Then came a warning page, written in red diacritics: “Whoever reads the full adornment of the hidden ones with a greedy heart will see his own reflection vanish from mirrors. Whoever reads it with love will hear the rustle of their robes at the hour of death.”
Farid scrolled. There were chapters on saints no history had ever recorded: “Umar of the Silent Bell,” a woman named “Rayhana who tamed the wind in Samarkand,” and “Ibrahim who spoke only once, and that single word healed a dynasty.” Each entry was a miracle story, dense with untraceable chains of transmission ( isnād ) going back to the Prophet through secret companions. hilyat al-awliya pdf
Farid laughed nervously. He was a rationalist. He read on. Then came a warning page, written in red