Rasāʾil al-Ḥikma · Epistles of Wisdom
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Epistle 23 of 111

AL-KUDYA AL-BAYḌĀʾ (THE WHITE HEIGHT)

الكدية البيضاء

I have placed my trust in our Lord alone, who fulfills His promise to His servant, the guiding Imam.

To al-Kudya al-Bayḍāʾ, whose people are exalted:

Peace upon you because of your good intentions and praiseworthy deeds. You have passed safely through the trial while you were victorious before me, reassured by the subtleties of affairs and the course of judgments. The Lord's will is effective; therefore be content and submit.

Do not allow your letters to wander away from me. Send them to me through the Shaykh, Envoy of Divine Power—may the Lord honor him through me. If the messenger does not know him, let him ask the Responders about Ḥasan son of Hiba al-Raffāʾ, Chief of the Chiefs. Give your letters to him; through his hand they will reach me.

I advise you not to listen to the slanders of base people, for they are a trial that falls upon those who spread them.

Peace. Written in the hand of the Qāʾim of the Age. Praise belongs to our Lord alone.

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