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of dreams. (Ibid, 918, scatter pearls (of spiritual
Vol. 2) truth), he became the
➢ When the rod drank Lion of God in the
water (was imbued with pasture of the soul.
the influence of the (Ibid, 925, Vol. 2)
Light) from the hand In other poems, Rumi again
of Moses, it made one repeats his idea that the same
mouthful of Pharaoh's light has been manifested in
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empire. (Rumi, 2013, different hierarchies with various
919, Vol. 2) grades and intensity:
➢ When Jesus, the son of ➢ Go towards a sense on
Mary, found its ladder, which the Light is
he sped to the topmost riding: that Light is a
height of the Fourth good companion for the
Dome (of Heaven). sense. (Ibid, 1292, Vol. 2)
(Ibid, 920, Vol. 2) ➢ The Light of God is an
➢ When Mohammed gained ornament to the light
that Kingdom and Felicity, of sense: this is the
he in a moment clave meaning of light upon
the disk of the moon in light. (Ibid, 1293, Vol. 2)
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two halves. 2 (Ibid,, ➢ The light of sense
921, Vol. 1) draws (a man) towards
➢ When at (the sight of) earth; the Light of God
its countenance Murtaz bears him aloft. (Ibid,
(Imam Ali) began to 1294, Vol. 2)
1. Ref: Quran, 26: 45; Bible, The
Old Testament, Exodus 7: 10-12.
2. Ref: Quran, 54: 1. 3. Ref: Quran, 24: 35.
