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Preface

In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Translation: "Praise be to God Who hath guided us to this (felicity): never could we have found Guidance, had it not been for the Guidance of God." (7:43 Quran)

Preface:

Based on the truth contained in these epistles, with which readers will be intimately acquainted, with God's assistance they will succeed in correcting all their inward and outward defects and faults. They will even, through most inclusive and simple methods, attain extensive access to good guidance toward individuals and society.

Mankind succeeds in removing his natural, traditional, or social wickedness when he identifies the root cause as promoting evil, and restrains it. He should, contrarily, efficiently strengthen the root cause for goodness and seek to intensify it. Indeed we will not succeed in this process unless we methodologically understand the mentioned truths.

Therefore, the noble majesties-the faithful, researching and scrutinizing philosophers, on the basis of 6666 verses of the intact Quran of Islam and on the Hadith of Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of God be upon him, have proven man's body to consist of two elements, the soul and the ego. They have considered the Heart as the steering wheel, or computer, of the body. They have understood the functions of angelic inspirations and satanic temptations on the heart by using, both, the brain's storage department and the heart's cells, toward good or evil.

They have stated that the findings of these truths are founded on the seven following conceptual and concrete topics:

First - The Soul: The human body contains its vital soul. As long as it remains in the body, all molecules and tissues will be precisely active for more than a hundred years and will not decay, while the five senses along with other senses perform their tasks. Once the soul departs from the body, the body instantaneously loses all sensory perception. Within three to seven days, the body will decay and decompose. Even the ownership of properties, social relationships, along with other human qualities, are a blessing of the soul's presence in the body.

Second - The Ego: Physically, the ego has extensive potential in restoring the body's wasted molecules and in the actual growth of the body. Since the ego's creation innately has been achieved from the essence of the earth, as a result man consumes all kinds of earthly products in one way or the other, in whatever forms possible, though they may be fatal like opium, hot like pepper, or bitter like tobacco. However, the invisible nourishment of the ego consists of selfishness, unsuitable greed and taking pride in dress, appearance and lodging, and other immoralities.

Third - The Angel or the Cooperator of the Soul: The motive behind the angelic power is such that the greater spiritual power one attains, the more angelic inspirations dominate the person. The evidence is such that nothing improper is ever seen from such a person's speech or deeds, rather goodwill and benevolence to friends and strangers alike.

Fourth - The Devil or the Cooperator of the Ego: At the opposite end, if the ego is fortified, all such people's sayings and actions are based on satanic disguises, and pivot on the axis of personal gains. The achieving of corrupt, egoistic and sensual demands becomes their ultimate goal in life. The fulfillment of these malicious desires, from their prospective, seemingly, cause others insignificant distress, frustration and even devastation.

Fifth - The Heart: The location of action for both powers of the soul and the ego, or the Angel and the Devil, respectively, is the Heart, the Steering Wheel or Computer of the body.

Sixth - The Brain: It is the archive, or the conservatory, of the Body's senses, and anything concerning the heart and heart's executions. Both the Angel and the Devil use it making their good or bad suggestions effective on man, intensifying their good or evil actions.

In brief, the Body consists of two elements-the soul and the ego, and the two motives of good or evil called the Angel and the Devil, according to the Qur'anic verses and the Hadith of Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of God be upon him. There are two Mechanisms of Action, the Heart and Brain, each in turn is a Director and Assistant to the body. Under such circumstances, obviously, the spiritual and egoistic powers have as well their exclusive sources of growth.

Seventh - Nourishment of the Soul and Ego: The body acquires energy from a wide range of foods and drink etc. In a similar manner, the soul is fortified and acquires excellent condition through different kinds of worship and good deeds. There is no need to mention the body's selection and range of nutrition as apparent as it is. It would not be irrelevant however, to present a summary of the soul's variety of nutrition.

The benevolence that strengthens the soul is summarized into two elements.

1) Conditional Worship - It is undertaken by religious jurisprudence.

2) Unconditional Worship - It is defined as the remembrance of Glorious God and observing the world's exhibition, seeing Glorious Artificer's Magnificence and Perfection through artifacts, and to translate these to faith in the heart. This should lead to estates of humbleness and gratitude, and result in serving God's creatures to please Him, being intent on uplifting God's word, exercising patience when confronted with hardships and suffering in the path to Truth, and having resolute and devout reliance in God Almighty. This is the fundamental nourishment of the soul.

These epistles, with God's help, are arranged merely for the development of spiritual powers, intellectually based on excellent and logical philosophy. Through simple ways, these epistles will fortify your faith and spirituality such that each minute's engagement with them is equivalent to a year of worship. An hour of it can compete with sixty years of accepted worship, according to the sincere reporter, peace and blessings of God be upon him.

Make an effort to produce a draft of the truths as related to each chapter's subject matter that is poured into your heart as a result of intensive reading and study of these epistles. Then present your draft to the instructors of this subject.

Frequently coming across such ideas is the first indication of greatness beginning to appear in your spiritual ascent. Gradually, through God Almighty's will and help, the discovery of the Fourth Dimension will become accessible.

Therefore, it is necessary for the followers of the intact Quran of Islam to uninterruptedly read all epistles and books containing these truths, so that they may find the truth as quickly as possible.

With the Grace of God Almighty -