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is He above any comparison to His creation; there is nothing like Him.
Now, this book comprises queries about rūḥ and its meanings. The
first query...
B. MS LeidenϢΘΣήϟϦϤΣήϟௌϢδΑ
ϡϮϳϚϟΎϣϢΘΣήϟϦϤΣήϟϦΘϤϟΎόϟΏέͿΪϤΤϟϢΘΣήϟέϮϔβϟϢϳήϜϟϢΘϠΤϟϢΘψόϟςϠόϟͿΪϤΤϟ
ϦϳήυΎϨϠϟ˯ΩϮγΔϔτϨϟπϠΧϢΛϦΘϜϣέήϗςϓΔϔτϧϪϠόΟϢΛϦΘρϦϣΔϟϼγϦϣϥΎδϧϻπϠΧϦϳΪϟ
ήϳΩΎϘϤϟΔϔϠΘΨϣΎϣΎψϋΔβπϤϟπϠΧϢΛϦΘβοΎϤϟΔϠϛέΪϘΑϢΤϟΔότϗςϫϭΔβπϣΔϘϠόϟπϠΧϢΛ
ϩΎθϧϢΛϦΘδΑϼϠϟΏϮΜϟΎϛΎϬϟϮϫΎϤΤϟϡΎψόϟΎδϛϢΛϦΘΘϤϟΎϨΒϟϩάϫϪΘϠϋϡϮϘϳΎγΎγϊϓΎϨϤϟϭ
ϪϘϠΧςϓϪΘΘθϣΕήΟϭέϭΪϘϣϞϛϪΗέΪϗΖϠϤηϦϣϥΎΤΒδϓϦΘϘϟΎΨϟϦδΣௌϙέΎΒΘϓήΧ˯ΎϘϠΧ
ϡΎΣέϻςϓϢϛέϮμϳράϟϮϫ˯θϳΎϣπϠΨϳνέϻϭΕϮϤδϟϚϠϤΑΩήϔΗϭέϮϣϻΥϳέΎμΘΑ
ϞΘΜϤΘϟϦϋϞΟεϪϟϚϳήηϻϩΪΣϭௌϻϪϟϻϥΪϬηϭϢΘϜΤϟΰϳΰόϟϮϫϻϪϟϻ˯θϳΥΘϛ
ήΘμΒϟϭϊΘϤδϟϮϫϭ˯ςηϪϠΜϤϛβΘϠϓϪϘϠΧϪΒηϦϋαΪϘΗήΘϬψϟϭϚϳήθϟϦϋκϟΎόΗϭήΘψϨϟϭ
ϪϠγέϩΩΎΒϋκϠϋϪΘΠΣςϓϪΘΣϭκϠϋϪϨΘϣϭϪϘϠΧϦϣϪΗήΘΧϭϪϟϮγέϭϩΪΒϋΪϤΤϣϥΪϬηϭ
ϪΘϠϋϭϪΘϠϋϪϠγέϭϪΘϜϼϣϭௌκϠμϓϦΘόϤΟΩΎΒόϟκϠϋΔΠΣϭϦΘϜϟΎδϠϟΔΠΤϣϭϦΘϤϟΎόϠϟΔϤΣέ
ΎϣϭΡϭήϟςϓϞΎδϣϦϳήθϋϭϯΪΣκϠϋϞϤΘθϣΏΎΘϜϟϩάϬϓΪόΑΎϣϪΗΎϛήΑϭௌΔϤΣέϭϡϼδϟ
ϪΤϳήλέϮϧϭϪΣϭέαΪϗΔϳίϮΠϟϢΘϗϦΑΪϤΤϣௌΪΒϋϮΑΔϣϼόϟϢϟΎόϟϡΎϣϻΦΘθϟΎϬΑπϠόΘϳ
...κϟϭϻΔϠΌδϤϟͿΪϤΤϟϝΎϘϓΡϭήϟϦϋϞΌγΪϗϭ
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful;
Praise to God, Lord of the Worlds, the Compassionate, the Merciful,
Sovereign over Judgment Day; He created man out of the choicest clay;
He then made it into a drop in a firm abode; He then made the drop
black to the beholders; then He made from the clot a lump of flesh,
muḍgha, that is, a piece of meat, of the size of a chewable portion [liter-
ally, “the size of the food of those who chew (al-māḍighīn)”]; He then
made from the lump, bones of varying size and utility as a foundation
upon which this firm structure will be built; He then covered the bones
with flesh, which is like clothing for them; then He brought him into
being as a different creation. Blessed is God, the best of the creators!
Praise to Him, Whose power (qudra) prevails over every capability
(maqdūr), and Whose will pervades His creation in the management of
affairs. He is Alone in being sovereign over heavens and earth, creating
what He wishes. It is He Who formed you as He wished in the wombs.
There is no God other than He, Mighty and Wise! I testify that there
is no God other than Allāh alone. He has no partner, too noble for
any likeness or equivalent. Exalted is He above any partner or assis-
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