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1612-1621

  • If ignorance come to him (the perfect man), it becomes knowledge, (but) the knowledge that goes into the disbelieving man becomes ignorance.
  • Whatever an ill man takes becomes illness, (but) if a perfect man takes infidelity, it becomes religion.
  • O thou who, being on foot, hast contended with a horseman, thou wilt not save thy head. Now hold thy foot (desist)!
  • How the magicians paid respect to Moses, on whom be peace, saying, “What dost thou command? Wilt thou cast down thy rod first?”
  • The magicians in the time of the accursed Pharaoh, when they contended with Moses in enmity, 1615
  • Yet gave Moses the precedence—the magicians held him in honour—
  • Because they said to him, “’Tis for thee to command: (if) thou wishest, do thou cast down thy rod first (of all).”
  • “Nay,” said he, “first do ye, O magicians, cast down those tricks (objects of enchantment) into the middle (where all can see them).”
  • This amount of respect purchased their (belief in) (the true) religion, so that it (the true belief) cut off the hands and feet of their contention (prevented them from disputing further with Moses).
  • When the magicians acknowledged his (Moses') right, they sacrificed their hands and feet (as a penance) for the sin of that (contention). 1620
  • To the perfect man (every) mouthful (of food) and (every) saying is lawful. Thou art not perfect: do not eat, be mute,