If for fruit the gardener
Felt no desire or hope
Why then would He have planted
The root of the tree
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Inwardly then, that tree arose
From the fruit
Through outwardly the fruit
From the tree arose.
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That is why the Prophet declared:
“Adam and all are prophets
Are my descendants
Under one banner”
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And this too is why Mohammed
The master of all arts, declared:
“Outwardly, we are the last of all,
But inwardly we preceded everyone”
Translation: Dr Javad Nurbakhsh
