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« and desire (hawā), and could not comprehend the summoning (daʿwa) of God; ‘and in our ears, [the ears] which are in our hearts, there is a deafness’, that is, deafness to the good, so they do not hear the calls (hawātif)… »
« intibāḥ (awareness, alertness, comprehension), 110 intihāʾ (end), mankind’s, 76, 225. See also ibtidāʾ intimacy, with God (uns, zulf), xlii, liii, lix, 101, 139, 147, 160, 175, 200, 210, 218. See also proximity calling o… »
« Tafsīr al-Tustarī 70 levels,32 for the lower self holds a share and a design with regard to the heart.33 [As for the one whose] heart is veiled, God empowers his enemy over him. His heart does not orbit the celestial dom… »
« aware that it will pass, since they have previously been guided and will find guidance again. In the case of the prophet Abraham, he had been guided as a child, then later called the star, the moon and the sun in turn hi… »
« Tafsīr al-Tustarī 24 is also reported from ʿAlī . The second meaning is to show mercy (taraḥḥum) [as discussed above], and the third meaning is supplication (duʿāʾ), as [for example] in the prayer over the dead. Indeed,… »
« 9 Or more precisely we might translate this as ‘the life of the spirit of the subtle substance of the spiritual self ’. MS F638, f. 43b, however, has ḥayāt rūḥ nafs al-rūḥ without the word laṭīf, which would read literal… »
« the mystics from complacency, or from lassitude. For a discussion of divine jealousy in Sufi doctrine, see A. Keeler, Sufi Hermeneutics, pp 196–7; 233; 297–8. 7 lit. ‘their speech and acts become veracity’. 8 The words q… »
« response to a moving emotional experience (wārid). The outward kind is when [the emotion] that is concealed in a person becomes outwardly apparent. [However], when what is being suffered inwardly settles [within a person… »
« ent, such as the hypocrite and his like. The Prophet was asked, ‘Which prayer is the best?’ He replied, ‘The longest in devotion (qunūt), that is, the prayer [for which] one stands the longest (ṭūl al-qiyām).128 And Za… »
« as an arbitrator at Ṣiffīn (37/657) to adjudicate between ʿAlī and Muʿāwiya, after which he retreated from the public sphere. Abū Saʿīd al-Khuḍrī (d. ca 64/683–4 or 74/693–4). He was a Companion of the Prophet and one of… »
« His words, Exalted is He: [8:1] …So have full awareness of God, and set things right between you… He [Sahl]said: Having full awareness of God (taqwā) means abandoning everything which befalls one [which might impede that… »
« 143 discussed, xliv–xlv evidences of God’s omnipotence, 150 from, granted by God, xxvii, xxxvi, 2, 37, 150, 284 increased at night, 253 inner aspect of the Qurʾān is, 7 of inner meanings of the Qurʾān, xxvii, xlvii n202,… »
« keepers of (Zabāniya), 296 Hellfire, the Fire (nār), 2, 34, 44, 54, 55, 57, 109, 120, 129, 135, 138, 177, 180, 221, 240, 245, 250, 263, 272, 274, 280, 283, 299, 316 belief in, 58 help (maʿūna, taʾyῑd), from God, xxxiv, 1… »
« difficult than being sincere within one’s own soul. The lowest level of sincerity [towards God] within the soul is gratitude (shukr), which is not to disobey God by [abusing] the blessings He has bestowed [on you] (bi-ni… »
« ‘the dawn arose and filled the morning with light’; Ibn ʿAbbās identified the oven as the surface of the earth, since the Arabs call it ‘oven’ (tannūr). Ḥasan, however, said that it was an oven of stone which had belonge… »
« of the worshippers. Then God will let him experience that which His friends (awliyāʾ) and elect (aṣfiyāʾ) experienced, which is the rank of tasting (madhāq).8 He [Abū Bakr al-Sijzī] said, ‘He [Sahl] then mentioned to us… »
« ———. Bayān laṭāʾif al-miʿrāj. Arabic text edited with English translation and annotation by Frederick S. Colby, published as Subtleties of the Ascension. Louisville, KY, 2006. ———. Risālat al-malāmatiyya, ed. Abū al-ʿAlā… »
« with His seekers differs: ‘most have to go through struggles and trials before they are brought to illumination, whereas some are given unveiling at the beginning, attaining to that which others do not reach even through… »
« following the Messenger of God , abiding by what is lawful, refraining from harm [to others], the avoidance of sins, repentance and the observance of the rights [of others]. His words: [9:73] O Prophet, struggle agains… »
« weeping intensified, he was asked, ‘What makes you weep?’ He replied, ‘How can I not weep when it is a matter of an hour and then I do not know where I will be taken.’ [56:88] Thus if he be of those brought near, By whic… »
« (maḥḍa); for pure servanthood is self-abasement (dhull) and humble submission (khuḍūʿ). He was asked, ‘How does one show one’s need for Him?’ He said: The neediness takes three [forms]: [the servants’] showing [awareness… »
« 158, 175, 227, 228, 229, 238 n2, 315. See also repentant repentant (awwāb, tāʾib / tawwāb), 48, 50 n47, 53, 158, 238 true, sincere, 238 repose, tranquil (sukūn), xxxix, 291 discussed, 68 and n23 with/ in God, 38, 248 [of… »
« the believer”’,6 by which He means, ‘The angels never hesitate over anything as much as they hesitate over snatching the soul of My believing servant, which they do while giving him good tidings (bashāra) and treating hi… »
« worldly share, he will feel reassured by it. Otherwise he will return to the disbelief that his desire calls him to.3 His words: [22:14] Truly God shall admit those who believe and perform righteous deeds into gardens… H… »