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« that is, We did not demand that they worship Us in that way.11 His words, Mighty and Majestic is He: [57:28] …and He will give you a twofold portion of His mercy… He said: That is, the ⸢secret of ⸣ mercy (⸢sirr⸣al-raḥma)… »

« without the other. Then he was asked, ‘What is the time-span (ajl) of patience?’ He replied: Its time-span is as long as it takes to wait for relief (intiẓār al-faraj) from God.7 [After this] he was asked, ‘What is the b… »

« far away (baʿīd), due to the far-fetched nature (buʿd) of their hopes; while We see it [to be] near, for indeed everything in existence (kāʾin) is close and that which is distant does not even exist.3 Then he said: The s… »

« Aḥmad b. Sālim said, ‘I was working on a piece of land to improve it, when I saw Sahl on a couch above the water of the Euphrates River.’ He also said, ‘One day I entered Sahl’s house, the door of which was very small, a… »

« 111 Sahl was asked about the ignorant person [referred to in the verse]. He said: He is the one who takes himself as his guide (imām), and has no virtuous guide (imām ṣāliḥ) whom he follows. His words: [16:127] So be pat… »

« That is, those who have cognisance of (ʿārifūn) the [true] proportions (maqādīr) of things, since they do not find joy (faraḥ) in anything other than God. They do not repose in anything other than Him and they do not fea… »

« sharaf (honour), xliii, 73 and n11. See also karam; favour sharīʿa pl. sharāʾiʿ (sacred, divine law), 34, 54, 71, 189, 268. See also sharʿ; Law / law(s) sharr (evil, ill), 128. See also evil shawq (longing), for God, xxx… »

« 8 That is, according to all three MSS (Z515, f. 122b, F638, f. 59a and F3488, f. 303b), which have khawf: The repetition in the published edition of the word faraḥ appears to be a misprint as it is only in the Dār al-Kut… »

« [24:35] God is the light of the heavens and the earth… That is, the One who has adorned the heavens and earth with lights.4 The likeness of his light means the likeness of the light of Muḥammad . Ḥasan al-Baṣrī said, ‘H… »

« His words, Exalted is He: [101:4] A day [when] people will be like scattered moths. This means that they will bump into each other because of the awe (hayba) [they experience] before God, Mighty and Majestic is He. It ha… »

« khuḍūʿ; humility tawakkul (trust, complete trust in God), xi, xvi, xxi n63, xxx, lv–lvi, lix, 51, 55–6, 97, 115, 117, 140, 142, 145, 149 and n5, 224, 236, 237, 241 and n4, 330. See also trust ḥaqīqa al- (reality of trust… »

« His words, Exalted is He: [14:7] If you are thankful then assuredly I will give you more… He [Sahl] said: Gratitude (shukr) for knowledge is acting (ʿamal) [on this knowledge].1 Gratitude for acting [on this knowledge] i… »

« ‘Verily the believer will have in Paradise a pavilion made of white pearl, thirty miles in length, in which there are many inhabitants but they do not see one another.’5  3 Perhaps this is Abū ʿAqīl b. Rābiʿa Labīd (d.… »

« him] in adherence to the Sunna. His words, Exalted is He: [29:43] And such similitudes We strike for [the sake of] mankind, but none understands them except those who know. He said: The similitudes which God strikes for… »

«  5 It may be recalled that in his commentary on 30:41, Tustarī interprets the sea as the heart. 188 »

« [11:75] For Abraham was forbearing, tender-hearted, and penitent. He [Sahl] said: God, Exalted is He, gave him [Abraham] a view into the [moments of] activity and repose (ḥaraka wa sukūn) of the natural self (al-nafs al-… »

« ing?’ He replied, ‘Servanthood (ʿubūdiyya).’ Then they asked: ‘What is servanthood?’ He answered, ‘Contentment (riḍā).’ Then they asked, ‘What is contentment?’ He replied, ‘Neediness (iftiqār).’ He was asked: ‘What is ne… »

« His words, Exalted is He: [91:9] successful indeed will be the one who purifies it,3 He said: He who is granted [the ability to consider] (naẓar) the matter of his final return (maʿād), succeeds. [91:10] and he will inde… »

« the honour of the one who reveres Him, and says: [49:3] …they are the ones whose hearts God has tested for mindfulness of Him… That is, He has made their intentions pure for Him. His words: [49:6] …If a reprobate comes t… »

« His words, Exalted is He: [36:11] You can only warn him who follows the Remembrance, and fears the Compassionate One in secret… He said: The one who worships God in his innermost secret (sirr), will be endowed with certa… »

« n6, 282 alms, 34, 48 love as, 182 patience, kinds of which are, 305 of prayer, 310 repentance as, xix n39, l n215, 85 seeking knowledge as, 86 Index III: Subjects and Technical Terms 387 tranquil repose with certainty as… »

« 229 n2, 231 n1, 243 n7, 257 n3, 272 n3, 277 n3, 310 n5, 311. See also God; name(s), of God All-Knowing, the 46. See also name(s), of God allusion (ishāra, taʿrīḍ), xvii, xxvii, xxviii, xxxi, xxxvii, xlii, xlv, 25, 31, 33… »

« sinning, though it be of the smallest kind of prohibited act, will find all his good deeds alloyed by that transgression. Furthermore, his good deeds will not become pure as long as he main- tains just one misdeed, until… »

« oneness, of God: affirmation of Index III: Subjects and Technical Terms 377 al-lisān (affirmation of the tongue), 202 iqtidāʾ (emulation, imitation), liii–liv, 25 and n73, 86, 121, 131, 170, 181, 184, 189, 233, 321. See… »