One must also know that whenever during the six millennia of the "night of faith" the Imam has a bodily incarnation (as an ordinary man). [Fol.3] his Hujjat has no complete manifestation. So it was in the time of the Prince (of the believers - Ali) when Salman did not reveal his teaching except to one man.[1] But as soon as the Imam becomes hidden, he (Hujjat) must be completely manifested and it is impossible that both, the Imam's bodily incarnation as well as preaching in his favour, would disappear. He would cause by this the creations to perish. The reason why the Imam occasionally withdraws the completemanifestation of the Hujjat and himself becomes incarnated as an ordinary man is that at that time the people are not capable (of accepting his doctrines), God forbid! Just as Hakim Nizari says in his poetry:-
[1] Certain expressions in this text have been naively ciphered, either entirely or partly, with the help of the figures substituted for letters according to the abjad system, with zeros being omitted in tens. Thus I-m-a-m is 1+4 (0)+1+4(0). This system is apparently not used in the Fatimid literature which employs a specialscript. The single man to whom Salman revealed his doctrine was certainly the Prophet. The part of the Salman as Jabra'il is probably a new invention of the Safawid times. [2] Ma-bandi may stand for ma-band. In the province of Qa'in and Birjand, from which Nizari was hailed, this is now the usual form of the Imperative with a negation, So it is proved that it is on account of his slaves' errors, negligence and sinfulness that he shuts occasionally the door of mercy and the gate of the knowledge of himself and leaves them to their fate. If thou leave us to ourselves to act, (Then) explain (clearly) what thou wilt have us to do.
Do not withdraw from those who ardently desire its advent
The full (ma'nawi) manifestation (the date of which) is covered withmystery!
And, after this, the door of mercy in the Heaven
The full (ma'nawi) manifestation (the date of which) is covered withmystery!
And, after this, the door of mercy in the Heaven
[1] Certain expressions in this text have been naively ciphered, either entirely or partly, with the help of the figures substituted for letters according to the abjad system, with zeros being omitted in tens. Thus I-m-a-m is 1+4 (0)+1+4(0). This system is apparently not used in the Fatimid literature which employs a specialscript. The single man to whom Salman revealed his doctrine was certainly the Prophet. The part of the Salman as Jabra'il is probably a new invention of the Safawid times. [2] Ma-bandi may stand for ma-band. In the province of Qa'in and Birjand, from which Nizari was hailed, this is now the usual form of the Imperative with a negation, So it is proved that it is on account of his slaves' errors, negligence and sinfulness that he shuts occasionally the door of mercy and the gate of the knowledge of himself and leaves them to their fate. If thou leave us to ourselves to act, (Then) explain (clearly) what thou wilt have us to do.
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