Ifra'ah

Early Signs Ifra'ah

"As I was seated in remembrance and contemplation one night, in front of me appeared a great stag, shining and shimmering in whiteness, and there was a concentration of brilliant white light above its head. The stag was some feet away and was moving toward me. As it got closer, I could see that the white light on its head was emanating from a flaming brand, a torch, lit, glowing with brilliant white star-like light. The flaming brand, 'qabas' in Quranic Arabic, was as if a projection from the top of its head. The stag came straight toward me, approached me until it was so near I could have reached out and touched it, and then the flaming brand that was on its head, was suddenly but so naturally, held by it in its mouth. The stag bowed its head and placed this flaming brand, this qabas at my feet, and disappeared. As this happened the following verse flashed through my mind, and I knew I had been given permission to spread the teachings that are coming to me, and I was given the name under which to do so; It is 'Qabas', a flaming brand; a torch for warmth and a light for guidance. ???? ★★★★★★ ★★★★★★ ★★★★★★? ★★★★★★???? ★★★★★★??? ★★★★★★ ★★★★★★? ★★★★★★ ★★★★★★??? ★★★★★★? ★★★★★★?? ★★★★★★?? ???? ★★★★★★ ????? ★★★★★★?? ?????Quran: surah 20, ayah 10When he saw a fire he said to his family, "tarry here, I have indeed perceived a fire maybe I can bring you from it a flaming brand or I can find guidance at the fire"***This is the first volume in the four volume Qabas series. It collects 40 poems, composed of four series of 10 pieces each, that are collected for the blessing and spiritual state of the number 40. These poems were penned by the author during the years preceding her formal initiation into spiritual training. Works written during the beginning, middle, and end stages of her training comprise volumes 2, 3 and 4 in this series.