The Prophet Of His Own Time

Do not surrender thy hand save to the hand of the Pír (spiritual director); (for) God hath become the aider of his hand.
The Pír (Elder), (which is) thy intellect, has become childish from being a neighbour to the carnal soul which is in the veil (of sensuality).
Associate the perfect intelligence (of the spiritual director) with thy (imperfect) understanding, in order that thy understanding may return (withdraw itself) from that evil disposition.
When thou layest thy hand in his, then thou wilt escape from the hand of the devourers,  And thy hand will become one of the Covenanters above whose hands is the Hand of Allah.
When thou hast put thy hand in the hand of the Pír, the Pír of wisdom who is knowing and eminent, Who is the prophet of his own time, O disciple, so that the Light of the Prophet is manifested by him,
By this means thou hast been present at Hudaybiya and hast been associated with the Companions who took the Covenant.
Therefore thou hast become one of the ten Friends to whom the glad tidings were given, and hast been made pure like sterling gold.  (This is) to the end that communion may be made perfect; for a man is united with that one whom he has made his friend. He is with him in this world and in that (other) world; and this is the (meaning of) the Hadíth of sweetnatured Ahmad (Mohammed), (Who) said,
‘A man is with him whom he loves’: the heart is not severed from its object of desire.

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