ISLAMIC MYSTICAL LITERATURE 667
"He made the houris,^10 castles, torches, lights,
and young men of eternal youth, his pearls
scattered on the earth.^11 Jabir, Bismillah al-rahman
al-rahim at the beginning of the Qur'an
is the holy palace. Ba and sin and mim and the dot
under the ba^12 are four angels. In our tongue
they are Salman, Miqdad, Abu Zarr, and Amman
Two lams and ha describe three other angels:
Komayl, Abu Horayra, and Jondob,
and alif in the middle of seven letters
is the high king. He is all powerful!^13OUR FEATURES ALSO REFLECT
BISMILLAH'S LETTERS
"Our human features were created to prove
this mystery. The right ear, eye, nostril,
and language reflect ba and sin and mim,
and language is the dot under the ba.
The left ear, eye, and nostril become lams
and mim and ha. The holy spirit of life
on the forehead is the sign and proof
of alif in the middle, and these parts
figured on our head are the spirit's tools.^14
The ears are set at both sides for eternity.
Quicker than a wink they inform life spirit.
The eyes, nose, and mouth are set so Salman,
Miqdad, Ammar, Abu Zarr, Jondob,
Abu Horayra, and Komayl obey
the high king. They remain his subjects, girded
before him. They are carrying his throne.^15- Young women of legendary beauty who live in paradise.
- Qur'an sura 76.
- Ba, sin, and mim, with lam and ha (below), are the Arabic letters of Bismillah.
- The Arabic letters of the Bismillah indicate angelic powers, with god (the letter alif) in the
middle. Here the names of the angels derive from names of followers of Ali: Salman, Miqdad,
Abu Dharr, Ammar, Kumayl, Abu Hurayra, and Jundub. - The Arabic letters of the Bismillah also reveal the head's powers.
- Qur'an sura 40.