into a Spring of Kawthar and gives to drink from them. Look, at his sign, an important lamp [^22] in the dome of this palace splits into two. That means this country together with all its beings recognizes that he is an official and envoy. They heed and obey him, as though knowing that he is the most eminent, true interpreter of an unseen displayer of miracles, and the herald of his sovereignty, the discloser of his talisman, and a trustworthy envoy delivering his commands. All those with intelligence around him declare: “Yes, that is right!” about everything he says, and they affirm it. Indeed, submitting to his signs and commands, the mountains and trees in this country and the huge lamp [^23] that illuminates it, say: “Yes, yes, everything you say is true!”

[^22]:The important lamp is the moon, which split into two halves at his sign. That is, as Mawlana Jami said: “With the pen of his finger, that unlettered one who knew no writing, wrote an alif on the page of the skies and made one forty, two fifties.” That is, before it split, the moon resembled mīm, the value of which is forty; and after splitting it became two crescents, and resembled two nūns, the value of which is fifty.

[^23]:The huge light is the sun; when it reappeared from the east on the earth’s revolving backwards, Imam ‘Ali (May God be pleased with him), who had been unable to perform the prayers since the Prophet (UWBP) was sleeping in his arms, due to this miracle, was able to perform the prayers on time.

My foolish friend! Could there be any contradiction or deception concerning the miracle-displaying king about whom this most luminous, magnificent, and serious being, who bears a thousand decorations particular to the king’s own treasury, is speaking with all his strength, confirmed by all the country’s notables, and concerning the king’s attributes which he mentions, and the commands which he relays? If there is anything contrary to the truth in these things, it will be necessary to deny this palace, these lamps, this community, both their reality and their existence. If you can, raise any objections against these; but you will see that they will be smashed by the power of the proof, and flung back at you.

Twelfth Proof

TWELFTH PROOF

Come, my brother, who has come to his senses a little! I shall show you a further proof of the strength of all the eleven preceding proofs. See this luminous decree, [^24] which descends from above and which everyone looks on in rapt attention out of either wonder or veneration. The person with the thousand decorations has stopped by it and is explaining its meaning to everyone. The styles of the decree so shine they attract everyone’s appreciative gaze, and it speaks of matters so important and serious that every-

[^24]:The luminous decree refers to the Qur’an, and the seal on it, to its miraculousness.