In Short: The Tenth Word with all its truths, and the Twenty-Eighth Word with all its proofs in the 'Especially's' in its Second Station, have demonstrated with the certainty of the sun's rising in the morning after setting the previous evening that after the setting of the life of this world, the sun of truth will appear once more in the form of the life of the hereafter.

Thus, seeking assistance from the Divine Name of All-Wise and benefiting from the effulgence of the Qur'an, from the beginning up to here our explanations have taken the form of four 'Fundamental Points' in order to prepare the heart for acceptance, the soul for surrender, and to convince the reason. But who are we that we should speak of this matter? What does this world's true Owner, the universe's Creator, these beings's Master, say? We should listen to Him. Can others dare to interfere officiously while the Owner of this domain speaks?

We must listen to the Pre-Eternal Discourse of the All-Wise Maker which He delivers addressing all the ranks of those of each successive century in the mosque of the world and place of instruction which is the earth, with thousands of decrees like,

When the Earth is rocked with a great convulsion,

And the Earth casts out its burdens,

And man cries out: "What is happening to it?"

On that Day it will relate what all those upon it have done.

For so your Sustainer will have commanded it.

On that Day men will go forth in groups to the Judgement, to receive requital for their former deeds.

Then anyone who has done an atom's weight of good, shall see it. And anyone who has done an atom's weight of evil, shall see it,²⁸

which causes the earth to tremble, and,

But give glad tidings to those who believe and do good works that theirs shall be Paradises beneath which flow rivers. Whenever they are given fruits therefrom as sustenance, they will say: "This is what we ate before as sustenance," for they shall be offered it in a form resembling that of this world. And they shall have there women pure and good, and they shall dwell therefor ever,<sup>29

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28. Qur'an, 99:1-8.
29. Qur'an, 2:25.</sup>

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