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The Words
- First Word
- The Second Station of the Fourteenth Flash
- Second Word
- Third Word
- Fourth Word
- Fifth Word
- Sixth Word
- Seventh Word
- Eighth Word
- Ninth Word
- Tenth Word
- Tenth Word Introduction
- Tenth Word First Truth
- Tenth Word Second Truth
- Tenth Word Third Truth
- Tenth Word Fourth Truth
- Tenth Word Fifth Truth
- Tenth Word Sixth Truth
- Tenth Word Seventh Truth
- Tenth Word Eighth Truth
- Tenth Word Ninth Truth
- Tenth Word Tenth Truth
- Tenth Word Eleventh Truth
- Tenth Word Twelfth Truth
- Tenth Word Conclusion
- Tenth Word First Part of the Addendum
- Tenth Word Second Part of the Addendum
- Tenth Word Third Part of the Addendum
- Tenth Word Fourth Part of the Addendum
- Tenth Word Fifth Part of the Addendum
- Eleventh Word
- Twelfth Word
- Thirteenth Word
- Thirteenth Word Second Station
- Fourteenth Word
- Fourteenth Word Conclusion
- Fourteenth Word Addendum
- Fifteenth Word
- Fifteenth Word Addendum
- Sixteenth Word
- Seventeenth Word
- Seventeenth Word Second Station
- Eighteenth Word
- Nineteenth Word
- Twentieth Word First Station
- Twentieth Word Second Station
- TwentyFirst Word First Station
- TwentyFirst Word Second Station
- TwentySecond Word First Station
- TwentySecond Word Second Station
- TwentyThird Word First Chapter
- TwentyThird Word Second Chapter
- TwentyFourth Word First Branch
- TwentyFourth Word Second Branch
- TwentyFourth Word Third Branch
- TwentyFourth Word Fourth Branch
- TwentyFourth Word Fifth Branch
- TwentyFifth Word
- TwentyFifth Word Introduction
- TwentyFifth Word First Light First Ray
- TwentyFifth Word First Light Second Ray
- TwentyFifth Word First Light Third Ray
- TwentyFifth Word Second Light First Beam
- TwentyFifth Word Second Light Second Beam
- TwentyFifth Word Second Light Third Beam
- TwentyFifth Word Third Light First Gleam
- TwentyFifth Word Third Light Second Gleam
- TwentyFifth Word Third Light Third Gleam
- TwentyFifth Word
- TwentyFifth Word First Addendum
- A Flower of Emirdag
- TwentySixth Word
- TwentySixth Word Conclusion
- TwentySixth Word
- TwentySixth Word Addendum
- TwentySeventh Word
- TwentySeventh Word Conclusion
- TwentySeventh Word
- TwentySeventh Word Addendum
- TwentyEighth Word
- TwentySeventh Word Addendum
- TwentyNinth Word
- TwentyNinth Word First Aim
- TwentyNinth Word Second Aim
- Thirtieth Word First Aim
- Thirtieth Word Second Aim
- Thirtieth Word Conclusion
- ThirtyFirst Word
- ThirtyFirst Word First Principle
- ThirtyFirst Word Second Principle
- ThirtyFirst Word Third Principle
- ThirtyFirst Word Fourth Principle
- ThirtyFirst Word
- ThirtyFirst Word Addendum
- ThirtySecond Word
- ThirtySecond Word First StoppingPlace
- ThirtySecond Word Second StoppingPlace
- ThirtySecond Word Third StoppingPlace
- ThirtySecond Word
- ThirtyThird Word
- Gleams
The Rays
The Flashes
The Letters
The Damascus Sermon
The Supreme Sign
Resurrection and the Hereafter
The Miracles of The Prophet
The Highway of the Practices of The Prophet
Thirty-Three Windows
Belief And Man
Divine Destiny And Man's Free Will
The Words - First Word

IN THE NAME OF GOD,
THE MERCIFUL, THE COMPASSIONATE

And from Him do we seek help.
All praise be to God, the Sustainer of All the Worlds,
and blessings and peace be upon our master Muhammad,
and on all his Family and Companions.

[Brother! You wanted a few words of advice from me, so listen to a few truths included in eight short stories, which since you are a soldier, are in the form of comparisons of a military nature. I consider my own soul to need advice more than anyone, and at one time I addressed my soul at some length with Eight Words inspired by eight verses of the Qur’an from which I had benefited. Now I shall address my soul with these same Words, but briefly and in the language of ordinary people. Whoever wishes may listen together with me.]

The First Word

Bismillah, “In the Name of God,” is the start of all things good. We too shall start with it. Know, O my soul! Just as this blessed phrase is a mark of Islam, so too it is constantly recited by all beings through their tongues of disposition. If you want to know what an inexhaustible strength, what an unending source of bounty is Bismillah, listen to the following story which is in the form of a comparison. It goes like this:

Someone who makes a journey through the deserts of Arabia has to travel in the name of a tribal chief and enter under his protection, for in this way he may be saved from the assaults of bandits and secure his needs. On his own