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« take the meaning of ‘low, abject, ignominious’. The word occurs in a ḥadīth of the Prophet: ‘O God, make me live lowly, die lowly and gather me [on the Day of Resurrection] in the congregation of the lowly (masākīn).’ Th… »
« desire that thing.’8 His words: [5:109] The Day when God will assemble all the messengers and ask, ‘What response did you re- ceive?’ They will say, ‘We have no knowledge…’ That is, ‘We do not possess knowledge of the fa… »
« The saying has been related from ʿUtba al-Ghulām, ‘Truly, the believing servant will be kept standing before God, Exalted is He, a hundred years for one sin.’ His words, Exalted is He: [69:19] As for him who is given his… »
« 33 to the Beloved [of God] [Muḥammad ],111 God showed him the fire and the light, and took him beyond the veil of fire and light. Then He brought him near without fire or light until he saw in the closest proximity the… »
« pious renunciation. Tales surrounding his life appear frequently in classical Sufi treatises. He died in Baghdad. Tafsīr al-Tustarī 326 Ḍaḥḥāk, Ibn Muzāhim al-Hilālī al- (d. 102/720). A famous traditionist from Balkh kno… »
« 280, 283. See also charismatic gift(s) karāma pl. karāmāt (tokens of honour), 48, 128 kasb (doctrine of acquisition), xxxiv n135 kasb (earning), xxi n63, 49, 140, 149 and n5, 174. See also earning kashf pl. kushūf (unvei… »
« cernment of meaning by the heart (fiṭnat al-murād bi’l-qalb).7 The spiritual self is the seat of the intellect (ʿaql), which is the seat of the Holy (al-Quds). This Holy is linked with the Throne (ʿarsh), and is one of t… »
« (anwār ʿaẓīma). This was out of his being favoured above the other prophets. Do you not see how Moses fell down in a swoon at the theophany. Yet twice as much did the Prophet pen- etrate it (jābahu) in his contemplatio… »
« knowledgeable can do in the fields of worship [or servanthood, ʿubūdiyya] and service (khidma) is to give up that which is his [right] (mā lahu) for that which is his duty (mā ʿalayhi).6 His words: [16:53] Whatever grace… »
« Veracity is fear concerning [our] end (khātima), and patience (ṣabr) is the proof [lit. witness (shāhid)] of veracity. Truly, veracity is hard for the veracious (ṣiddīqūn), sincerity (ikhlāṣ) is hard for the sincere (muk… »
« Translating al-fiṭna imām al-fahm according to all three MSS: Z515, f. 71a, F638, f. 33a and F3488, f. 243a, not dhihn as in the published edition. 9 This is probably an allusion to a ḥadīth narrated on the authority of… »
« [2:260] And when Abraham said, ‘My Lord! Show me how You give life to the dead’… [Sahl] was asked whether or not Abraham was in doubt concerning his faith, and was therefore asking his Lord to show him a sign or miracle… »
« [90:3] and [by] the parent and offspring, He said: Parent refers to Adam and offspring refers to Muḥammad .2 [90:4] We certainly created man in travail (kabad). That is, in [a state of] difficulty (mashaqqa) and hardshi… »
« He said: No one is safe from his desire except a prophet and some of the veracious (ṣiddīqūn), though not all of them. The only one who is safe from his desire (hawā) is the one who imposes propriety (adab) upon himself.… »
« God alone, devoting religion purely to Him (mukhliṣīna lahu al-dīn) [98:5]. No one’s actions become truly sincere, nor his worship whole, as long as he tries to evade four things: hunger (jūʿ), nakedness (ʿury), poverty… »
« MSS: Z515, f. 76a and F3488, f. 249a have ‘Muḥammad b. Sawwār’s maternal uncle’ (khāl Muḥammad b. Sawwār), while the printed edition has ‘his maternal uncle’ (khāluhu). 14 MS F638, f. 35b has mutakhabbiṭan, meaning ‘blun… »
« ruined you, so you have become among the losers. [41:23] Certainly, the servant is deprived of blessed provision and prayer at night because of bad opinion. One night a man, one of [God’s] servants, slept through [and mi… »
« The Friend [of God] saw the fire and it became for him a source of coolness and safety [21:69].110 The Interlocutor [of God] saw the fire as light as is expounded in His words, Wait, I see a fire in the distance’ [20:10;… »
« What are charismatic gifts (karāmāt)? Truly charismatic gifts are phenomena which will not last beyond their designated time. The greatest charismatic gift, however, is to change a blame- worthy trait within your charact… »
« so that we can cross the Traverse (al-Ṣirāṭ) with you, for we are in darkness.5 The angels will reply to them, ‘Go back and seek light by means of the intellects (ʿuqūl) you used to manage your affairs in your life in th… »
« for the stoning at the Jamarāt, followed by the sacrifice marking the end of the Hajj and the beginning of ʿĪd. 3 Regarding these Companions, p. 259, n. 2 above. 4 The text has lam tukallimhum, by which may be meant: no… »
« Sāriya, 105 and n6, 330 Sarrāj, Abū Naṣr al-, xvii, xix, xxiii, 222 n7 Shaqīq al-Balkhī, lvi n256, 329, 330 Sharīḥ, 58 Shaybān al-Raʿī, 188, 330 Shuʿayb (Jethro), 93 n16, 124, 125 n6, 147 and n4 Sijzῑ, Abū Bakr Muḥammad… »
« ʿĀmir b. ʿAbd al-Qays (d. ca 41–60/661–80). One of the generation of Followers, he learnt the Qurʾān from Abū Mūsā al-Ashʿarī. He lived in Basra and then moved to Damascus where he died. ʿAmr b. Dīnār al-Jumāhī (d. 126/7… »
« He said: That is, ‘Do not be negligent in remembering the One who is never negligent in His benefi- cence towards you, or in giving you His protection at all times, morning and evening.’ But God, Glorified and Exalted is… »