BEŞİNCİ BAB · ÜÇÜNCÜ FASIL · Yedinci Madde
Seventh Point
It indicates the times of intercourse, and the conditions and forms of children born according to their union and time.
Beloved! It is known that the learned have said: The most desirable, fitting, and befitting of propriety for intercourse is that a man should engage in it with his wife’s consent and observe certain times with her. He should abstain from intercourse at times when it is not appropriate.
If a person engages in intercourse with his wife at times she desires and with her consent, the child born from it will be intelligent and mature. A child born on the first day of the new moon will be beautiful. If he does so during the forenoon hours of the day, the child will be wise and generous (possessing wisdom and generosity). If intercourse occurs on Monday night, the child will become a memorizer of the Noble Qur’an. On Tuesday night, the child will be generous and compassionate. On Thursday night, the child will be a scholar who acts upon his knowledge. If intercourse occurs on Friday night, the child will be pious and devoted [276]. If he engages in intercourse before the Friday prayer, the child will become a blessed person and die as a martyr. If he engages in intercourse without his wife’s consent, the resulting child will be foolish. If he engages in intercourse while his wife is postpartum, the child will suffer harm. A child born on the night of the new moon, on the fifteenth of the lunar month, or on the last night will become insane. If intercourse occurs on Sunday night, the child will become a highwayman (robber). If it occurs on Wednesday night, the child will be inclined to murder.
If intercourse occurs during the afternoon hours of the day, the child’s eye will be crossed. If it occurs on the night of Eid al-Fitr, the child will be disobedient to his parents. If it occurs on the night of Eid al-Adha, the child will have six fingers or four fingers. If intercourse occurs while standing, the child will wet his bed. If it occurs under a fruit tree, the child will become tyrannical. If he engages in intercourse without ritual purification, the child will be miserly. If he engages in intercourse openly under the stars without covering himself, the child will become hypocritical (a dissembler). If intercourse occurs in the presence of another person, the child will become a thief. If it occurs on the night of Berâ’at, the child will have bad character traits. If it occurs on the night he is about to travel, the child will be extravagant. If both are in a state of ejaculation and any form (image) appears in their minds, the child's form will be similar to it, and his eyes will tend towards whatever color they gaze upon; the child will have a similar hue. If he engages in intercourse with his wife during her menstrual period or postpartum bleeding, the child will become afflicted with leprosy and what he does will be forbidden for him.
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Verse
1-Those times when the soul was a sacred bird dwelling,
The life was a nightingale in the garden of unity’s abode,
In the hidden treasure, the essence of the soul was unseen,
In the mystery of nonexistence, the world and humankind were concealed.
The heart was joyful in the private chamber of secrets,
There was one Beloved, and that Beloved was his friend.
Those were those times, that was that time.
2-It was then that the cupbearer of the eternal tavern,
Would offer our pure souls a goblet of endlessness.
There would be no discussion or debate between us,
All difficulties would be resolved without gossip or talk.
There was no fear of death’s affliction, nor worry about losing a priceless life,
The company of spirits were all at ease, free from concern.
Those were those times, that was that time.
3-It was then that the spells of the universe were being established,
All entities were still uniform, not yet distinct.
The ship of existence had not yet approached the shore of possibility.
The waves had not yet risen, the sea had not yet churned.
It was in the ocean of nonexistence, the affairs of creation.
The specific manifestations had not yet appeared.
Those were those times, that was that time.
4-Suddenly, the pen of the scribe of the command of God,
Wrote on the decree of existence, a seal bearing “descend.” [277]
We all fell from that divine garden,
And settled upon the surface of the body.
Although we have reached the stage of existence,
The longing and desire still remain in the soul.
Those were those times, that was that time.
5-As soon as the souls of humankind began their journey,
We arrived, compelled, into this world of creation and dawn.
Our former grace transformed into coarseness,
The hand of fate abandoned us to ruin from the heavens.
We fell into bonds of sorrow, wealth, and irritability.
It is to this earth that we have come for residence.
Those were those times, that was that time.