Reading and commentary on the poet's sermon: The Tenth Simile
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The reader: "The Tenth Simile: The source of the one who denies the divine attributes is like a mirage in a desert valley, which the thirsty man thinks is water, but when he comes to it, he finds it to be nothing, so he returns disappointed and dejected. And the drink of the one who likens Allah to creation is from water whose taste, color, and smell have been changed by impurity, a change indeed, and the drink of the one who affirms the oneness of Allah is from a cup whose mixture was Kafur, a spring from which the servants of Allah drink, which they cause to gush forth
And I named it Al-Kafiyyah al-Shafiyyah fi al-Intisar li al-Firqah al-Najiyyah [The Sufficient Poem in the Defense of the Saved Group].
And this is the time of beginning".
The Shaykh : "When" or "when"? "When" ... His saying, Exalted is He: This is the day ... .
The reader: "And this is the time of beginning"
The Shaykh : "When"
The reader: "And this is the time of beginning the trial, and Allah is the One sought for help, and upon Him is reliance, and there is no power or might except with Allah, the Most High, the Great".
The Shaykh : Yes.
And I named it Al-Kafiyyah al-Shafiyyah fi al-Intisar li al-Firqah al-Najiyyah [The Sufficient Poem in the Defense of the Saved Group].
And this is the time of beginning".
The Shaykh : "When" or "when"? "When" ... His saying, Exalted is He: This is the day ... .
The reader: "And this is the time of beginning"
The Shaykh : "When"
The reader: "And this is the time of beginning the trial, and Allah is the One sought for help, and upon Him is reliance, and there is no power or might except with Allah, the Most High, the Great".
The Shaykh : Yes.