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« horse, they do not recognise it. The tradition is listed in Mundhirī, al-Targhīb, vol. 4, pp. 316–8. 2 Added on the basis of all three MSS: Z515, f. 119a, F638, f. 56b, F3488, f. 299b. 241 »
« God], [poised] between fear and hope, and did not [assume] that forgiveness had been pre- determined for him.6 His words, Exalted is He: [26:84] ‘And confer on me a worthy repute among posterity,’ He said: ‘Grant me the… »
« whereas the relief that is from God within the innermost secret of the human being is close at hand. People will be veiled from the relief from God that is within them if they look for relief elsewhere. »
« the subheading al-abṣār refers to muʿāyanat al-abṣār (beholding with the eyes). Occasional cross references are made between Indexes II and III, and this is clearly indicated prior to the reference of the word, e.g. See… »
« [6:151] …Do not draw near any acts of lewdness, whether openly or in secret... Whether openly refers to that which it has been forbidden to do with the external bodily members. Or in secret means the persistence (iṣrār)… »
« do you not mention people (al-nās), may God have mercy on you?’⸣ 27 He replied, ‘I am not satisfied with myself to the extent that I should be done with censuring myself, and turn to the the censure (dhamm) of others. [Y… »
« encounter livelihood. See life, way of longing, yearning (shawq), for God, xxx, xxxvii, 25, 33, 34, 47, 48, 101 n8, 117, 135, 182, 213, 216, 265, 275. See also desire (irāda); desire, earnest sign of people of, 33, 48 lo… »
« His words: [39:11] Say: ‘Indeed I have been commanded to worship God devoting [my] religion purely to Him.’ He said: Sincerity (ikhlāṣ) is responding (ijāba), and whoever has no response has no sincerity.3 And he said: T… »
« do not wish to be inconsistent by doing myself what I have forbidden you to do.’ Tafsīr al-Tustarī 94 Somebody asked Sahl, ‘O Abū Muḥammad, with whom do you instruct me to sit?’ He replied, ‘With one whose limbs [i.e. bo… »
« His words, Exalted is He: [111:1] Perish the hands of Abū Lahab, and may he perish too! He said: That is, may his hands be ruined [lit. lost], and may he perish too! The first loss is the loss of his wealth and the other… »
« 201, 207 n1, 210, 214, 226 n1, 273, 278, 279, 282 understanding of, for generality, xxvii, 2 specific (khāṣṣ) and general (ʿāmm), 178 mediator/ mediation, means, intermediary (waṣīla pl. waṣāʾil / wāsiṭa), xxx, 103, 116,… »
« believe and perform righteous deeds, equally in their life and in their death?... He said: The one who has been seated on the carpet of conformity (bisāṭ al-muwāfaqa) is not like the one who has been made to stand in the… »
« (aṣl) it is faith (īmān), and in its branch (farʿ) it is sincerity. Sincerity is a matter of great importance and the one who possesses it is wary lest his sincerity should not prevail till death, for actions are [judged… »
« for Me and the other half is for My servant, and My servant gets what he asks for.’ Thus, when the servant says, Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds, God, Exalted is He, says, ‘My servant has praised and thanked Me.’ Wh… »
« But as for the one who does not know his station, that will be a source of shame (ʿār) for him. ʿUmar Wāṣil said that he then asked [Sahl], ‘How does a person’s station rise in accordance with his knowledge?’ He answered… »
« Like the releasing of the cords binding a camel. ‘The shaykh had not even completed the two couplets before I saw a knight calling out from afar, “Al-Ḥajjāj is dead!”’ He [Abū ʿAmr] continued, ‘Then I asked the shaykh ab… »
« ʿAlī b. Ḥusayn b. ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib (d. 94/712). Better known by his honorary title ‘Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn’ or ‘Adornment of the Worshippers.’ An ardent worshipper and authority on ḥadīth, he was known for his piety and abstin… »
« of a slave. As for your servant, he is like a fox in trickery and theft. I say to you, son of Adam, fear God, and don’t break your back for their benefit, for you only have a few steps till you reach your next home, whic… »
« Your remembrance is accursed. My Lord, do not bring upon me these two things for I will not be able to bear them: burning in Hell and separation from You.’ His words, Exalted is He: [75:26] No indeed! When it [the soul]… »
« the conditions stated in this verse: a reading completed while standing in prayer, a reading completed while sitting and studying it, and a reading completed while reclining on one’s side. Then, he will not forget [it],… »
« 24 i.e., obliterated them. The editor of the Dār al-Kutub al-ʿIlmiyya states that this couplet is not by al-ʿAjjāj. Tafsīr al-Tustarī 76 He [Sahl] said: God, Exalted is He, took the prophets from the loins of Adam, and… »
« was called to prophethood, Abū Bakr is often said to have been the first male convert to Islam. He remained a close friend and trusted advisor of the Prophet throughout his mission, and it was he alone who accompanied hi… »
« 4 Alternatively the terms rabbāniyyūn, nūriyyūn and dhātiyyūn might be translated as ‘those whose knowledge manifests the divine lordliness, light and essence, respectively.’ On these three designations in particular, se… »
« (rabbānī) is the one who does not choose anyone over his Lord, and it [the name] is derived from the word rubūbiyya’.29 Sahl continued: People whose knowledge derives from the divine lordliness (rabbāniyūn) are those who… »