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Prologue: The Hundred Stations of the Sufi Path
Praise to the presence of the One, self-sufficient God,
who was not born and gave birth to none.
He is the giver of all kingdoms and the root of existence;
in all creation nothing exists but Him.
That generous One whose bounty reaches everyone,
the giver of faith, the guardian of Islam.
Blessings and greetings upon Ahmad,
from the generous, loving, singular, and one God.
He to whom the whole world owes its debt of grace;
loving him is an everlasting fortune.