, to hold a boo!, place it on a shelf or [put] a sheet on the ground (nytime that they return from the latrine, after satisfying the call of a natural need without them having cleansed their hands with water -ecause by preference, they should wash their hands afterwards, [if] they want to touch a boo! "hey [should] ma!e their ablutions and then after that they [may] ta!e the boo!, by [this they are] dedicating consideration and respect to themselves, thus they will obtain rewards (lso on account among the $ules of ,ood #onduct, is to be respectful, useful and honorable towards their [0piritual] Master -ecause one has said that the happiness of the one which studies, depends on the consideration that he dedicates to the Master 0cholars

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1n account, [there are] 0ix 4<5 Fualities among the #onditions for the $esearch of =nowledge which generates ;prightness "he first 4.st5 is the fact of supporting an average hunger, e?uivalent [to that] of a lion and the second 43nd5 is that ())(% preserves you from ma!ing mista!es [and having faults]D "hen there is the intention and the endurance for the duration of the foundational information during the course [of study] li!e a vulture, and this [is done] in order to obtain the satisfaction of the teacher "he third 46rd5 is the fact of being ambitious for the ac?uisition of =nowledge, with the eagerness e?uivalent to that of a dog towards the obCect of its desire "he fourth 49th5 is being graceful, li!e a cat in motion the fifth 4:th5 is constancy in abstinence "he women that dissipate the force of spiritual decisions, are considered to be e?uivalent to pigs without any type of concern (nd the sixth 4<th5 is patience during humiliation whenever it happens, li!e that of a Cac!ass 4don!ey5 [for those of] you [that are] interested in such a correction (nd [these] conditions are ac?uired only by ones effort and expressed perseverance 1h you, brother MoslemsD 8ou must combat your #arnal 0oul with $ighteousness 4Girtues5, and by this you will gain benefits in the future and in the other hand [hold a =ey to unloc! the ,ates of] /aradise "hose that do not fight against their #arnal %eart, they will not obtain the merits which result from this [battle] (nd those that are devoted to fighting against their #arnal %earts, they will be happy during their stay in the tomb (s you underta!e 0piritual #ombat, start among the enemies which are e?uivalent to the numerical value of the letter H2I)H, which is four 495 (nd I swear it by my lifeD "hat this combat is [indeed] the ,reatest 7ihad, in accordance with the information that we possess in reference to it =now that the four 495 enemies areJ the #arnal 0oul, the #arnal World, the (ccursed 0atan and the /rofane /assions & each one of them is an irreducible enemy 8ou must return to each one of the enemies, a well !nown weapon conse?uently, [if you] imprison them and brea! their weapons, you will be saved (s for the #arnal 0oul, it is imprisoned by hunger [that is] lengthily endured, and it does not have an additional obstacle !nown apart from this one In regards to its weapon with which it diverts a Worshiper from the /roper Way, it is the appeasing of hunger "he dungeon of this #arnal World [is sealed and loc!ed] by retiring in 0cience and $eligious /ractices, for the *(#E of the /$1GI2E$ 1* ;+2E$0"(+2I+, 4()&W(0I5 In regards to its weapon with which it harms, it is fre?uentation without profit

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(nd the prison of [the (ccursed] 0atan without divergence, is the repetition of the M10" -E(;"I*;) +(ME0 1* ())(%, [specifically] those that protect and bring about peace In regards to the weapon with which he attac!s a worshiper, it is negligence (nd [as for] the prison cell of the /rofane /assions, it is to be in a state of silence while in seclusion 4cloistering5 from those things that are neither profitable, nor beneficial In regards to the weapon with which it subCugates a person, it is chattering about vain things (nd the fact of ta!ing guard in extreme cases forms part of the 0piritual #ombat according to the )aw of the Master of the "hrone, Who is M(7E0"I# 4()&7()I)5 and ,)1$I1;0 4()& M(7EE25D "hen to respect %is #ommands and %is /rohibitions and to devote yourselves at all times to repentance, confessing your guilt "hen your faults, for the *(#E of your )1$2 4$(--5, before %is (nger falls on you [which can happen at any given] moment (nd among some of the clauses of such repentance, is the fact of regretting the mista!es that you made, whatever they may be (nd to ta!e the resolution to never repeat those sins again during your lifetime, because of the fear of [not] being very&close to [())(%] in %is [Most Intimate] /roximity (nd that you be a Mu!allaf 4accountable individual5 by refraining from sins, without [any type of] delay [and if not, then !now that] you are [a] transgressor -ut you should never delay repentance or not have the patience to do it, you should also not sayJ HI attended [waiting for the] /ower that will allow the ,uidance of the -E+E*(#"1$ 4()&-($$5 to reach me [on behalf of ())(%]H, because that is a sign of abandonment 4=hidhlan5 "hat leads to damnation and a dull spot on the heart I see! refuge with my )1$2 4$(--5 against these two 435 misfortunes "he true definition of repentance, is the abandonment of the sins that one had previously made and that this abandonment is done,[exclusively] for the *(#E of the )1$2 4$(--5 -y deliberately doing it in an intentional way and not in the event of being [stric!en with], deafness, blindness, muteness or a venereal disease -ut done strictly for the abandonment [of sins], for the ,)1$I1;0 1+E 4()&M(7EE25, and that this is also [done] by fear of an atrocious punishment from the Magnifier "ogether with the regret of those things that have already been mentioned, among the faults and the totality of the defects (nd it forms part of the #onditions for $epentance, according to the opinion of the scientists 4scholars5, that the situation is repaired when the price has been paid with the victims )egally, you must repair the material damage, if the latter can be located licitly, because they have rights

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In the case that they cannot be located, it will without any hesitation, have to be refunded then with their heirs -ut if their heirs cannot be found, you should deposit the royalty in (lms, on behalf of the victim, so that the manner of recompensing them is done veraciously 4truthfully5 "hen you must [proceed as mentioned to] be discharged from the moral damage that you caused with other people [as well], [whether it was] because of scandalmongering, slander or a tangible offence If the victim is living but they cannot be present, pious wor!s must be multiplied [on their behalf], in order to obtain -y returning to show respect, the rights to each one [of the] victims, and by being remorseful for the mista!es that have been made, hoping for the ,race of your )1$2 4$(--5 "he (GE+,E$ 4()&M;+"(FIM5 and the 21MI+("1$ 4()&F(%%K$5 prohibited the defects which enable %ell to gain another subCect "he prohibited defects of character are lying, scandal mongering, a misrepresentation intended to harm anotherLs reputation 4calumny5, self&pride, self&conceit "hen ostentation, love of a reputation, hatred, Cealousy, the feeling of absolute preeminence over others "he win!ing of the eye [or smir!ing behind ones bac!] 4%amM5 and the verbal expression of slanderer 4)amM5, as well as Co!ing, ma!ing moc!ing remar!s, [and even] adultery and fornication With a woman that you are in an illicit relationship with, even a lustful glance is prohibited, in the same [manner] that it is prohibited to enCoy [the sound of] her voice (nd to use someone [or someoneNs possessions] without their consent, leads a person toward punishment 0omeone that [see!s] to enrich [themselves] unlawfully at the expense of religion, to intercede in a cause based on material gain, as well as the fact of delaying an act of devotion +aturally [you] should not delay [the] execution of the ritual prayer beyond its fixed time, without a valid excuse (nd [you should not] ridicule, nor push bac!, neither be scolding 4abusive5, nor overburden a fellow Moslem, and never have regrets of [doing any of] these practices ;nless it is for a reason that is not allowed by the )aw, in which case this practice is not prohibited (nd safeguarding yourselves from expressing words of corruption, is assigned to you by the #1+0"$(I+I+, 1+E 4()N(*;W5, the M(0"E$ 1* "%E %E(GE+0 4M()I= ()&M;)=5 [Wants us to safeguard ourselves] from [expressing] obscene words and from [withholding] the reciprocation of emancipation [from the slaves] and for the repudiation 4divorce5 of a spouse [as well], remember to apply them all at the same time "he prohibition of safeguarding yourselves from an unlawful glance, has been assigned by the willingness of the )1$2 1* M(+=I+2 4$(--I O+&+(05

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(void loo!ing at Moslems by glances that may obstruct them, and [!now that] these [types of glances should not even be directed towards] a culprit -ecause according to the )egislation, it has been allotted that they carry out a cold war against them with the intention to render service to them, [as a means of] helping them out 0tay clear from the company of [any type of] pervert, because those that cannot control themselves are not suitable to be aspirants 4(l&Murids5 "hen preserve the members [of your body], namely the belly, the tongue, the sex [organs], the feet, the eyes, the hands (fter that the ears whoever safeguards the members of their body [from] disobedience, they will obtain beneficial profit 1pposite each of the members of the body is a ,ate corresponding to each of the various stages of %ell, according to all of the authentic sources (nd the one that is constantly devoted to preserving the members of their body will be protected on the 2ay of the Inevitable Event, from entry into %ell because of the 21MI+("1$ 4()& F(%%($5, Who is the M(7E0"I# 1+E 4()&7()I)5 (nd those that always disobeys the )1$2 4($&$(--5 by a particular member of their body, the corresponding ,ate to %ell [for that desecrated member] will be [unloc!ed for the proper] punishment in the +ext )ife (nd each one among these members will be a challenge to you in relation to the responsibility that it holds, as it is understood among those that comprehend this logically In regards to the belly 4stomach5, preserve it from the consumption of what is illicit 4illegal5 and from what is doubtful (nd persevere in the research of what is licit 4legal5, because it brings them closer to the 1W+E$ 1* M(7E0"8 4()&7()I)5 (nd peacefully fight and counter satiety 4overindulgence5, when a particular meal is prepared, because it is the source of tempting illusions -ecause satiety of what is licit can start to cause damage to an individual, because this is indefinitely the situation in all of the [other] cases [as well] It results in 0ix 4<5 "ypes of 2amage that one normally would not expect, which are evo!ed here for your memoriMation "he dryness of the heart, corruption of the spirit, the harmful effect of memoriMing that which [is not] authentic [and not from a valid] source %eaviness [of the] members [of the body], preventing adoration and the ac?uisition of the sciences [that are] full of benefits "hen the assuaging 4appeasing5 of hunger [which] helps 0atan and also sharpens the [detrimental] pleasures, [you have] thus been made aware of these 0ix 4<5 2amaging 2efects (nd the research of what is licit is a duty that falls upon all Moslems, without [any] illusion

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+either science, nor adoration is beneficial along with the consumption of illicit 4illegal5 things, according to the Masters ,uard yourself from consuming any of the things that you are certain are of an illicit nature and [even] those individuals that you do not trust because they donNt !eep their word (nd satisfy yourself by Cust ta!ing an amount of food that ma!es it possible to have [enough] on your stomach, so that you can Worship 4)ove5 the )1$2 4($&$(--5 1f course, food is pleasant when it is prepared for eating, but it becomes dirty feces, after it has been digested (s for the members [of the body], !now that they will testify against you in the future, according to what has been established [by the scholars] 1bserve the practice of the "en 4.B5 /rinciples below, because they constitute the $outes 4/aths5 of 0piritual 7unction [and protect] you from procrastination (bandon and restrict your desires, because [there is] not an action that you will be able to carry out [properly] until you can get rid of these two 435 defects through the #ontemplation of ())(% -ecause continuous devotion, leads to a happy end (nd whoever gives up the vain and unimportant things to demonstrate regard for the )1$2 1* "%E ;+IGE$0E 4())(%5, they will be happy [as well] (nd when you formulate [your] intention, distinguish its advantages and its disadvantages before the execution of any action (void conceiving unhealthy ideas and attach yourself to approved nourishing ideas "he development of unbeneficial 4unprofitable5 fre?uentations [is the] cause of sins and dar!ness #ombat your #arnal %eart in its machination by blaming it, in all of its directives 0ome naturally prove [to not be] impatient regarding the 1pening 4*ath5 of the ,ates for the )ights of 2IGI+E WI021M, because that is a HMahidH 4/articularity5 for the Men of ())(% /ersevere in your obCectives towards your )1$2 4$(--5 and ta!e refuge near %im, in recognition of all that %e has granted to you (nd be devoted to the repetition of the M10" -E(;"I*;) +(ME0 1* ())(% 4(0M( ()& %;0+(5 for the purification of your heart, this constitutes the way of consideration +aturally do not reCect the Exoteric 2octrines of Islam, because to abandon the [Exoteric 2octrines of Islam] is to ta!e the path of utter destruction [to %ell] (void cohabiting with another other than the M(7E0"I# 1+E 4()&7()I)5, so that ())(% [may] preserve 4protect5 you internally and externallyD (nd consciously examine yourself during the morning and evening, so that you may be freed from misfortune [in the future] (nd be devoted constantly to the repentance of all secret proclamations and acts of disobedience

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"hese particular principles are highlighted for a 0piritual 7unction and these particular principles also return us to the various foundational aspects of 0ufism "he first among them, is to hold on tight to the #rowned -oo! 4Furan5 and the "radition of the -est 0election, the Master of ,ood ,uidance "hen the abandonment of the profane passions and the blameworthy innovations, and after that is to honor the 0piritual Masters, who are excessively pious people 0tay away from ma!ing excuses to any creature, constantly be in practice of the Wird, for the *(#E 1* "%E $E() 4()&%(FF5 0tay away from the ris!s [and dangers] of interpretation 4"aNwil5 and from the laxism 4negligence5 of the concessions, by showing resolution within the 1rthodox "radition "he veils of the #arnal %eart have six 4<5 origins. "he 0piritual Golition 4/ostif5 of those that see! to arrive at the 0ealed Enclosure is what elevates them by necessity (nd to !now that the origins are the abusive use of eating and drin!ing, multiplication of fre?uentations without a pious obCective (n abundance of futile words, excessive sleeping and negligence in the repetition of the +(ME0 of the #$E("1$ 1* %;M(+ -EI+,0 (nd it is proven that (doration of the M(7E0"I# 1+E 4()&7()I)5 is comprised of three 465 sources "he first 4.st5 among them is *ear, the second 43nd5 is %ope and the third 46rd5 of the sources is )ove "he *ear of the #)EME+" 4($&$(N;*5, is characteriMed by the abandonment of the prohibitions, without negligence "he Index of %ope, is the [focus of your] will [toward the] Worship 4)ove5 of your )1$2 4$(--5, according to the Way of those that obey ())(% 4(l Mu?tafl5 through the /rophet "he 2emonstration of )ove for the 1W+E$ 1* M(7E0"8 4()&7()I)5 is the burning desire for continual repentance It is held by the scientists 4scholars5 that being disobedient to the M(7E0"I# 1+E 4()&7()I)5 has three 465 root causes as well "he three 465 root causes areJ 0elf&pride 4=ibr5, #upidity 4%irc5 and then 7ealousy whoever is free [from these three causes], will profit from ;prightness 0elf&pride condemned and cursed 0atan #upidity drove (2(M the +oble 1ne out of /aradise (nd 7ealousy pushed his son #ain to !ill his brother 4(bel5, although the tragedy of (bel was approved by ())(% 1ur +oble (l 7ili wrote that he does not cease [honoring that which is] (pproved by ())(%, but mainly "hat the edifice of 0ufism is comprised of eight 4@5 pillars that support it

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"he ,enerosity of (-$(%(M the *riend of ())(%, the (pproval of I0((#, the *orbearance of 71-, which is eminent "he (llusive 0igns of E(#%($I(%, the $etirement of 71%+ "%E -(/"I0" and the Wool #oat of M10E0, that has been imitated "he "ravels of the 0on of Mary 47E0;05, the 0piritual /overty of our )1$2, the -est 0election who is the -enevolent 1ne 4M1%(MM(25 8ou [should] summariMe these lessons as instructed by the scholars that follow the Way of the Most Excellent "radition of the -est /rophet that was selected as the best of those which follow the /roper Way 1ur main [focus is on] our -eloved, through our concomitant relationship to M1%(MM(2, on him be the /rayers of his )1$2 4$(--5 eternally It is this that is recommended to you at all times, which is to Worship 4)ove5 your )1$2 4$(--5, according to the Eminent "radition Even in the title of this "reatise, it warns you against the dangers of following the "empting "raitor 40atan5 We solicit the [0E)* 0;**I#IE+"] M(0"E$ 4(0&0(M(25, the M10"& %I,% 4()& M;"(O()I5 & Exalted is %ED P *or %is /rotection against the dangers in this world and in the +ext )ife (nd that %e supports us for following the "radition of the Most /raised (hmad, to a prestigious degree (nd that %e grants %is /rayer and 0afety upon him, to his *amily and with whoever is his partisan (nd that %e grants the favor to those that follow the practices of the 0cholars and /erfect *riends of ())(% among us (nd that %e ma!es us be able to enCoy it all together, by our virtues both publicly and privately (nd that %e gratify us with the sincere benefits of repentance that would allow the light to reach us, the certainty of the ,ate and the opening of it to 0piritual -liss (nd that this versified "reatise is eternally a source of happiness for whoever puts it into practice (nd that it is an approved wor!, by which I return than!s to ())(% and to %is Envoy 4Messenger5 (nd that this versification is a =ey with 0alutations, [that can be used] before the time of death (nd that it obtains for the sincere aspirant 0piritual /erspicacity, the $evealing of 0ecrets and [the ;nveiling of] Essential "ruths (nd that it constantly affirms 2ivine ;nity, Islamic 7urisprudence and the Most ,lorious [aspects of] 0ufism (nd that I am constantly out of the reach of the (ccursed [0atan] and the minions of his horde (nd that I will be saved from the minions of evil and the things that a virtuous heart detests

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(nd that I devote myself to praising the one that is Most /raised 4(hmad5, so that my prayers are upon him, at all times 0o that ())(%, our )1$2 4$(--5, spreads %is /rayer upon him, his *amily and his #ompanions, who have [obtained] /erfection /lus the /urest of /rayers accompanied by the -est of -lessings, which have granted favor to me, by allowing me the courtesy of being his #ompanion.

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