سجل المجتبى
I have placed my trust in our Lord—upon us be His peace and mercy—and through Him I seek help in every affair. The Cause of causes and the attributes of the Cause: “In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful.”
From the servant of our Lord in truth, the God of eternity, the One, the Self-Sufficient, al-Ḥākim, the Unique—exalted is His remembrance and mighty His name, and none besides Him is worshipped—and His possession, Ḥamza son of ʿAlī son of Aḥmad, Guide of the Responders, who takes vengeance upon the polytheists, hypocrites, and covenant-breakers through the sword of our Lord, the Commander of the Faithful—exalted be His remembrance—and the strength of His sovereignty alone. We seek help from none besides Him and hope for the mercy of no one else.
To his brother and Follower, the one who draws from his knowledge, his second, the particular Adam whom He chose through His knowledge, guided through His forbearance, and nourished through His peace: Enoch of the age, Idrīs of the time, Hermes of all Hermeses, my brother and brother-in-law, Abū Ibrāhīm Ismāʿīl son of Muḥammad al-Tamīmī, the Caller. May the Lord prolong your life, perpetuate your honor and elevation, protect me from harm concerning you, and bring me to my hope in you. He is the Guardian and has power to accomplish this.
Now then, my brother Abū Ibrāhīm—may the Lord strengthen you with His support—I looked upon you through the light of our Lord—exalted be His remembrance—and through the support our Lord—upon us be His peace and mercy—granted me, and perceived in you what would benefit the Unitarians, suppress the hypocrites, and strengthen the believers.
I have therefore made you my deputy over all the Callers, Authorized Instructors, chiefs, Mukāsirs, and all Unitarians in the Pure Presence and throughout the islands and regions of the earth. I have named you the Choice of the Responders, Refuge of the Unitarians, and Possessor of the Knowledge of the First and the Last. I have given you the power of command and prohibition over all the ranks. Appoint whomever you wish and dismiss whomever you wish. Whatever good you discern and put into practice is my command, and whatever you forbid is my prohibition. Whoever opposes you opposes me, and whoever obeys you obeys me. Whoever obeys me in the Call to our Lord—exalted be His remembrance—and His tawḥīd has reached the ultimate end and highest goal, and “the Lote Tree of the Furthest Boundary, near which is the Garden of Refuge.”
Know this, seek the guidance of our Lord—exalted be His remembrance—and discharge the service incumbent upon you. Recognize the rights of the ranks according to what I laid down in The Ultimate Goal and the Admonition. Keep the hypocrites away from you and strive openly against them.
Thank our Lord—exalted be His remembrance—for the great favors and noble gifts He has bestowed upon you, that He may increase your excellence and establish you firmly in His obedience. He is the Guardian and has power to accomplish this.
The appointment of al-Mujtabā is complete. Peace.