A meditation on the Holy Qur'an, Surah 112
Say: He is Allah, the One!
Allah, the eternally Besought of all!
He begotteth not nor was begotten.
And there is none comparable unto him.
(Translation by Mohammad Marmaduke Pickthall)
Translation from Desert Wisdom: Sacred Middle Eastern Writings
Neil Douglas-Klotz
We begin in the name of Unity, from whose womb is born
the Sun and Moon of Love.
| Speak Unity's Name. Support the Oneness of Existence. combines the "yes" and "no" of being: all extending force toward a purpose and the entire abyss of nothingness. Say that every single and distinct object arose only from the passion of the One. Ultimate Unity throughout the cosmos envelopes and surrounds all dimensions, measurements, laws, and tendencies. | It fulfills and completes all potentials that unfold in joy throughout the Universe. nothing is born from it and nothing produces it. It is the seed of both cause and effect. There is no comparable existence. No metaphor, word or sacred name can match or explain Universal Unity, the mysterious source of all of our personal and mutual dreams of being. |
Desert Wisdom, Sacred Middle Eastern Writings from the Goddess Throughthe Sufis, by Sheik Saadi Neil Douglas Klotz.
Published by Harper, S.F., 1995. Available from Abwoon Study Circle, P.O.Box 361655, Milpitas, CA 95036
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