are the divine command that descends between heaven and earth. It is present in everything generated between them: between heaven through what descends from it, and earth through what it receives of this descent,[119] just as a female’s womb receives the fluid (that is, semen) from the male for formation, and moist air from a bird.[120] God Most High says in Surat al-Talaq: “[Quotation absent from the supplied text]” [al-Talaq 65:12]. Power relates only to bringing into existence (what is nonexistent), so we know that the purpose of this descent is formation.
Among the sciences he acquires on this day and during its hours within the other days are the science of giving form from the Presence of Beauty and Intimacy, and the science of states.
(Saturday)
Every matter of knowledge arising on Saturday for this Substitute, who preserves the first region, comes from the spiritual influence of Abraham, the Friend, peace be upon him. Every higher effect arising in the elements of fire and air comes from the movement of the planet Kaywan (that is, Saturn) in its sphere. Every effect in the lower world, in the elements of the ground (that is, earth) and water, comes from the movement of its sphere.
God Most High says in Surat Ya Sin concerning the wandering planets: “[Quotation absent from the supplied text]” [al-Anbiyaʾ 21:33]. He says in Surat al-Nahl: “[Quotation absent from the supplied text]” [al-Nahl 16:16]. He created them so that guidance might be found through them.
Among the sciences he acquires on this day and during its hours within the remaining days, by night and by day, are the science of fixity and stability, and the science of permanence and subsistence.
(The Stations of the Substitutes and Their Constant Litanies)
This imam (the Healer of Wounds) made known the stations and constant litanies of these Substitutes, and said:
(The First Substitute)
The first one’s station and constant litany are His saying in Surat al-Shura [11]: “[Quotation absent from the supplied text]” [al-Shura 42:11]. The reason is that firstness belongs to him—
Notes
[119]
This alludes to His saying in Surat al-Hadid: “[Quotation absent from the supplied text].”
[120]
Does this indicate that birds have no liquid semen???
Translator’s note TN610-1: The passage names Surat Ya Sin but gives the bracketed reference al-Anbiyaʾ 21:33; both are retained. The quotation in note 119 is absent, and note 120 retains the source editor’s tentative question. “Constant litany” renders hijjīr, a recurring utterance of remembrance associated here with each Substitute’s station.
