1 00:00:00,460 --> 00:00:03,459 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:03,459 --> 00:00:08,460 The best of generations in their conduct and example, 3 00:00:08,460 --> 00:00:13,460 Following the Messenger, peace be upon him, whether he hastened or lingered. 4 00:00:13,460 --> 00:00:15,460 A collection of affection, 5 00:00:15,460 --> 00:00:17,460 Proceed. 6 00:00:17,460 --> 00:00:21,589 Scenes from the lives of the Tabi'un, 7 00:00:21,589 --> 00:00:26,039 By Dr. Abd al-Rahman Ra'fat al-Basha, 8 00:00:26,039 --> 00:00:28,039 May Allah have mercy upon him. 9 00:00:28,039 --> 00:00:32,219 Tawus Ibn Kaysan, 10 00:00:32,219 --> 00:00:34,250 May Allah have mercy upon him. 11 00:00:43,399 --> 00:00:47,590 No sooner had the Caliph of the Muslims, Sulayman Ibn Abd al-Malik, 12 00:00:47,590 --> 00:00:51,590 Settled his belongings in the vicinity of the Ancient House (the Ka'bah), 13 00:00:51,590 --> 00:00:54,590 And quenched his longing for the Sacred Ka'bah, 14 00:00:54,590 --> 00:00:57,590 Than he turned to his chamberlain and said, 15 00:00:57,590 --> 00:01:01,590 "Find us a scholar who can give us understanding of the religion, 16 00:01:01,590 --> 00:01:06,590 And remind us on this glorious day among the days of Allah, the Almighty." 17 00:01:06,590 --> 00:01:10,719 The chamberlain went out to the prominent figures among the pilgrims, 18 00:01:10,719 --> 00:01:14,719 And began asking them about what the Commander of the Faithful desired. 19 00:01:14,719 --> 00:01:16,719 It was said to him, 20 00:01:16,719 --> 00:01:18,719 "This is Tawus Ibn Kaysan, 21 00:01:18,719 --> 00:01:20,719 The master of the jurists of his era, 22 00:01:20,719 --> 00:01:23,719 And the most truthful of them in speech when calling to Allah. 23 00:01:23,719 --> 00:01:25,719 You should seek him out." 24 00:01:25,719 --> 00:01:28,719 The chamberlain approached Tawus and said, 25 00:01:28,719 --> 00:01:32,719 "Answer the call of the Commander of the Faithful, O Shaykh." 26 00:01:32,719 --> 00:01:36,719 Tawus responded to him without delay, 27 00:01:36,719 --> 00:01:41,719 For he believed that those who call to Allah, the Almighty, 28 00:01:41,719 --> 00:01:45,719 Must seize every opportunity that presents itself, 29 00:01:45,719 --> 00:01:49,719 And hasten to every opening that arises. 30 00:01:49,719 --> 00:01:53,719 He was certain that the best word to be spoken 31 00:01:53,719 --> 00:01:58,719 Is a word of truth intended to rectify the crookedness of those in power, 32 00:01:58,719 --> 00:02:01,719 To spare them from injustice and tyranny, 33 00:02:01,719 --> 00:02:06,290 And to draw them closer to Allah, the Almighty. 34 00:02:06,290 --> 00:02:08,289 Tawus went with the chamberlain, 35 00:02:08,289 --> 00:02:12,289 And when he entered upon the Commander of the Faithful, he greeted him. 36 00:02:12,289 --> 00:02:16,289 The Caliph returned the greeting with one better, 37 00:02:16,289 --> 00:02:20,289 Honored his visitor, and brought him close to his seat. 38 00:02:20,289 --> 00:02:24,289 Then he began to ask him about matters of the Hajj rituals that were unclear to him, 39 00:02:24,289 --> 00:02:27,289 Listening to him with reverence and respect. 40 00:02:27,289 --> 00:02:32,289 Tawus said: "When I felt that the Commander of the Faithful 41 00:02:32,289 --> 00:02:34,289 Had attained his goal, 42 00:02:34,289 --> 00:02:37,289 And had nothing left to ask about, 43 00:02:37,289 --> 00:02:40,289 I said to myself, 'This gathering 44 00:02:40,289 --> 00:02:43,289 Is a gathering for which Allah will hold you accountable, O Tawus.'" 45 00:02:43,289 --> 00:02:46,319 Then I turned to him and said, 46 00:02:46,319 --> 00:02:49,319 "O Commander of the Faithful, 47 00:02:49,319 --> 00:02:52,319 A rock was on the edge of a well 48 00:02:52,319 --> 00:02:54,319 In the depths of Hell, 49 00:02:54,319 --> 00:02:58,319 And it had been falling into this well for seventy autumns 50 00:02:58,319 --> 00:03:01,319 Until it reached its bottom. 51 00:03:01,319 --> 00:03:04,319 Do you know for whom Allah has prepared this well, 52 00:03:04,319 --> 00:03:07,319 One of the wells of Hell, O Commander of the Faithful?" 53 00:03:07,319 --> 00:03:10,349 He replied without hesitation, 54 00:03:10,349 --> 00:03:13,349 "No." Then he returned to himself and said, 55 00:03:13,349 --> 00:03:16,349 "Woe to you, for whom was it prepared?" 56 00:03:16,349 --> 00:03:19,349 I said, "Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, prepared it 57 00:03:19,349 --> 00:03:21,349 For those who associate partners with Him in His rule, 58 00:03:21,349 --> 00:03:23,419 And act unjustly." 59 00:03:23,419 --> 00:03:26,419 A tremor seized Sulayman at that, 60 00:03:26,419 --> 00:03:29,419 Such that I thought his soul 61 00:03:29,419 --> 00:03:31,419 Would depart from his body. 62 00:03:31,419 --> 00:03:33,419 He began to weep, 63 00:03:33,419 --> 00:03:36,419 And his weeping had a sob that tore at the heartstrings. 64 00:03:36,419 --> 00:03:39,419 So I left him and departed, 65 00:03:39,419 --> 00:03:43,889 While he was rewarding me with goodness. 66 00:03:43,889 --> 00:03:46,889 When Umar Ibn Abd al-Aziz assumed the Caliphate, 67 00:03:46,889 --> 00:03:49,889 He sent word to Tawus Ibn Kaysan, saying, 68 00:03:49,889 --> 00:03:52,889 "Advise me, O Abu Abd al-Rahman." 69 00:03:52,889 --> 00:03:55,889 Tawus wrote him a letter 70 00:03:55,889 --> 00:03:58,889 In one line, in which he said, 71 00:03:58,889 --> 00:04:01,889 "If you wish for your work to be entirely good, 72 00:04:01,889 --> 00:04:04,889 Then employ people of goodness. 73 00:04:04,889 --> 00:04:06,889 Peace." 74 00:04:06,889 --> 00:04:09,889 When Umar read the letter, he said, 75 00:04:09,889 --> 00:04:12,889 "This is sufficient as an admonition." 76 00:04:12,889 --> 00:04:16,490 "This is sufficient as an admonition." 77 00:04:16,490 --> 00:04:19,490 When the Caliphate passed to Hisham Ibn Abd al-Malik, 78 00:04:19,490 --> 00:04:22,490 Tawus Ibn Kaysan had with him 79 00:04:22,490 --> 00:04:25,490 Famous and recorded encounters. 80 00:04:25,490 --> 00:04:28,490 Among them is that Hisham came 81 00:04:28,490 --> 00:04:30,490 To the Sacred House for Hajj. 82 00:04:30,490 --> 00:04:32,490 When he arrived in the Haram, 83 00:04:32,490 --> 00:04:35,490 He said to his close associates from the people of Makkah, 84 00:04:35,490 --> 00:04:38,490 "Find us a man from the Companions of 85 00:04:38,490 --> 00:04:41,490 The Messenger, peace be upon him." 86 00:04:41,490 --> 00:04:44,490 They said to him, "O Commander of the Faithful, the Companions 87 00:04:44,490 --> 00:04:47,490 Have joined their Lord, 88 00:04:48,490 --> 00:04:51,490 Until not one of them remains." 89 00:04:51,490 --> 00:04:54,490 He said, "Then from the Tabi'un." 90 00:04:54,490 --> 00:04:57,490 So Tawus Ibn Kaysan was brought to him. 91 00:04:57,490 --> 00:05:00,490 When he entered upon him, 92 00:05:00,490 --> 00:05:03,490 He took off his sandals at the edge of his carpet, 93 00:05:03,490 --> 00:05:06,490 And greeted him without addressing him 94 00:05:06,490 --> 00:05:08,490 As Commander of the Faithful, 95 00:05:08,490 --> 00:05:11,490 And addressed him by his name without using his kunya (honorific title). 96 00:05:11,490 --> 00:05:14,490 And he sat down before he was given permission to sit. 97 00:05:14,490 --> 00:05:17,490 Hisham was enraged, 98 00:05:17,490 --> 00:05:20,490 Until the anger appeared in his eyes, 99 00:05:20,490 --> 00:05:23,490 For he saw in those actions 100 00:05:23,490 --> 00:05:26,490 An audacity toward him and a slight to his prestige 101 00:05:26,490 --> 00:05:29,490 Before his courtiers and the men of his retinue. 102 00:05:29,490 --> 00:05:32,490 However, he soon remembered 103 00:05:32,490 --> 00:05:35,490 That he was in the sanctuary of Allah, the Almighty, 104 00:05:35,490 --> 00:05:38,490 So he returned to himself and said to Tawus, 105 00:05:38,490 --> 00:05:41,490 "What prompted you, O Tawus, to do what you did?" 106 00:05:41,490 --> 00:05:44,490 He said, "And what is it that I did?" 107 00:05:44,490 --> 00:05:47,490 The Caliph's anger returned to him, 108 00:05:47,490 --> 00:05:49,490 And his fury, and he said, 109 00:05:49,490 --> 00:05:52,490 "You took off your sandals at the edge of my carpet, 110 00:05:52,490 --> 00:05:55,490 You did not greet me as Commander of the Faithful, 111 00:05:55,490 --> 00:05:58,490 You called me by my name and did not use my kunya, 112 00:05:58,490 --> 00:06:01,490 And then you sat down without my permission." 113 00:06:01,490 --> 00:06:04,490 Tawus said calmly, 114 00:06:04,490 --> 00:06:07,490 "As for taking off my sandals at the edge of your carpet, 115 00:06:07,490 --> 00:06:10,490 I take them off before the Lord of Might 116 00:06:10,490 --> 00:06:13,490 Five times every day, 117 00:06:13,490 --> 00:06:16,490 And He does not rebuke me nor get angry with me. 118 00:06:16,490 --> 00:06:19,490 As for your saying that I did not greet you 119 00:06:19,490 --> 00:06:22,490 As Commander of the Faithful, it is because all 120 00:06:22,490 --> 00:06:25,490 The believers are not satisfied with your command, 121 00:06:25,490 --> 00:06:28,490 And I feared that I would be a liar 122 00:06:28,490 --> 00:06:31,490 If I called you Commander of the Faithful. 123 00:06:31,490 --> 00:06:34,490 As for what you criticized me for, that I 124 00:06:34,490 --> 00:06:37,490 Called you by your name and did not use your kunya, 125 00:06:37,490 --> 00:06:40,490 Allah called His prophets by their names, 126 00:06:40,490 --> 00:06:43,490 Saying, 'O Dawud,' 127 00:06:43,490 --> 00:06:46,490 'O Yahya,' 'O Isa.' 128 00:06:46,490 --> 00:06:49,490 And He called His enemies by their kunyas (e.g., Abu Lahab). 129 00:06:49,490 --> 00:06:52,490 “The power of Abu Lahab will perish, and he will perish.” (111:1) 130 00:06:52,490 --> 00:06:55,490 As for your saying that I sat before you gave me permission, 131 00:06:55,490 --> 00:06:58,490 I heard the Commander of the Faithful, Ali 132 00:06:58,490 --> 00:07:01,490 Ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, say: 133 00:07:01,490 --> 00:07:04,490 'If you want to look at a man from the people of the Fire, 134 00:07:04,490 --> 00:07:07,490 Look at a man sitting, 135 00:07:07,490 --> 00:07:10,490 While people are standing before him.' 136 00:07:10,490 --> 00:07:13,490 So I disliked for you to be that man 137 00:07:13,490 --> 00:07:16,490 Who is counted among the people of the Fire." 138 00:07:16,490 --> 00:07:19,490 Hisham lowered his head to the ground in shame, 139 00:07:19,490 --> 00:07:22,490 Then he raised his head and said, 140 00:07:22,490 --> 00:07:25,490 "Admonish me, O Abu Abd al-Rahman." 141 00:07:25,490 --> 00:07:28,490 He said, "I heard Ali Ibn Abi Talib, 142 00:07:28,490 --> 00:07:31,490 May Allah be pleased with him, say: 143 00:07:32,490 --> 00:07:35,490 'There are scorpions like mules, 144 00:07:35,490 --> 00:07:38,490 That sting every shepherd who does not act justly toward his flock.'" 145 00:07:38,490 --> 00:07:41,490 Then he stood up and departed. 146 00:07:43,089 --> 00:07:46,089 Just as Tawus would approach some of those in authority 147 00:07:46,089 --> 00:07:49,089 To remind and guide them, 148 00:07:49,089 --> 00:07:52,089 He would turn away from others among them 149 00:07:52,089 --> 00:07:55,089 To rebuke and reprimand them. 150 00:07:55,089 --> 00:07:58,089 His son narrated, saying, 151 00:07:58,089 --> 00:08:01,089 "We went out one year with my father for Hajj from Yemen, 152 00:08:01,089 --> 00:08:04,089 And we stopped in one of the cities, 153 00:08:04,089 --> 00:08:07,089 Governed by an official called Ibn Najih, 154 00:08:07,089 --> 00:08:10,089 Who was among the most wicked of officials, 155 00:08:10,089 --> 00:08:13,089 The most audacious toward the truth, 156 00:08:13,089 --> 00:08:16,089 And the most deeply entrenched in falsehood. 157 00:08:16,089 --> 00:08:19,089 We came to the city's mosque intending to perform the obligatory prayer, 158 00:08:19,089 --> 00:08:22,089 And Ibn Najih had learned of my father's arrival, 159 00:08:22,089 --> 00:08:25,089 So he came to the mosque, 160 00:08:25,089 --> 00:08:28,089 Sat before him, and greeted him. 161 00:08:28,089 --> 00:08:31,089 My father did not answer him and turned his back to him. 162 00:08:31,089 --> 00:08:34,120 He came to his right and spoke to him, 163 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:37,120 But he turned away from him. 164 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:40,120 He moved to his left and spoke to him, 165 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:43,120 But he turned away from him as well. 166 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:46,120 When I saw that, I stood up to him, 167 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:49,120 Stretched out my hand toward him, greeted him, 168 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:52,120 And said to him, 'My father did not recognize you.' 169 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:55,120 He said, 'Rather, your father knows me, 170 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:58,120 And his knowledge of me 171 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:01,120 Is what made him do what you saw.' 172 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:04,120 Then he went away, silent, saying nothing. 173 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:07,120 When we returned to our dwelling, 174 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:10,120 My father turned to me and said, 175 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:13,120 'O fool, you sharpen your tongues against these people with sharp words 176 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:16,120 In their absence, 177 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:19,120 But when they are present, you are submissive to them in speech. 178 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:23,779 Is hypocrisy anything other than this?'" 179 00:09:23,779 --> 00:09:26,779 Tawus Ibn Kaysan did not reserve his admonitions 180 00:09:26,779 --> 00:09:29,779 For Caliphs and governors, 181 00:09:29,779 --> 00:09:32,779 Rather, he offered them to everyone he felt 182 00:09:32,779 --> 00:09:35,779 Had a need for them or a desire for them. 183 00:09:35,779 --> 00:09:38,779 Among this is what Ata' Ibn Abi Rabah narrated: 184 00:09:38,779 --> 00:09:41,779 "Tawus Ibn Kaysan saw me 185 00:09:41,779 --> 00:09:44,779 In a situation he did not approve of, 186 00:09:44,779 --> 00:09:47,779 So he said, 'O Ata', 187 00:09:47,779 --> 00:09:50,779 Beware of taking your needs to one who has closed his door, 188 00:09:51,779 --> 00:09:54,779 And has placed a chamberlain between you and him, 189 00:09:54,779 --> 00:09:57,779 When you can seek them from the One who has opened His doors to you, 190 00:09:57,779 --> 00:10:00,779 And has asked you to call upon Him, and has promised you 191 00:10:00,779 --> 00:10:05,289 An answer.'" 192 00:10:05,289 --> 00:10:08,289 He used to say to his son, "O my son, 193 00:10:08,289 --> 00:10:11,289 Associate with the wise, for you will be attributed to them, 194 00:10:11,289 --> 00:10:14,289 Even if you are not one of them. 195 00:10:14,289 --> 00:10:17,289 And do not associate with the ignorant, 196 00:10:17,289 --> 00:10:20,289 For if you associate with them, you will be attributed to them." 197 00:10:20,289 --> 00:10:23,289 He knew that everything has an end, 198 00:10:23,289 --> 00:10:26,289 And that the end of a person is the perfection of his religion 199 00:10:26,289 --> 00:10:29,289 And the completion of his character. 200 00:10:29,289 --> 00:10:32,289 His son ‘Abdullah grew up 201 00:10:32,289 --> 00:10:35,289 following the upbringing his father provided, 202 00:10:35,289 --> 00:10:38,289 embodying his character and following in his footsteps. 203 00:10:38,289 --> 00:10:41,289 Among these instances is when the Abbasid Caliph, 204 00:10:41,289 --> 00:10:44,289 Abu Ja‘far al-Mansur, 205 00:10:44,289 --> 00:10:47,289 summoned his son, ‘Abdullah ibn Tawus. 206 00:10:47,289 --> 00:10:50,289 When they entered his presence 207 00:10:50,289 --> 00:10:53,289 and took their seats before him, 208 00:10:53,289 --> 00:10:56,289 the Caliph turned to ‘Abdullah ibn Tawus 209 00:10:56,289 --> 00:10:59,289 and said, "Relate to me something that 210 00:10:59,289 --> 00:11:02,320 your father used to tell you." 211 00:11:02,320 --> 00:11:05,320 He replied, "My father told me 212 00:11:05,320 --> 00:11:08,320 that the person who will face the severest punishment on the Day of Resurrection 213 00:11:08,320 --> 00:11:11,320 is a man whom Allah, the Almighty, granted authority, 214 00:11:11,320 --> 00:11:14,320 yet he introduced injustice into his rule." 215 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:18,320 When I heard this statement of his, 216 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:21,320 I pulled my clothes tightly around me, 217 00:11:21,320 --> 00:11:24,320 fearing that some of his blood might touch me. 218 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:27,320 However, Abu Ja‘far remained silent 219 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:30,320 for a while, not speaking, 220 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:34,950 then he dismissed us in peace. 221 00:11:34,950 --> 00:11:37,950 Life was extended for Tawus ibn Kaysan 222 00:11:37,950 --> 00:11:40,950 until he reached one hundred years or slightly more. 223 00:11:40,950 --> 00:11:43,950 Yet, despite his old age and advanced years, 224 00:11:43,950 --> 00:11:46,950 he retained the clarity of his mind, the sharpness of his intellect, 225 00:11:46,950 --> 00:11:49,950 and his quick wit. 226 00:11:49,950 --> 00:11:52,950 ‘Abdullah al-Shami narrated, saying: 227 00:11:52,950 --> 00:11:55,950 "I came to Tawus in his house to learn from him, 228 00:11:55,950 --> 00:11:58,950 and I did not know him. 229 00:11:58,950 --> 00:12:01,950 When I knocked on the door, an old man came out to me. 230 00:12:01,950 --> 00:12:04,950 I greeted him and said, 231 00:12:04,950 --> 00:12:07,950 'Are you Tawus ibn Kaysan?' 232 00:12:07,950 --> 00:12:10,950 He replied, 'No, I am his son.' 233 00:12:10,950 --> 00:12:13,950 I thought to myself that the old man might have become senile and lost his memory, 234 00:12:13,950 --> 00:12:16,950 and I had traveled from far away 235 00:12:16,950 --> 00:12:19,950 to benefit from his knowledge. 236 00:12:19,950 --> 00:12:22,950 He said, 'Woe to you! 237 00:12:22,950 --> 00:12:25,950 Those who carry the Book of Allah do not become senile. 238 00:12:25,950 --> 00:12:28,950 Go in to him.' 239 00:12:28,950 --> 00:12:31,950 So I entered to see Tawus and greeted him, 240 00:12:31,950 --> 00:12:34,950 and I said, 'I have come to you seeking your knowledge, 241 00:12:34,950 --> 00:12:37,950 desiring your counsel.' 242 00:12:37,950 --> 00:12:40,950 I will be brief; 243 00:12:40,950 --> 00:12:43,950 I will be as brief as I can, if Allah wills." 244 00:12:43,950 --> 00:12:46,950 He asked, "Do you want me to summarize for you 245 00:12:46,950 --> 00:12:49,950 the essence of what is in the Torah, the Psalms, the Gospel, 246 00:12:49,950 --> 00:12:52,950 and the Qur'an?" 247 00:12:52,950 --> 00:12:55,950 I said, "Yes," and he said, 248 00:12:55,950 --> 00:12:58,950 "Fear Allah, the Exalted, with such fear 249 00:12:58,950 --> 00:13:01,950 that nothing is more fearful to you than Him. 250 00:13:01,950 --> 00:13:04,950 And hope in Him with a hope stronger than your fear of Him. 251 00:13:04,950 --> 00:13:09,490 Love for people what you love for yourself." 252 00:13:09,490 --> 00:13:12,490 On the night of the tenth of Dhu al-Hijjah, 253 00:13:12,490 --> 00:13:15,490 in the year 106 AH, 254 00:13:15,490 --> 00:13:18,490 the elderly scholar Tawus ibn Kaysan departed 255 00:13:18,490 --> 00:13:21,490 with the pilgrims from ‘Arafat to Muzdalifah 256 00:13:21,490 --> 00:13:24,490 for the fortieth time. 257 00:13:24,490 --> 00:13:27,490 When he rested in its sacred grounds, 258 00:13:27,490 --> 00:13:30,490 and performed the Maghrib and ‘Isha’ prayers, 259 00:13:30,490 --> 00:13:33,490 and laid his side upon the earth, 260 00:13:34,490 --> 00:13:37,490 certainty came to him. 261 00:13:37,490 --> 00:13:40,490 He met his end far from his family and homeland, 262 00:13:40,490 --> 00:13:43,490 seeking nearness to Allah, 263 00:13:43,490 --> 00:13:46,490 reciting the Talbiyah, in the state of Ihram, hoping for the reward of Allah, 264 00:13:46,490 --> 00:13:49,490 emerging from his sins as the day his mother bore him, 265 00:13:49,490 --> 00:13:52,519 by the grace of Allah. 266 00:13:52,519 --> 00:13:55,519 When the morning broke, 267 00:13:55,519 --> 00:13:58,519 and they intended to bury him, 268 00:13:58,519 --> 00:14:01,519 they were unable to bring out his funeral procession. 269 00:14:02,519 --> 00:14:05,519 So the governor of Makkah sent guards to them 270 00:14:05,519 --> 00:14:08,519 to keep the people away from the funeral 271 00:14:08,519 --> 00:14:11,549 until they could bury him. 272 00:14:11,549 --> 00:14:14,549 A great multitude prayed over him, 273 00:14:14,549 --> 00:14:17,549 the number of whom none can count except Allah. 274 00:14:17,549 --> 00:14:20,549 Among those who prayed was 275 00:14:20,549 --> 00:14:23,549 the Caliph of the Muslims, 276 00:14:23,549 --> 00:14:28,980 Hisham ibn ‘Abd al-Malik. 277 00:14:28,980 --> 00:14:31,980 I saw you, O Abu ‘Abd al-Rahman, in dreams, 278 00:14:33,429 --> 00:14:36,429 with the Prophet, peace be upon him, at its door, 279 00:14:36,429 --> 00:14:39,779 and he was saying to you: 280 00:14:39,779 --> 00:14:43,169 "Unveil your mask, 281 00:14:43,169 --> 00:14:47,220 and clarify your recitation, O Tawus." 282 00:15:04,610 --> 00:15:07,610 Remind them, O Exalted One. 283 00:15:07,610 --> 00:15:12,610 They departed and left behind a question in the conscience: 284 00:15:12,610 --> 00:15:17,610 Is there a star like them that has risen and shone? 285 00:15:17,610 --> 00:15:22,610 They filled life with pride through their deeds, 286 00:15:22,610 --> 00:15:26,610 and the world of the patient flourished because of them.