1 | O you who believe! Let it be said: Al-Musawwir; |
2 | The Fashioner of Forms; |
3 | And the fifty-seventh name of Allah, the Infinite, the Unique, the All Knowing. |
4 | Our deepest nature, instinct and purpose; |
5 | The oneness from our birth; |
6 | The remembrance of what we are and what existence is. |
7 | Every child is born with a disposition towards the Way; |
8 | It is therefore the parents and the community who make a Christian, or Maniac or Sabian. |
9 | Much silence and a good disposition, there are no two works better than those. |
10 | It is better to sit alone than in company with the bad. |
11 | And it is better to sit with the good than alone. |
12 | And it is better to speak words to a speaker of knowledge. |
13 | Than to remain silent and silence is better than bad words. |
14 | Whoever hath been given gentleness, hath been given a good portion in this world and the next. |
15 | A man cannot be a Muslim till his heart and tongue are so. |
16 | The exercise of religious duty will not atone for the fault of an abusive tongue. |
17 | Look to those inferior to yourselves, so that you may not hold the benefits from Allah in contempt. |
18 | When you see a man, who has been given more than you in money and beauty then look to those who have been given less |
19 | Honor in Allah and give thanks to the smallest benefits and you can be trusted with great benefits. |
20 | Treat everyone with courtesy, even those who are impolite, |
21 | Not because they are respectful, but because you are. |
22 | It is not by one's estate, but by character that a man is either wealthy or in poverty. |