The Tafsīr ḥurūf al-basmala of the Bāb
The Islamic Basmala
= Bismillāh al-Raḥman al-Raḥīm.
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
Translation Stephen Lambden 2014-6.
Translation from INBA 6014C pp. 297[9]-370 [2]; INBA 6013C pp. 2-112 and INBMC 64: 33-60.
The Tafsīr ḥurūf al-basmala of the Bab begins with a new basmala formula. It reads,
بسم الله البديع الذي لا اله الا هو
In the Name of God, the Wondrous (al-badi`) Who, no God is there except Him.
صبحاته قد جعل لظهوره لخلقه اربع مقامات المشاراليها
All Glorification (subhan/āt-hu) be unto Him for He hath indeed fashioned His creation for His theophanic Manifestation (li-zuhurihi) alotting four stations [levels](maqamat) that are especially pertinent thereto (maqamāt al-mashar ilayhi).
All Glorification (subuhāt) be unto Him for He hath fashioned for His theophanic Manifestation (li-zuhurihi) relative to His Creation four stations [levels] for the aforementioned [realm of creation] (maqamāt al-mashar ilayhi)...
