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« his abstinence (zuhd), his contentment (riḍā), his trust (tawakkul), and his [noble] characteristics (akhlāq). Indeed, God, Exalted is He, has said: Assuredly you possess a magnificent nature [68:4].’ He [Sahl] was asked… »
« brance of God or His service (khidma) by some phenomenon, or something for the sake of his lust (shayʾan li-shahwatihi),3 [if then] he experiences [thereby] exultation (nashāṭ) in his devotions, he is deluded (makhdūʿ),ʿ… »
« commentary on 10:62 and p. 89, n. 5. 7 It is not clear whether the speaker here is Abū Bakr al-Sijzī or ʿUmar b. Wāṣil. ʿUmar b. Wāṣil transmits a saying of Tustarī soon after this in the commentary on 7:99. 8 Meaning th… »
« than your musk’. Fighting then ensued between their two clans involving fists, sandals and palm branches. 4 For Tustarī’s discussion of the benefits of ḥusn al-ẓann (‘good opinion’), see above, the commentary on the poem… »
« upon the slips of [other] people except an ignorant wrongdoer, and no one [may] make known that which he has looked upon [of the faults of others] except God.3 Indeed it has been related that God spoke to David through… »
« that it would drown in blood.’ His words, Exalted is He: [90:10] and given him guidance [concerning] the two paths? 4 He said: ‘We have clearly shown him the path of goodness that he may follow it, and the path of evil t… »
« and this is one of the conditions of [true] faith. It has been related of Ḥasan b. ʿAlī that when he finished his ablutions, the colour of his face would change and he was asked about that. He said, ‘It is appropriate… »
« That is, [no soul knows] what [counts] for and against it in the preordainment of the unseen (maqdūr al-ghayb). So, be wary of [what has been preordained] by upholding His remembrance and crying out to Him for help, unti… »
« His words: [25:72] And those who do not give false testimony… He said: False testimony (zūr) is the tribunal of the [heretical] innovators.9 But God knows best. 9 i.e. it is what they share. 142 »
« this world.’ He replied, ‘Shall I not inform you of someone who has contented himself with even less than myself?’ [Those present] said, ‘Please do!’ He answered, ‘He who has contented himself with having his share of th… »
« hunger (jūʿ, masghaba), 104, 109, 227, 305, 309. See also fasting benefits of, l, 72, 117 n10, 126, 163, 166 and n13 Day of (90:14), 286 for God, 121 for knowledge, 117 Tustarī and, xvi, xxi, 104 ḥurma (reverence), 72 ḥu… »
« He said: The light of the believer shines forth before him, and he inspires awe in the hearts of the people of conformity (muwāfiqūn) and the people of opposition (mukhālifūn) alike. The one who conforms reveres him and… »
« Jurjānī, ʿAlī b. Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-. al-Taʿrīfāt, ed. Ibrāhīm al-Abyārī. Beirut, 1987. Kalābādhī, Abū Bakr Muḥammad b. Isḥāq al-. Kitāb al-Taʿarruf li-madhhab ahl al-taṣawwuf, ed. Arthur J. Arberry. Cairo, 1934. Transl… »
« miserliness (bakhl), 227 and n7 miskīn pl. masākīn (poor, needy, abject, destitute), 37 and nn145 and 147, 286. See also maskana; poor; poverty mīthāq (covenant, the), 76. See also ʿahd; Covenant; pact moment, state in t… »
« [5:23] Two men among those who feared, whom God had blessed, said… 1 A similar definition appears in Iṣfahānī, Ḥilyat al-awliyāʾ, vol. 10, p. 208, where only three kinds of purification are mentioned. 2 This is also cite… »
« avoid any look that lacks a sense of honour. It is related from ʿUbāda b. Ṣāmit that the Prophet said, ‘If you can safeguard six things, I will guarantee for you entry into Paradise: be truthful when you speak; fulfil… »
« 2 i.e. through the Revelation or the Sunna. On the meaning of bayān, see above, p. 32, n. 105. 3 The addition was made on the basis of all three MSS: Z515, f. 132a, F638, f. 64b and F3488, f. 314b. 280 »
« with divinely-bestowed success (tawfīq) in [showing] gratitude, patience in the face of tribula- tion, and a laudable end. Then he said: There is a Paradise and a Hellfire in this life. Paradise ⸢is safety (ʿāfiya),⸣ 2 a… »
« who reject God and His Messenger. Three of them are proportionate to the night in measure, and two of them proportionate to the day in measure. They flow with fire forever, as long as they abide there.’ His words, Exalte… »
« See Ṭabarī’s commentary on 12:24, for example. Tafsīr al-Tustarī 96 His words, Exalted is He: [12:42] ‘…Mention me to your lord…’ 7 He [Sahl] said: It has been related that the angel Gabriel visited Joseph in prison an… »
« His words: [17:25] Your Lord knows best what is within your souls (nufūsikum)… That is, what is in your hearts (qulūb), because the heart includes the intellect (ʿaql), the self (nafs) and desire (hawā).6 His words: [17:… »
« (nadam). His words: [41:49] Man never wearies of supplicating for good… He said: He does not weary of remembering His Lord, nor of thanking Him, praising Him, or extolling Him. His words: [41:51] And when We bestow grace… »
« sins, level upon level, just as He has said: Verily the hypocrites will be in the lowest level of the Fire [4:145]. His words: [8:46] …[and lest] your strength (rīḥ) fade…4 That is, your power (dawla). His words: [8:48]… »
« in God from His wrath.’ His words, Exalted is He: [13:28] …Truly, it is in the remembrance of God that hearts find peace. [In] remembrance (dhikr) with knowledge (ʿilm) there is tranquil repose (sukūn), and [in] remembra… »