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« muḥādatha munfaridūn (those devoted solely to God, solitary beings), xxxvi, 284, 321. See also mutafarridūn munīb (penitent), 204. See also tawwāb; awwāb; ināba; repentant al-Munʿim (the Bestower of blessings), 79, 114,… »

« whose hands are the keys to its coffers, He will give it to you. Likewise, if you obey the Lord of the Hereafter He will give it to you. However, neither do you want the latter nor the former.’6 1 The use of the passive… »

« of hypocrites, 63 bliss, of Paradise (naʿῑm), 158, 189, 268, 280. See also Paradise bliss, predestined, eternal (saʿāda), xxxvi, 154, 231. See also felicity bodily members / limbs (jawāriḥ, arkān), xxviii, xxxvi, xl, xli… »

« (huwiyya), divinity (ilāhiyya), and [God’s being] Self-Sufficing and Besought of all, to eternity (ṣamadiyya ilā’l-sarmadiyya), without any obstacle or veil. One similitude among many might be that of a spider’s web when… »

« [When] he says [in the poem], ‘Three times did God ask them “Is there (hal)…?”, [the word] hal is an interrogative particle. Verily God, Mighty and Majestic is He, lifts the veil every night and says, ‘Is there (hal) any… »

« nafs al- (self of gnosis), xxxix, xli, 96 nūr al- (light of gnosis), xlii, 132, 184 sabīl al- (way of gnosis), 291 sirr al- (light of gnosis), 223 marriage, 27, 53 n2, 277 n3 Moses’, 124 martyr(s), liii, 82, 150, 171–2 n… »

« John, the Baptist, 119 and nn1–3, 163 Jonah (the Prophet), xxxv, 192 and n5, 243 n11 Joseph, xxxvi, 50 and n48, 95 and nn2 and 4, 96 and nn7, 8 and 11, 97 and nn11, 12, 14, 16 and 17, 154, 192 and n5 Junayd, xvii, xx, xx… »

« this cockerel which crows at night.’1 His words, Exalted is He: [73:8] So mention the name of your Lord and devote yourself [exclusively] to Him with complete devotion. He said: Recite ‘In the name of God, the Compassion… »

« him saying, ‘Peace be upon you!’ Furthermore, God, Exalted is He, praised his nation when He said, And the foremost, the foremost:  they are the ones brought near [to God]’ [56:10, 11]. He did not say ‘they were near’ (… »

« He said: That is, ‘Seek forgiveness for the desire (himma) of the natural self (nafs al-ṭabʿ).’ The Prophet  said, ‘There is not one among us who has not had the desire [to do something] and then transgressed.’ This mea… »

« through remembrance (dhikr). But God, Transcendent and Exalted is He, knows best.  4 The meaning of this passage is not entirely clear, but following Tustarī’s comparison of the heart to a sea, with its ten- dency to tu… »

« volition; will, of God beyond attributes, lx, 78 manifest through His signs, 213 Qurʾān contains, xxxi attributes (ṣifāt), of God, particular. See also oneness authority (sulṭān), 280 beneficence (iḥsān, birr), xxi, 14,… »

« any claim for themselves. Tafsīr al-Tustarī 146 He was asked about the saying of al-Ḥārith,12 who stated, ‘I stay up at night and thirst during the day.’ He replied: He means, ‘I have no need for disclosure (kashf) for t… »

« thereby according to the path of truth (ṭarīq al-ḥaqq) and the way of veracity (minhaj al-ṣidq). His words: [25:20] …And We have made some of you a trial for others, will you be steadfast? Your Lord is ever Watchful. He… »

« His words, Exalted is He: [15:72] …In their drunkenness they were bewildered. That is, in their ignorance (jahl) and error (ḍalāla) they disobey. Know that all acts of disobedi- ence may be attributed to ignorance, and [… »

« His words, Exalted is He: [39:7] …If you give thanks He will approve… He said: Gratitude (shukr) begins with obedience (ṭāʿa) and ends with the vision of Paradise (ruʾyat al-janna).1 His words: [39:9] …Say: ‘Are those wh… »

« He said: As a witness to them of the divine oneness (tawḥīd), bringing glad tidings to them of help (maʿūna) and support (taʾyīd), and warning them against falling into innovations (bidaʿ) and errors (ḍalālāt). His words… »

« 29 Sahl was asked about His words: [2:255] God, There is no god except Him, the Living, the Eternal Sustainer… He replied: This is the mightiest (aʿẓam) verse in God’s Book, Exalted is He. Within it is God’s Greatest Nam… »

« worshipper(s) aʿbad (most devout of people), 64 abjad, xviii and n32. See also letter(s) ablution, 11, 90 and n9, 135, 247–8, 298 n1. See also purification; prayer abrār sing. barr (righteous), xxxvii, 79, 259, 271, 299.… »

« 95, 126, 132, 151, 194, 216, 253 tawḥīd ([attestation/ profession/ realisation] of God’s oneness), xiii, xxxvi, xlii, xliii, xlix, li, lv, 12, 19 and nn39 and 44, 29, 43, 44, 45, 48, 56, 103, 119 n2, 138, 140 n8, 145, 17… »

« Tafsīr al-Tustarī 294 al-ṭabʿ), in its need for God Himself (dhāt al-Ḥaqq), Mighty and Majestic is He, [and] for the spiritual self (nafs al-rūḥ), ⸢[there comes] the ease (suhūla) of the spiritual self ⸣,6 the intellect… »

« from the subtle substance (laṭīf) of the dense natural self (nafs al-ṭabʿ al-kathīf). The taking up [of souls] (al-tawaffī) in God’s Book is of three kinds: the first is death (mawt), the second, sleep (nawm), and the th… »

« clarified by the statement of Tustarī which follows. 4 Because a hypothesis often assumes a future and a situation other than the one that a person is in. 5 Ibn Ḥanbal, al-Musnad, vol. 1, p. 303. Makkī, Qūt al-qulūb, vol… »

« who are brought into proximity [with Him] (muqarrabūn). Truly, God, Exalted is He, created people without any veil, and then made their devising [for themselves] (tadbīr) into their veil.2 His words, Exalted is He: [32:1… »