(Explanation of the difference between the silk of this world and the silk of Paradise, and their sources) What is that worm that built above it *** those houses, and returned to flight? No, and we are not woven on the loom *** our clothes with cotton and linen.
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The Shaykh :"built above it *** those houses, and returned to flight"
He is referring to the fact that silk comes from silkworms. The silkworm is a worm like the worm found in dates and other things. This silk comes out of it; it wraps around it, it wraps around it, and in the end, it dies.
"No, and we are not woven on the loom *** our clothes with cotton and linen" because the silk clothes in this world must contain a mixture of linen and cotton.
"But they are garments whose fruits are split open" Do you have [the understanding that] their fruits are split open from them? Yes?
The student: Their fruits are split open.
The Shaykh : "Their fruits are split open" is correct: "their fruits are split open from them" or "are split open," meaning: that these garments come from the trees of Paradise.
He said: "Have you seen the Shafaq al-Nu'man?" meaning: Have you seen the Shafaq al-Nu'man? The Shafaq al-Nu'man is a type of pleasant flower that is pleasing to the eye.
"White and green, then yellow, then red *** like the ribbons in the most beautiful colors".
He is referring to the fact that silk comes from silkworms. The silkworm is a worm like the worm found in dates and other things. This silk comes out of it; it wraps around it, it wraps around it, and in the end, it dies.
"No, and we are not woven on the loom *** our clothes with cotton and linen" because the silk clothes in this world must contain a mixture of linen and cotton.
"But they are garments whose fruits are split open" Do you have [the understanding that] their fruits are split open from them? Yes?
The student: Their fruits are split open.
The Shaykh : "Their fruits are split open" is correct: "their fruits are split open from them" or "are split open," meaning: that these garments come from the trees of Paradise.
He said: "Have you seen the Shafaq al-Nu'man?" meaning: Have you seen the Shafaq al-Nu'man? The Shafaq al-Nu'man is a type of pleasant flower that is pleasing to the eye.
"White and green, then yellow, then red *** like the ribbons in the most beautiful colors".