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« treasure houses of God, 103 Tustarī’s, 90, 132 ḥubb (love), xxx, liv, 42, 47,101, 117, 130, 306. See also maḥabba; wudd; love al-dunyā (love of the world), 301 hudā (guidance), 14, 118, 121, 155, 250, 279. See also hidāy… »

« something for which they stand as the initial letter. But it is also the custom to interpret the combination of letters, as was seen above in the commentary on Alif, Lām, Mīm, at the beginning of Sūrat al-Baqara. On the… »

« His words, Exalted is He: [33:4] God has not placed two hearts inside any man… He said: The one who has directed himself to God, Mighty and Majestic is He, and is intent upon (qaṣdan) [Him], [does not] avert his gaze (il… »

« 5 Translating dhāt Allāh, which here is unlikely to have the meaning of the supreme essence of God. 6 Perhaps what is at issue here are the two aspects of Islamic law, that which deals with belief (uṣūl) and that which d… »

« prophets  , and the veracious (ṣiddīqūn), whose hearts bear witness to their faith according to their [different] stations (maqāmāt), and who know that God observes them in all their states. Furthermore, according to th… »

« supplication(s) dunyā (the world), 146, 222. See also world duty, 108. See also right(s) to God, 173 of God’s friends and prophets, 65 of gratitude, 151 E ear, by which servant hears God, 63 earning (kasb), 49, 174 vs. t… »

« rahba (awe, fear), xlviii, xlix, 19, 67, 136, 223. See also hayba; khawf; khashiya; awe; fear rahbāniyya (monasticism), 223 al-Raḥīm (the Compassionate, Merciful), 8, 9 and n40, 253. See also name(s), of God raḥma (mercy… »

« knowledge derives from] the divine light (nurāniyyūn); and those [whose knowledge derives from] the divine essence’ (dhātiyyūn).4 [Those firmly rooted in knowledge reveal] in addition four [other kinds] of knowledge: rev… »

« of Great Merit’, is mentioned in 97:1 as being the night during the holy month of Ramadan in which the Qurʾān was revealed in its entirety. Each year, Laylat al-Qadr is said to fall on an odd night during the last part o… »

« put your trust in God (tawakkul) is not an enemy to you. The saying is related from Ḥasan: ‘O son of Adam! Do not be beguiled by the ferocious beasts around you, namely, your son, your wife, your relatives and your serva… »

« 4 See the commentary on 39:11 above, and IT, pp. lvi–lvii. 5 This translation has attempted to take into account the other meaning of ikhlāṣ, namely being ‘purely for’, ‘freed for’ something. 6 The rewards that are menti… »

« state in which one has faith (īmān), that of the muʾmin. See above, Tustarī’s commentary on 14:24 in which the third level of iḥsān is mentioned. See also IT, p. lviii, n. 265 regarding the ḥadīth in which these three le… »

« Incumbent upon you is the night vigil, so that your self dies to the inclination of its natural disposition (maylat al-ṭabʿ), and your heart comes to life. When you perform the prayer, do it as if you were bidding farewe… »

« [6:69] …but it is a reminder, so that they may be mindful of God10 [Concerning these words] he said: Truly God, Exalted is He, placed on the shoulders of His friends (awliyāʾ) the duty of reminding His servants, just as… »

« of the mercy of their Lord, and weep in secret out of fear of the severity of the punishment of their Lord. They remember their Lord morning and night in His blessed houses, and make supplications to Him with their tongu… »

« number], and He refers His guidance back to His will (mashīʾa), this being what God, Exalted is He, has preordained (sābiqat al-qadar). His words, Exalted is He: [10:51] Is it [only then], when it has come to pass, that… »

« is He, to His servants; because, in accordance with His knowledge, He does not deprive them of that which He bestows on others, rather He showers mercy upon them to the point that He admits them to the very essence of [H… »

« kifāḥ (‘face-to-face’ encounter with God), xxxvii, lii, 30, 31, 43 n16, 193, 212. See also liqāʾ; encounter kifāya (sufficiency), 31 and n98, 142 and n5, 231. See also sufficiency knowledge (ʿilm), God’s, xxvii, xxxi, xx… »

« His words, Exalted is He: [12:80] …The most senior of them said… That is, in intellect, not age. His words, Exalted is He: [12:87] …And do not despair of God’s [gracious] spirit… The best and highest form of service (khi… »

« in the presence of his Lord ⸢and does not behold Him⸣,54 has not made his actions sincere.55 But God knows best.  »

« [Concerning] His words: [2:246] Have you not seen the chiefs of the Children of Israel… Sahl was asked who the chiefs were. He replied: He [God] means by this the leaders. Take note of the saying of the Messenger of God… »

« The state of remembrance (dhikr) [at the level of] knowledge (ʿilm) is tranquil repose [in God] (sukūn), and the state of remembrance [at the level of] the intellect (ʿaql) is profound peace (ṭumaʾnīna). The state of min… »

« for those who have full awareness of God (muttaqūn).3 He was asked, ‘And what is sincerity (ikhlāṣ)?’ He replied: It is responding (ijāba), and whoever does not respond has no sincerity.4 He also said: Sincerity has thre… »

« He was asked, ‘What is the (way to) relief (faraj)?’ He replied: Do not hope for relief while you still look to what is created. There is not a servant who desired God with a genuine resolve (ʿazm ṣaḥīḥ), without everyth… »