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« He said: Their eyes ⸢delight⸣ at the outward and inward realities that they witness, which are revealed to them in the way of ⸢ knowledge (ʿulūm)⸣8 of unveiling (mukāshafa). So they behold them and hold on to them such t… »

« It means being impaired (fāsid) in body and in deed because of grief. His grief was only on account of Joseph’s religion and not for the sake of [Joseph] himself, for he knew that if he died upon his religion he would be… »

« 1 His words, Exalted is He: [94:1] Did We not expand your breast for you? He said: ‘Did We not dilate your breast for you, with the light of the Message (risāla), and make it a mine for the spiritual realities (maʿdan li… »

« of God, 20 and n47, 28, 42 n10, 74, 90 n9, 138, 145, 154, 296 rushd (right course, guidance), 65, 90, 192. See also hudā; guidance rusul sing. rasūl (messengers, of God), xlvi, 194, 245 n6. See also messenger(s) rūʾyā (v… »

« you could never number them [14:34]’. And Your Prophet  said, ‘None of you enters Paradise through his works, but only through His mercy.’5 Then God says, ‘My words are the truth, and my Prophet  has spoken truly, so t… »

« Muḥammad not speaking out of his own (53:3), 212 for position in the world, 91 those who are safe from, 266 vanquishing, 61 desire (irāda, raghba, ṭalab). See also longing for God, 64, 74 for Hereafter, 231 devil(s) (sha… »

« Similarly ʿĀʾisha  said, ‘The Messenger of God  used to have a long shirt and he gave it to Abū Jahm in exchange for his Manbijī garment.1 Someone said, “O Messenger of God, the shirt is better than the garment.” He sa… »

« 1 His words: [18:7] …that We may try them, as to which of them is best in conduct.2 He said: That is, as to which of them is best in their relinquishing of this world and all that leads to distraction (ishtighāl) from Go… »

« His words, Exalted is He: [81:7] and when souls are coupled. It has been said that the souls of the believers will be joined with the dark-eyed maidens of Paradise [houris], while the souls of the disbelievers will be jo… »

« is He, says: ‘These verses are for My servant and My servant shall receive what he asks for.’6 Sahl said: The meaning of ‘My servant has glorified Me’ here is: ‘He has attributed abundant beneficence (iḥsān) and munifice… »

« predestination Preserved Tablet (lawḥ maḥfūẓ), xxxi, 1, 3 and n10, 5 and n22, 27 n84, 177, 183 and n1, 186 and n1, 242, 245, 276 and n5 Index III: Subjects and Technical Terms 389 pride, hubris, vainglory (kibriyāʾ / tak… »

« heart(s): hardening qaṭīʿa (being cut off, from God), 116, 162, 306. See also abandonment; cut off qibla (direction of prayer and of Mecca), 45 qirāʾa (recitation), 58 n27, 133. See also Qurʾān; recitation qiṣāṣ (retribu… »

« Tafsīr al-Tustarī He said: 258 Whoever was killed by his love [for Him], his recompense (diya) will be the vision of Him.6 Then he said: The reward for works is Paradise, and the reward for the realisation of God’s onene… »

« ———. ‘A Biography of Dhul-Nūn Al-Miṣrī.’ In ʿArshī Presentation Volume, ed. M. Rām and M. D. Aḥmad. New Delhi, 1965. Arnaldez, R. ‘Maʿrifa.’ EI2. Vol. vi, pp. 568–71. Azarnoosh, Azartash. ‘Abjād’, trans. R. Gholami. Ency… »

« Afterlife (Cambridge, 1989), pp. 205–10. 2 Ṭabarānī, al-Muʿjam al-awsaṭ, vol. 8, p. 176; Iṣfahānī, Ḥilyat al-awliyāʾ, vol. 1, pp. 26–7, and vol. 10, p. 31. Tafsīr al-Tustarī 136 of this world (tadbīr al-dunyā); knowledge… »

« coming with a sound heart, 165 command to sacrifice his son, 165 and n4, 192 in the fire of Nimrod, 32 n110, 62, 66 n13, 129, 192 and his guests, 208 as Khalīl Allāh (Friend of God), 30 and n94, 32 and n109, 33 and n111,… »

« desires neither the world, nor Paradise, but desires only the vision (naẓar) of Him, this being the share (ḥaẓẓ) of the intuition of the spiritual self (dhihn nafs al-rūḥ), the understanding of the intellect (fahm al-ʿaq… »

« these qualities is the attainment of the intellect (iktisāb al-ʿaql). Then there are another three which are necessary: attaining gnosis (iktisāb al-maʿrifa), and putting one’s knowledge into practice (istiʿmāl al-ʿilm),… »

« He said: That is, in hunger (majāʿa) and poverty (faqr). The Arabs say a person is makhṣūṣ when he is poor (faqīr). Thus they gave preference to the good pleasure of God over their own desires. The act of giving preferen… »

« 123 It [the thought] is one of three things: it is either an enemy who wishes to cut him off [from God], or his lower self wanting to betray him, or his lower self trying to deceive him. In this case, he should not pay a… »

« jazaʿ (anxiety), lvi, 298 jazāʾ (reward, recompense), 57, 169, 193, 231, 289. See also reward(s); recompense Jews, 11 n8, 22 and n62, 27, 57, 105 n7, 121 n13, 137 n1, 177, 319 and n9. See also Israelites; Children, of Is… »

« (quwwa) to perform what You commanded us in principle (fī’l-aṣl), nor do we have success in its practical application (farʿ), nor [can we be sure of having] a praiseworthy end, except with Your aid (maʿūna).12 This is al… »

« Discernment (fiṭna) is life (ḥayāt) and understanding (fahm) is livelihood (ʿaysh). There are but two [kinds of] men who understand the Word [of God]: the first wants to understand so he can speak about it from a positio… »

« [the Message], so do not let your grief concerning them distract you from Us.’ His words: [26:5] And there would never come from the Compassionate One any reminder1 that is new, but that they used to disregard it. He sai… »