Javid Nama - Contents

Contents

  • Prayer
  • Prelude in Heaven
    • On the first day of creation Heaven rebukes Earth
    • Song of the Angels
  • Prelude on Earth
    • The Spirit of Rumi appears and explains the mystery of the Ascension
    • Zarvan: the Spirit of Time and Space, conducts the Traveler on his journey to the Supernatural World
    • Chant of the Stars
  • The Sphere of the Moon
    • An Indian ascetic, known to the people of India as Jahan-Dost
    • Nine sayings of the Indian sage
    • Epiphany of Sarosh
    • The Song of Sarosh
    • Departure for the Valley of Yarghamid, called by the Angels the Valley of Tawasin
    • Tasin Of Gautama
    • Tasin Of Zoroaster
    • Tasin Of Christ
    • Tasin Of Muhammad
  • The Sphere of Mercury
    • Visitation to the Spirits of Jamal al-Din al-Afghani and Sa'id Halim Pasha
    • Religion and Country
    • Communism and Capitalism
    • East and West
    • The Foundations Of The Koranic World
    • Man, God’s Vicegerent
    • Divine Government
    • The Earth Is The Lord's
    • Wisdom Is A Great Good
    • Afghani's Message to the Russian People
    • The Song Of Zinda-Rud
  • The Sphere of Venus
    • The assembly of the gods of the ancient peoples
    • Song of Baal
    • We plunge into the Sea of Venus and behold the spirits of Pharaoh and Kitchener
    • The Sudanese Dervish appear
  • The Sphere of Mars
    • The Martians
    • The Martian astronomer comes out of the observatory
    • Tour of the city of Marghadin
    • The Martian damsel who claimed to be a prophetess
    • Admonition of the Martian Prophetess
  • The Sphere of Jupiter
    • The noble spirits of Hallaj, Ghalib, and Qurrat al-Ain Tahira who disdained to dwell in Paradise, preferring to wander for ever
    • The Song of Hallaj
    • The Song of Ghalib
    • The Song of Tahira
    • Zinda-Rud propounds his problems to the great spirits
    • Iblis, Leader of the People of Separation, appears
    • Satan’s Lament
  • The Sphere of Saturn
    • The vile spirits which have betrayed the nation and have been rejected by Hell
    • The Sea of Blood
    • The Spirit of India appears
    • The Spirit of India laments
    • The lament of one of the skiff-riders of the Sea of Blood
  • Beyond the Spheres
    • The station of the German philosopher Nietzsche
    • Departure for the Garden of Paradise
    • The Palace of Sharaf al-Nisa
    • Visitation to His Highness Sayyid Ali Hamadani and Mulla Tahir Ghani of Kashmir
    • In the presence of Shah-i Hamadan
    • Meeting with the Indian poet Bartari-Hari
    • Departure to the palace of the kings of the East, Nadir, Abdali, the Martyr - King
    • The spirit of Nasir-i Khusrau Alavi appears, sings an impassioned ghazal, and vanishes
    • Message of the Martyr-King to the River Cauvery
    • Zinda-Rud departs from Paradise: the Houris’ request
    • Ghazal of Zinda-Rud
    • The Divine Presence

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