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Whatever may have been the real position of the
Hebrew Sophis (or Sophees) after the great religious and
national schism, one thing is certain, namely, that the true
knowledge of God and the esoteric of science religion was
preserved until the appearance of Jesus (pbuh) Christ (pbuh)
, who built his Community of the Initiates in the Inner
Religion upon Simon the Sapha, and that the true Sophis or
seers of the Christian Mispha perpetuated this knowledge
and watched over it until the appearance of the Elect of
Allah, Muhammadal-Mustapha- the Hebrew “Mustaphi”!

The Bible mentions -as I said above- numerous
prophets attached to the Misphas; but we must well
understand that, as the Quran clearly declares, “God best
knows whom He shall appoint for His Messenger”, [1] that
He does not bestow the gift of prophecy on a person on
account of his nobility, riches, or even piety, but for His
own pleasure. The faith and all works of piety, meditations,
spiritual exercises, prayers, fasting, and divine knowledge
may raise a novice to become a spiritual murshid or
guide, or to the rank of a saint, but never to the status of
a prophet; for prophecy is not procured by effort, but is a
gift of God. Even among the Prophets there are only a few
who were Apostles or Messengers favoured with a special
book and commissioned to direct a certain people or with
a particular mission. Therefore, the term “prophets” as
used in the Hebrew Scriptures is often ambiguous.

I must also remark in this connection that probably
the majority of the material of the Bible was the work or
production of these Misphas before the Babylonian Captivity
or even earlier, but afterwards has been revised by unknown
hands until it has taken the shape which we nowadays have.

[1] . QURAN 6:124. When there comes to them a sign (from Allah. They say
«We shall not believe until we receive one (exactly) like those received by Allah›s
apostles.» Allah knoweth best where (and how) to carry out His mission. Soon will
the wicked be overtaken by humiliation before Allah, and a severe punishment, for
all their plots. (Editors)