Letters ( revised ) | THE TWENTY-FOURTH LETTER | 345
(330-358)
For the people of misguidance, the world is full to overflowing with deaths, separations, and non-existence; for them, the universe is a sort of Hell. Everything has only a flash of existence and is surrounded by never- ending  non-being.  The  past  and  the  future  are  filled  with  the  darkness  of  non- existence;  they  may  find  a  sad  light  of  existence  only  in  the  fleeting  present. However,  through  the  mystery  of  the  Qur’an  and  the  light  of  belief,  a  light  of existence becomes apparent which shines from pre-eternity to post-eternity; believers are connected with that, and through it secure eternal happiness.

I n  S h o r t :  In the manner of the poet Niyazi Misrî, we say:

 

Till this breath becomes the ocean,

Till this cage is smashed to fragments, Till this voice is silenced,

I shall call: O Truth! O Existent! O Living One! Most Worthy of Worship! O Most Wise! One Sought! Most Compassionate! All-Loving!

 

And I call out:

 

There is no god but God, the Sovereign, the Truth, the Evident; Muhammad is the Messenger of God, faithful in His promise, Amen.

 

And believing, I declare:

 

Resurrection after death is true; Paradise is true; Hell-fire is true; eternal happiness is true; God is Compassionate, Wise, and Loving; and Mercy, Wisdom, and Love encompass all things and all their attributes.

And they shall say: “Praise be to God, who has guided us to this [felicity]; never could we have found guidance, had it not been for the guidance of God; indeed, it was the truth that the prophets of our Sustainer brought to us!”(7:43)

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Letters ( revised )