m3- ON THE ROSHENI'AH SECT 



The keeping the fast of the month Ramazan, and abstinence "from 



eating, drinking, and sensual intercourse, are matters of Sheridt, 



Fasting by supererogation, the never fJIing the belly with food, but 

 accustoming it to a spare diet, and restraining the body from the lasts of 

 the flesh, are matters of Tankdt, 



The giving the stated alms, or Zacat of wealth, and the giving a tenth 

 in charity, are matters which belong to the Sheridt : but the giving food 

 and clothing to the religious mendicant, and the performer of fasts, and 

 assisting the helpless, belong to the Tank at. 



The performing the circuit of the house of the friend of God ; (Abra- 

 ham) the being free from wickedness and crime, and avoiding war, are 

 matters of Sheridt : but the performing the circuit of the hou'se of the 

 friend of God, to wit, the heart, and warring with the natural inchnations, 

 and performing obedience to the angels, are matters of Tarikat. 



To rem.ain constantly meditating on Almighty God ; to believe firmly 

 in the instruction which has been received ; to remove the veil of what- 

 ever exists besides God, from the heart ; and to fix the view on the charms 

 of the object of celestial affection, are matters of Hakikat. 



To view the divine nature with the eye of the heart ; to see him, on 

 every side, face to face, in every mansion, with the light of the under- 

 standing ; and to injure no creature of the all-just, are matters of Mdrifat. 



■ To know the all-just, and comprehend the mystic sound of the beads 

 in reciting the tasbih' or rosary ; and to understand the import of the divine 

 -riames, are matters of Kiirbet, or proximity to God. 



To chuse the renunciation of self, and to do every thing in tlie divine 



