Handwritten Book in Judeo-Arabic
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In the name of the Merciful God Exalted ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ 15 ⟦...⟧ year ⟦...⟧ 5679 (1918/19) ⟦...⟧ Abraham ⟦...⟧ Isaac ⟦...⟧ David ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ Cohen ⟦...⟧ so-and-so ⟦...⟧ 15 ⟦line⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ handwriting ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦line⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ the young ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ Joseph ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
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With the Help of Heaven To Daoud Salman Khammar 55 50 10 Nisan 5688 (1928) ⟦...⟧ I am writing this to you from Baghdad hoping ⟦...⟧ that you are in good health and well-being ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ your dear letter reached me ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ regarding your health and safety ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
Date: 21 Adar 1937. We received a letter from the son Ezra Yeru from Baghdad, bringing us news of the health and safety of everyone. And it was at the beginning of the letter, he says that a letter from us reached them and the letter was dated 25 Shevat, and in it was the news of the death of the late Yaakov at the beginning of the month of Shevat, and they grieved for that greatly and wept for him and prayed for mercy for him, may God's mercy and favor be upon him. And after that, he says that the shops and houses of the Jews that had been closed since the time of the events have been opened, and the people have returned to their work, and that the government is fulfilling its duty in maintaining comfort and security. And the price of wheat had dropped to 200 fils per weight unit after it had been 350 fils, and the price of barley is 150 fils per weight unit, and this is very cheap compared to its price in the past year. Likewise, the oil and all other foodstuffs are all very cheap. And regarding Meir's shop, he says that the market is very stagnant and they do not sell anything at all, to the point he says that Meir opens the shop from morning until evening and does not even have an opening sale. And the expenses are ongoing for them, from the shop rent to food and drink, and they do not know how they will manage their living affairs; may God be in their help. And he says that Ezra Daniel and Shaul Daniel traveled to Iran because of naturalization, because the government demanded their deportation because they do not have Iraqi nationality, and they traveled by way of Khanaqin, and with them a large group of Jews who were not naturalized, and they suffered greatly on the way from the cold and the rain and from the car drivers because they took from them a high fare and humiliated them with a very great humiliation. And the rest, until the day of 25 Adar, we will write to you, God willing, if there remains any part of life. Peace. To Isaac, addressed to Yeru
20 And Al-Asfar calculated the completion of the time of the afternoon, like this, as it was finished at our place in the house And he said to him, how do you have two thousand rabbis? He said to him, studied, how can it be? Now at night he told them, he said to him, I want you to come with me like this And we will tell the news. He said to him, O my master, I do not want anything from you but good. He said to him, if she is with me and with my brother, it will not be good. And every day I come to you because I have great and much work with you and it shall not be. He said to him, finish the work with the one whose soul and the other, pay him a quarter of an hour. Until when were you in the house and you went out walking or such and returned to him, how can it be? I said to him, O my master, gold, and God knows until when it will be because it will be good. And he does not want <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> except that it be good, God willing, and he also told me ⟦...⟧ he told me thus, and I finished with him. He said to me, O my master, do not fear So-and-so, and after the day the year turns for me it will be good, and he sat weeping and saying If you want to go and like an infidel <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> with him And you must come with me to the house <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> and with me you come to the house O my master, I do not want you to act like the Sheikhs, and how you come with me to the house And we went out from the house at 5 o'clock at night and went to the house of so-and-so At night and we sat there for an hour and he said to him, come O so-and-so And I do not know what he was saying to him in the house of seclusion while I was sitting And he sat weeping and saying to him, O my master, I do not want anything from you except <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> O my master, do not fear anything except God Almighty and He will be And with you in everything you want from me, and I am your servant and the son of your maidservant For I cannot break your word, O my master, as long as there is a soul And I am your servant in everything you command me with, I am present ⟦...⟧ we went out from his presence and went to the house and sat talking In the house of seclusion for an hour, and he was saying to me thus and thus And by God, O my master, I cannot say anything to you except Good and happiness, thus it shall be
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A story of a king's son who denied And he said to him, O son, do not go etc., for you are not a great king and honor is not crown to him, and a king is forbidden by the Torah that he should not multiply for himself wives, and silver and gold he shall not multiply for himself And so he went and took for himself a wife, the daughter of a king, and gave her a great dowry and made a feast up to seven days; and it was on the eighth day, he said to his servants, Bring to me my wife; and they brought her before him, and she was of beautiful form and very beautiful appearance and he saw her and she found favor in his eyes, and he rejoiced in her with great joy And he dwelt with her many days, and she conceived and bore a son, and he called his name Solomon And the child grew and was weaned, and the king made a great feast on the day of the weaning of his son Isaac; and the king rejoiced with great joy and loved his son with a strong love; and the child grew, and it was when the king was old, he called his son and said to him My son, behold now I am old, I know not the day of my death; and now, please take your gear your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me, and make me tasty dishes such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, so that my soul may bless you before I die; and the son went and did so, and brought the game and made tasty dishes and brought to his father and said, My father; and he said, Here I am, who are you, my son? And he said I am your son, your firstborn Esau; and Isaac said, The voice is the voice of Jacob, and the hands are the hands of Esau; and he blessed him and said, See, the scent of my son is like the scent of a field which the Lord has blessed; and may God give you of the dew of heaven and of the fatness of the earth, and plenty of grain and wine; let peoples serve you and nations bow down to you; be a lord over your brothers, and may your mother's sons bow down to you; cursed be those who curse you, and blessed be those who bless you And it was as soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and it was that Jacob had barely gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came from his hunting; and he also made tasty dishes and brought to his father, and said to his father, Let my father arise and eat of his son's game, so that your soul may bless me; and Isaac his father said to him, Who are you? And he said, I am your son, your firstborn Esau; and Isaac trembled with an exceedingly great trembling, and said, Who then was he who hunted game and brought to me, and I ate of all before you came, and I blessed him? Indeed, he shall be blessed
With the help of the Blessed Name I will begin to write a book of stories Here in Baghdad ⟦...⟧ the year 5620 of the creation of the world May He help me for the sake of His name's glory and protect me and all Israel Amen, so may it be His will, and we shall begin to write stories For I know that you do not believe in the words of the Sages of blessed memory And because of this I wrote to you in the Arabic language so that everyone will understand In order that they may know the reward of the righteous and the punishment of the wicked, and this is the beginning A story of a man who was very wealthy and had one son And this wealthy man was old, well along in years, and had much money Very much so, and when the day of his death arrived he called his only son and said to him My son, know that I am going the way of all the earth and I command you What you shall do after my death, and it is that this money which I leave to you, do not trade with it on land but rather at sea And this shall be the sign for you: when you hear that I am dead, go and sell Everything that is in the house and buy merchandise and go to the overseas province And the son wept for his father, and his father died and he buried him with great honor And he did as his father commanded him and sold all that he had and bought merchandise And he boarded a ship to go to the overseas province, and it happened while they were in the heart of the sea A stormy wind rose up against them and broke the ship, and everything in it Drowned in the sea, and this young man remained naked and held onto a plank And floated on the surface of the water, and a wave came and threw him onto the dry land And he stayed there naked and wept a great weeping for what he had lost And it happened one day while he was sitting on the seashore, behold a ship was passing by And he cried out to them and they approached him and saw him naked and had mercy on him And they clothed him and took him with them and brought him to their country And it happened when they arrived at the country, all the people of the country went out To meet them with joy and with songs, and they saw this man And they took him and set him upon a horse and dressed him in royal garments And they made him king over them, and the young man rejoiced with great joy And said in his heart, what is this great honor that they have done for me For he did not know the custom of that country, and it happened one day while he was sitting Upon his royal throne, one of the ministers who were before him Approached him and said to him: my lord the king, know that the custom of this country Is that every single year they crown one king over them And at the end of the year they take him and strip him of the royal garments And send him to an island where there is neither bread nor water And he dies there of hunger and thirst; and now, see what you will do
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He who used to name God Almighty by His Great, Holy Name And He is the King of Kings, Glory be to Him and Exalted And even if His mention in the Holy Torah is the mention of God Almighty Who created the heavens and the earth and all that is in them in six days And He rested on the seventh day, which is the Holy Sabbath day Which God Almighty commanded us to keep and respect And to worship Him and prostrate to Him at all times and moments because He is the Creator Who created us, provided for us, and gave us life, breath, and spirit And the body, the mind, the understanding, the science, the knowledge, and the religion The clear one, which is the religion of truth, faith, and submission And piety, righteousness, and success in this world and the hereafter And even if His mention is in the Holy Books which He sent down God Almighty upon His sent prophets who were Calling people to the worship of God Almighty and the strengthening Of His religion and faith in Him and in His Holy Books Which are the Torah, the Psalms, the Gospel, and the Quran Which is the word of God Almighty which He sent down upon His prophet ⟦Muhammad⟧, peace and blessings of God be upon him, and in His Book The Mighty, which falsehood does not approach from before it Nor from behind it, a revelation from the Wise, the Praiseworthy And even if His mention is in the books authored by the scholars The wise men, the virtuous, and the literati in every time And every era, in every language, and in every tongue, in every Country, in every village, and in every place in the East And the West, in the North, and in the South, in the land And the sea, in the heaven, and in the earth, in Paradise And the Fire, in this world, and in the hereafter, in everything
We are in the mirrors of the houses <del>from</del> those who read the protection and ⟦...⟧ Three lightweight items in nine dirhams from Dalal and the wine mill. The leader The father of Mordechai Reuven, seeker of God Exalted be He, and your desire is according to his desire Great <del>and</del> your lover, our master and our beloved ⟦...⟧ And also, I saw your precious handwriting, a guide <del>of love</del> for form and meaning And your protected letter arrived in my hands and it was Friday, and it was a day Thriving and happy in its collection ⟦...⟧ and I saw what you inscribed in the letter I hope from God Exalted be He that it will all be good and healthy, and I, my dear one, That news is dear to me, and it was incumbent upon you to inform me Whose company are you in? And how was the situation between you? And is it According to the Law or not? And what He wants to be, will be from God, He wants you to be patient, so do not be distressed by the Matter, it is short, and the Lord of the Worlds will be kind to you and improve your end ⟦...⟧ That you remain magnanimous and your heart wide And do not be distressed by anything, for every letter relies on you and you Are the one who knows this matter, my son, may God inspire you with patience and solace And God willing, you will let me hear happy news and you will be in the utmost Integrity As for news of Brother Daniel, we have no news of him currently under <del>The legal ruling, and God knows what the judge will rule</del> So every matter concerning Brother Daniel will be known to your Excellency ⟦...⟧
And after that, the word of God will be with them, and He will have mercy on all after their death and will make the like of it. A report was mentioned regarding that on the authority of the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, that he said: Whoever has a child die and is patient over it, God will admit him into Paradise without reckoning and without punishment. A woman said: O Messenger of God, and two? He said: And two. And he also said: Whoever buries three of his children and is patient over them, Paradise is guaranteed for him. A woman said: O Messenger of God, and two? He said: And two. And he also said: Whoever has a child die and seeks refuge and is patient and is pleased with the decree of God the Exalted, a house will be built for him in Paradise called the House of Praise. And Ibrahim, the son of the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, had died while he was small, so the Messenger of God grieved over him intensely. Some of the companions said to him: O Messenger of God, have you not forbidden us from weeping? So he said to them: Verily, the eye sheds tears and the heart grieves, and we do not say what displeases the Lord, and we are indeed grieved by your parting, O Ibrahim. Then he, peace and blessings be upon him, wiped his tears and said: Verily, weeping inherits mercy and screaming inherits vengeance; so whoever shows mercy will be shown mercy, and whoever does not show mercy will not be shown mercy. ⟦...⟧ and he, peace be upon him, said ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
141 If you enter the vault the lion will be sitting in the center of it, so do not fear and approach him and say to him: Peace be upon you, O Lord of the Animals ⟦line⟧ And he will return the greeting of peace to you and say to you: Welcome, O my son Sit down. So you shall sit before him politely, and when the table is set eat, you and he together, and when you have finished eating and they have cleared the table take the cup and drink first yourself, and take the second cup and fill it and give it to him with your right hand and say to him: O Master, drink healthily and pleasantly. Then he will take the cup from your hand and drink it, then he will sleep immediately and snore in his sleep. So when you see that he has fallen asleep take the knife and slaughter him, having prepared a strong fire for him, and skin him and roast him and eat of him, you and whoever is with you, and break his bones and eat the marrow that is in them. And when you have eaten his flesh and his marrow and drunk his blood you will become like the lion; you will not fear anything and no one will terrify you and you will be respected by kings and sultans and everyone who sees you will fear you and fulfill your needs. Finished. And this image is the one that is made on a copper plate and incensed with ⟦incense⟧ and cedar and blood and the people of the valley according to what is mentioned here the shape and this is its form as you see, and that is done in two days.
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David said, O my Lord, O Lord God the Merciful, Creator of the heavens and the earth, nothing is with the Merciful Nothing of the hidden things of the earth is hidden from me, nor is anything of the hidden things of heaven hidden from me And we are Your servants, O Merciful One, like the dust of the earth and orphans to whom You give a spirit of life from You. And he said You know, O Lord, David Your servant, and I have been an orphan from my mother's womb and from my youth, O Lord O Lord of the worlds, I cried out like Caleb son of Jephunneh, Your servant Moses, his brother likewise says Because You are the one who was with him, and from You comes the seeker of all these words, he says And I am David Your servant, and every creature, what can I stand before You, O Lord, while You see this And how could this be what it is And David used to return words to the creatures, saying to them, O people What you see before you of small parts increases fear, and from long ago it was not so And David was speaking with them and they were hearing the words, and from the flow of tears falling from The eye of David, it falls to the ground like rain, these words said David signs he hears From creatures, and he said to them, O people, hear my words, what will be This woman and her hearing from David she could not hear it, and You, O Lord of the worlds You say regarding David that this matter shall be... yes, O people, may God have mercy on the dead Words These words are the words of David, peace be upon him, with God Almighty And David used to say, O Lord of the worlds, You know what is in the hearts And You know who is truthful and who is a liar, You know the words Of people, whether they be truthful or whether they be liars, O Lord, You know Who is pure of heart and who is not a liar with God Almighty And David said to Him, O Lord of the worlds, why do You not have mercy on Your servants, O Lord O Lord of the worlds, You are the Creator of all and You provide for all, O Lord For all thus are Your words, O Lord, words of truth, and Your law is a law of truth, O Lord And David said, O Lord of the worlds, who can stand before You, O Lord And what is man before You, if he raises his hand, it is the words of the worlds For this, O Lord, we ask of You mercy, and do not cut off Your mercy from Your servant, the aggrieved David, O Lord, You know the state, O Lord, see the state of Your servant David And forgive me, O Lord, all my sins
Look And on the eve of Shabbat Beshalach at 8:30 PM, a firstborn Ezra Shalom was born to Yosef to the house of Sasson at the hour ⟦illegible⟧ Pasha Parashat Beshalach 30 Shevat 5725, February 2, 1965 Mazel Tov Amen and Amen Amen forever Selah and ever, and may it be His will that his father and mother merit to raise him to Torah, the wedding canopy, and good deeds, Amen And on Friday, 13 Adar I 5725 at 10:30 AM, a firstborn was born to Eliyahu Yosef Shalom to the house of Sasson Mazel Tov Amen and Amen and may it be His will that his father and mother merit to raise him to Torah, the wedding canopy, and good deeds, Amen And on Tuesday, 26 Adar I 5725, March 2, 1965, a second son was born to Eliyahu Yosef Shalom to the house of Sasson Mazel Tov Amen and Amen and may it be His will that his father and mother merit to raise him to Torah, the wedding canopy, and good deeds, Amen And on Tuesday, 10 Iyar 5725, May 12, 1965, a third son was born to Eliyahu Yosef Shalom to the house of Sasson Mazel Tov Amen and Amen and may it be His will that his father and mother merit to raise him to Torah, the wedding canopy, and good deeds, Amen And on Thursday, 21 Sivan 5725, June 21, 1965, a fourth son was born to Eliyahu Yosef Shalom to the house of Sasson Mazel Tov Amen and Amen and may it be His will that his father and mother merit to raise him to Torah, the wedding canopy, and good deeds, Amen And on Sunday, 11 Tammuz 5725, July 11, 1965, a fifth son was born to Eliyahu Yosef Shalom to the house of Sasson Mazel Tov Amen and Amen and may it be His will that his father and mother merit to raise him to Torah, the wedding canopy, and good deeds, Amen And on Tuesday, 20 Av 5725, August 17, 1965, a sixth son was born to Eliyahu Yosef Shalom to the house of Sasson Mazel Tov Amen and Amen and may it be His will that his father and mother merit to raise him to Torah, the wedding canopy, and good deeds, Amen And on Thursday, 2 Elul 5725, August 30, 1965, a seventh son was born to Eliyahu Yosef Shalom to the house of Sasson Mazel Tov Amen and Amen and may it be His will that his father and mother merit to raise him to Torah, the wedding canopy, and good deeds, Amen And on Sunday, 12 Elul 5725, September 9, 1965, an eighth son was born to Eliyahu Yosef Shalom to the house of Sasson Mazel Tov Amen and Amen and may it be His will that his father and mother merit to raise him to Torah, the wedding canopy, and good deeds, Amen And on Tuesday, 21 Elul 5725, September 18, 1965, a ninth son was born to Eliyahu Yosef Shalom to the house of Sasson Mazel Tov Amen and Amen and may it be His will that his father and mother merit to raise him to Torah, the wedding canopy, and good deeds, Amen And on Thursday, 1 Tishrei 5726, September 27, 1965, a tenth son was born to Eliyahu Yosef Shalom to the house of Sasson Mazel Tov Amen and Amen and may it be His will that his father and mother merit to raise him to Torah, the wedding canopy, and good deeds, Amen And on Sunday, 11 Tishrei 5726, October 7, 1965, an eleventh son was born to Eliyahu Yosef Shalom to the house of Sasson Mazel Tov Amen and Amen and may it be His will that his father and mother merit to raise him to Torah, the wedding canopy, and good deeds, Amen And on Tuesday, 20 Tishrei 5726, October 16, 1965, a twelfth son was born to Eliyahu Yosef Shalom to the house of Sasson Mazel Tov Amen and Amen and may it be His will that his father and mother merit to raise him to Torah, the wedding canopy, and good deeds, Amen And on Thursday, 29 Tishrei 5726, October 25, 1965, a thirteenth son was born to Eliyahu Yosef Shalom to the house of Sasson Mazel Tov Amen and Amen and may it be His will that his father and mother merit to raise him to Torah, the wedding canopy, and good deeds, Amen And on Sunday, 9 Cheshvan 5726, November 4, 1965, a fourteenth son was born to Eliyahu Yosef Shalom to the house of Sasson Mazel Tov Amen and Amen and may it be His will that his father and mother merit to raise him to Torah, the wedding canopy, and good deeds, Amen And on Tuesday, 18 Cheshvan 5726, November 13, 1965, a fifteenth son was born to Eliyahu Yosef Shalom to the house of Sasson Mazel Tov Amen and Amen and may it be His will that his father and mother merit to raise him to Torah, the wedding canopy, and good deeds, Amen And on Thursday, 27 Cheshvan 5726, November 22, 1965, a sixteenth son was born to Eliyahu Yosef Shalom to the house of Sasson Mazel Tov Amen and Amen and may it be His will that his father and mother merit to raise him to Torah, the wedding canopy, and good deeds, Amen
A word in its season, etc. This letter is a response to the letter that you sent to us, and it reached our hand; and it arrived on Friday, the night of the Sabbath, the date of the day of Adar, the year ⟦660⟧, and we read it and understood what is in it from beginning to end. And it is certain that the teacher Moshe Hai, may his glory be exalted, had traveled to Al-Hayy, and regarding that, a letter arrived from our son David, may his Rock and Redeemer preserve him, mentioning that he arrived at Al-Hayy safe and sound, and we were extremely happy about that; may God return him to his place for life and for peace, Amen. And regarding what you mentioned, that a letter reached us from our son David, may his Rock and Redeemer preserve him, informing us of the arrival of a legal document (patent) for the payment of money; I say that at the time our son Moshe Hai, may his Rock and Redeemer preserve him, traveled, we had no knowledge of that. And it is not hidden from you that the times are difficult and the road is dangerous, and we were troubled in mind regarding our son David, may his Rock and Redeemer preserve him, until a letter reached us from him informing us of his safe arrival, so we thanked God Exalted for that. And regarding the legal document (patent) that you mentioned, nothing of it has reached us, and we know nothing about it at all. Had anything of it reached us, we would have informed you of it and would not have hidden anything from you. And regarding what you mentioned that we should write to him about that, we will, God willing, write to him and inform him of that, and we will see what his reply to us will be, and we will inform you of the truth. As for what you mentioned regarding the merchandise that you had sent accompanied by our son David, may his Rock and Redeemer preserve him, we have understood that. We had also sent with him a small amount of merchandise, and a letter reached us from him informing us that he sold everything with a small profit, and he mentioned that the market is very sluggish and the profit is small. We have written to him to buy with the money merchandise and send it to us, and that no money should remain with him, so that he faces no danger on the road, because the road is dangerous as we mentioned to you. A response has reached us from him informing us that he complied with our order and bought merchandise and sent it to us, and the merchandise arrived safely, praise be to God. And you, O my brother, it is not hidden from you that our son David, may his Rock and Redeemer preserve him, is a complete and wise man, and he knows how to conduct affairs in the best manner, and there is no need for us to instruct him on that. He knows that your property and our property are one, and nothing separates us from others, and he manages your property just as he manages our property, exactly the same, and he will not fall short in any of that. And this is what was necessary to inform you. Peace.
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Sidi Aziz bin Khalifa, may his memory be a blessing, told me that as I mentioned that speech to him, it descended from him like rain falling from the sky; so it used to descend from his mouth. Indeed, what is found with God is more than what is found among people, beyond counting, like the status of the sea which supplies all the rivers and wells, and nothing is diminished from it, except if the servant is righteous and upright in path with God, may He be exalted, He provides. And likewise, God loves to provide for everyone who seeks from Him without fatigue or hardship, provided that his heart is pure and his intention is sincere. By the hand of Al-Mansur Al-Maghribi, may God have mercy on him. S S S S On mentioning the science of the names. Also on condition that he does not have more than two wives; for if he has three, and the first appears, the first dies, and the second dies with the second. If he has four women, two would die with two as we mentioned to them, one dies and two die with the second. If he has five wives, three of them die and two remain. And if he has six women, three of them die and three remain. Likewise, of ten women he has, four women remain and six die. And if he has eleven women, six of them die and five women remain for him. And likewise, twelve women, six of them die and six women remain for him. And likewise, thirteen women, seven of them die and six remain for him. And likewise, fourteen women, seven of them die and seven remain. And likewise, fifteen women, eight of them die and seven remain. And likewise, sixteen women, eight of them die and eight remain. And likewise, seventeen women, nine of them die and eight remain. And likewise, eighteen women, nine of them die and nine remain. And likewise, nineteen women, ten of them die and nine remain. And likewise, twenty women, ten of them die and ten remain. And this chapter is authentic and tested from Daniel the Prophet.
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20. With God's help, this time which is not free from trouble and stress except when it is essential surely in four things it shall be pure. The first is that he is always joyful and happy and thus the joy that comes from trouble in the past shall not be, and there shall not be fear and panic happening to him from the future. These three are never absent at any time. As for the fourth, it is that he knows everything. After days and weeks, God will return His words with rebukes and ethical instruction. Generally, we understand that this world is an evil house and there is no rest within it for them ⟦...⟧ for it is full of sorrow, pain, and mourning. You will not find in it a matter that does not contain grief or pain. Sometimes he suffers over children, or over a wife, or over money, and how shall he not suffer in a house where his mother died and there is weeping and wailing, and how shall he not suffer when it is full of wicked people, arrogant ones, thieves, violence, and those lacking faith? And in it dwells the snake, the fiery serpent, the scorpion, and wild beasts. And where shall rest be found? It will not be found on any side, and especially among human beings, who are "a man's enemies are the men of his own house," as the pious one explained in Duties of the Heart, Gate of Unity, Chapter 6. A parable: To what is the matter comparable? To a merchant who had much wealth and (much) silver. ⟦...⟧ the weight of the silver from the pouch to buy the merchandise, and upon seeing the abundance of silver inside the pouch, he rejoiced in his heart with great joy and thought in his heart. Despite all this, my dear daughter, know and see and incline your ear and forget your people and your father's house, which is this world, for it is full of suffering and there is no rest in it. However, the rest is in a place where there is no grief or sighing, and there the weary of strength shall rest, and there the prisoners rest together, and the small and the great are there. That is the world of souls which all admit is very good and eternal life ⟦...⟧