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« His words: [42:20] And whoever desires the harvest of the Hereafter, We will enhance for him his harvest… He said: The harvest of the Hereafter is being satisfied [with one’s lot] (qanāʿa) in this world, and [find- ing]… »
« minister (wazīr ṣadūq) who reminds him when he forgets, and assists him when he remembers.’ His words: [38:24] …He fell down on his knees and repented. He said: Turning often to God in contrition (ināba) is returning fro… »
« Rabīʿ b. Anas al-Bakrī (d. 139/756). A Basran interpreter of the Qurʾān and narrator of ḥadīth from among the second generation of Muslims. Rabīʿ b. Khuthaym (or ‘Khaytham’) al-Thawrī al- (d. ca 63/682–3). A narrator of… »
« 73 He said: The People of the Heights are the people of gnosis (maʿrifa).9 God, Exalted is He, said: …who know each by their mark [7:47]. Their standing is due to the honour (sharaf) they enjoy in the two abodes and with… »
« His words, Exalted is He: [47:1] God will bring to naught the deeds of those who disbelieve and bar others from the way of God. He said: He brought them to naught because of their utterance of words that had no reality (… »
« 332 Midian, 125 n6, 147 n4 Miriam, sister of Moses, 147 and n1 Moses, xxxvii, 11, 13 n7, 17, 21 nn56–57, 31 n101, 33 and nn111 and 116, 37 n147, 64 n5, 74, 75, 78 n40, 92, 106, 121 and n13, 125 and n13, 126, 147 and nn1,… »
« On another occasion he said that Guide us (ihdinā) means: Guide us (arshidnā) to the religion of Islam, which is the way to You, through assistance from You, which is insight (baṣīra), for we cannot be guided except thro… »
« manifest, and all opposing and rival [deities that have been falsely set up] will be renounced, along with the [false] supplications made to them, due to the cessation of doubt and the fear of punishment. His words, Exal… »
« His knowledge, just as He said, She asked, ‘Who told you this?’ He said, ‘I was told by the All- Knowing, the Aware’ [66:3].31 He [the Prophet] related it to prophethood (nubuwwa),32 because of that which God had taught… »
« tree beyond which none may pass, in the form of green birds which fly freely in Paradise until the Day of Resurrection, stamped (marqūm) with [seal] of [God’s] good pleasure (riḍā) and satisfaction (riḍwān).7 On the othe… »
« Tafsīr al-Tustarī 68 That is, God, Exalted is He, takes revenge on a wrongdoer by means of another wrongdoer, and then He Himself takes revenge on them. His words, Exalted is He: [6:147] If they deny you, say, ‘Your Lord… »
« being intent (qaṣd) upon God in his every moment of activity and stillness (fī ḥarakātihi wa sukūnihi),17 just as He also said: and those who hearken to their Lord and maintain the prayer… [42:38]. Thus, whoever finds th… »
« [my] duty to God, that is, with regard to God’s person (dhāt Allāh), [and I neglected] being intent upon Him (qaṣd ilayhi), and dependent upon Him (iʿtimād ʿalayhi), on account of my neglecting to observe His rights (ḥuq… »
« (saʿāda), 27, 76 n28, 242, 279 and n1. See also happiness; bliss, predestined; wretchedness fikr pl. afkār (reflection, thought), xlvii n205, 76, 134. See also tafakkur; naẓar (reflective thought); reflection fiʿl pl. af… »
« den… He [Sahl] said: This refers to the envy (ḥasad) of a person’s heart and the actions of his bodily members. If he were to give up the management (tadbīr) of both he would be one of the ‘mainstays’ (awtād) of the eart… »
« 18, 36, 96, 132, 168, 177, 179, 193, 201, 229, 234, 248, 283, 288, 306. See also hawā; lust(s); desire (hamm) akl al- (gratification of one’s lusts), 104 shakk (uncertainty, doubt), 13, 132, 277. See also doubt shakwā (c… »
« 321. See also Trust defined, 55–6, 97 discussed, lv–lvi fleeing from, 241 and n4 indicates increase in certainty and mindfulness of God, 241 must accompany mindfulness of God, 237 one of four pillars of faith, 51 of Prop… »
« Lord, provided for [by Him] [3:169], that is, they are sustained by remembrance, due to what they attained through the subtle luminous self.10 The life of the dense nature (ṭabʿ kathīf) is 6 Or it might be translated as… »
« presented by Tustarī above, or that they have mystical significance, or a cryptic meaning, as in the second interpretation he presents above. They are also sometimes subject to interpretations based on the numerical valu… »
« alone is feared!’? His words: [3:35] When the wife of ʿImrān said: ‘O Lord, I have consecrated what is in my womb solely to You…’19 That is, I have freed [what is in my womb], and emancipated it from enslavement to the w… »
« 155 and n4, 196 and n3, 223 n9. See also wāsiṭa; mediator wāsiṭa (mediation, mediator, intermediary), xxx, 103, 116, 120. See also wasῑla; mediator waswasa (scruples), 247 waswasa pl. wasāwis (whispering, evil prompting,… »
« Abū Muḥammad. Were you impressed with the freshness of my garment which has been on me for nine hundred years, and in which I met with Jesus son of Mary (peace be upon them both) and Muḥammad , and believed in them both… »
« Then Sahl said: The mingling of a friend of God with people is a disgrace (dhull), whereas his solitude (tafar- rud) is a source of honour (ʿizz). I have never seen friends of God, Exalted is He, who were not solitary be… »
« His words, Exalted is He: [100:6] Verily man is ungrateful (kanūdun) to his Lord, He said: [The word] kanūd means the ungrateful. He is the one who has broken the Covenant (khālafa al-ʿahd),1 avoids the truth (jānaba al-… »