2011- Tis a day of rain: journey on till night—not (sped) by this (earthly) rain but by the rain of the Lord.

The story of ‘Á’isha, may God be well-pleased with her, how she asked Mustafá (Mohammed), on whom be peace, saying, “It rained to-day: since thou wentest to the graveyard, how is it that thy clothes are not wet?”

2012- One day Mustafá went to the graveyard: he went with the bier of a man (who was one) of his friends.

2027- When the Prophet returned from the graveyard, he went to the Siddíqa and confided (in her).

2028- As soon as the eye of the Siddíqa fell upon his countenance, she advanced and began to lay her hand on him.

2029- On his turban and his face and his hair, on his collar and chest and arm.

2030- Said the Prophet, “What art thou seeking so hastily?” She replied, “To-day rain fell from the clouds.

2031- I am searching thy garments in quest (of moisture), I do not feel them wet with the rain. Oh, how wonderful!”

2032- The Prophet said, “What wrap hast thou thrown over thy head?” Said she, “I made that ridá (plaid) of thine (serve as) a head- covering.”

2033- He said, “O pure-bosomed one, that is why God revealed to thy pure eye the rain of the Unseen.

2034- That rain is not from your clouds: there are other clouds and another sky.”

2035- The Unseen World has other clouds and water (than ours), it has another sky and sun.

2036- That is not discerned save by the elect; the rest are in doubt as to a new creation.

2037- There is rain for the sake of nurture; there is (also) rain for the sake of decay.

2038- Marvellous is the benefit of the rain of springtime, (but) to the garden the autumnal rain is like a (consuming) fever.

2039- That vernal (rain) makes it tenderly nurtured (flourishing), while this autumnal (rain) makes it sickly and wan.

2045- The wind did its own work and blew on: he that had a soul chose it in preference to his soul.

On the meaning of the Tradition, “Take advantage of the coolness of the spring season, etc.”1.

2046- The Prophet said, “Give heed, my friends! Do not cover your bodies from the cold of spring.

2047- For it does to your spirits the same thing that spring does to the trees;

2051- In the sight of God that “autumn.”

How the Siddíqa (‘Á’isha), may God be well-pleased with her, asked Mustafá (Mohammed), God bless him and give him peace, saying, “What was the inner meaning of to-day's rain?”1.

2060- The Siddíqa said, “O (thou who art the) cream of existence, what was the (true) reason of to-day's rain?

2061- Was it (one) of the rains of mercy, or (was it) for the sake of menace and the justice of (Divine) Majesty?

2062- Was it from the favour of the vernal attributes, or from a baneful autumnal attribute?”

2063- He said, “This (rain) was for the purpose of allaying the grief that is upon the race of Adam in calamity.

2064- If man were to remain in that fire (of grief), much ruin and loss would befall.

2069- A little trickle (of intelligence) is coming from yonder world, that cupidity and envy may not roar (too loudly) in this world.

2070- If the trickle from the Unseen should become greater, in this world neither virtue nor vice will be left.

2071- This (topic) has no bound. Go to the starting-point, go back to the tale of the minstrel.

Ya Ali Madad.