Meshaf Resh: The Black Book

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In the beginning, God created the White Pearl out of His most precious Essence; and He created a bird named Anfar. And He placed the pearl upon its back, and dwelt thereon forty thousand years.
On the first day, Sunday, He created an angel named 'Azazil, which is Ta'us Melek the Peacock Angel, the chief of all.
On Monday He created Darda'il, which is Sheikh Hasan.
On Tuesday He created Israfil, who is Sheikh Shams.
On Wednesday He created Jibra'il Gabriel, who is Sheikh Abu Bekr.
On Thursday He created 'Azra'il, who is Sajadin.
On Friday He created the angel Shemna'il, who is Nasiru'd-Din.
On Saturday He created the angel Nura'il, who is [...] He made Melek Ta'us chief over them.
Afterwards, He created the form of the seven heavens, and the earth, and the sun, and the moon [...] He created mankind, and animals, and birds, and beasts, and placed them in the folds of His mantle, and arose from the Pearl, accompanied by the angels. Then He cried out at the Pearl with a loud cry, and forthwith it fell asunder into four pieces, and water gushed out from it and became the sea. The world was round without clefts.
Then He created Gabriel in the form of a bird, and committed to his hands the deposition of the four corners. Then He created a ship and abode therein thirty thousand years, after which He came and dwelt in Lalesh. He cried out in the world, and the sea coagulated, and the world became earth and they continued quivering.
Then He commanded Gabriel to take two of the pieces of the White Pearl, one of which He placed under the earth, while the other rested in the Gate of Heaven. Then He placed in them the sun and the moon, and created the stars from their fragments, and suspended them in heaven for an ornament. He also created fruit-bearing trees and plants in the earth, and likewise the mountains, to embellish the earth. He created the Throne over the Carpet.
Then said the Mighty Lord, "O Angels, I will create Adam and Eve, and will make them human beings, and from them two shall arise, out of the loins of Adam, Shehr ibn Jebr; and from him shall arise a single people on the earth, the people of 'Azazel, to wit of Ta'us Melek, which is the Yezidi people. Then I shall send Sheikh 'Adi b. Musafir from the land of Syria, and he shall come and dwell in Lalesh".
Then the Lord descended to the holy land and commanded Gabriel to take earth from the four corners of the world: earth, air, fire, and water. He made it man, and endowed it with a soul by His power. Then He commanded Gabriel to place Adam in Paradise, where he might eat of the fruit of every green herb, only of wheat should he not eat.
After a hundred years, Ta'us Melek said to God, "How shall Adam increase and multiply, and where is his offspring?" God said to him, "Into thy hand have I surrendered authority and administration". Then He came and said to Adam, "Hast thou eaten of the wheat?" He answered, "No, for God hath forbidden me so to do, and hath said, 'Thou shalt not eat of it'". Melek Ta'us said to him, "If you eat of it, all shall go better with thee". But, after he had eaten, his belly swelled up, and Ta'us Melek drove him forth from Paradise, and left him, and ascended into heaven. Then Adam suffered from the distention of his belly, because it had no outlet. But God sent a bird, which came and helped him, and made an outlet for it, and he was relieved. And Gabriel continued absent from him for a hundred years, and he was sad, and wept.
Then God commanded Gabriel, and he came and created Eve from under Adam's left arm-pit.