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« 71 i.e. in this case, concern for physical sustenance. 72 i.e. from the suffering which they inevitably bear, according to the ḥadīth, ‘Those who suffer the most are the prophets and those most like them’ (al-anbiyāʾ wa’… »
« His words, Exalted is He: [15:3] Leave them to eat and enjoy [themselves]. Let them be diverted by [false] hope; for they will come to know. He [Sahl] said: If four [traits] come together in a servant, it will be said to… »
« said: ‘Truly, my heart becomes clouded, and truly I ask forgiveness from God, Exalted is He, seventy times every day.’5 His words: [47:24] …or is it that they have locks on their hearts? He said: God, Exalted is He, crea… »
« 97 He [Sahl] said: [That is], ‘I did not breach my contract, nor did I disclose a secret [of his] that was concealed.’ His words, Exalted is He: [12:67] …On him I rely...12 He [Sahl] was asked, ‘What is the reality of co… »
« 87:3 279 92:1 xxxviii, 289 100:6 301 87:6 17 92:2 xxxviii, 289 100:7 301 87:14 279 92:3 289 100:8 301 87:16 279 92:4 289 101:1, 2 302 88:2 280 92:5, 6 289 101:3 302 88:3 280 92:7 289 101:4 302 88:5 280 92:8 289 102:3 303… »
« Ṣuhayb, 33–4 Suhrawardī, Shihāb al-Dīn Yaḥyā, xi, xvii Sulamī, Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al- (5th/ 11th century Sufi author), xix, xxiv, xxv, xxvi, xxvii n106, 213 n9, 225 n3, 236 n1 Sulamī, Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al- (1st/ 7thcent… »
« with resemblance of the date, the jujube and other such fruits [to those of Paradise]. What is intended in His saying in [perfect] semblance is only a likeness in colour, for there is a differ- ence in taste. When in Par… »
« [110:3] He is ever ready to relent. He accepts repentance over and over again, each time the servant repents to Him. And know that our Lord is too generous not to be with you, [assisting you] against your lower self. He… »
« be denied the naṣīb, which he interprets here and in the previous passage to be the eternal beatific vision of God. This latter will be experienced in the Hereafter by those who desired neither the world nor Paradise. 10… »
« of what is in the soul, 63 of whatever is hidden in hearts, 27, 220 knowledge (ʿilm, maʿrifa), xvii, xviii, xxi, xxii and n72, xxviii, xxix, xxxviii, li, liii, liv, lviii, lix, lx, 6, 7, 10, 12, 16, 18, 19, 24, 26, 30, 3… »
« in my belly and I do not have anything from this world except what is on my back.’ He [the man] said, ‘On his back was just a cloth with which he covered himself.’9 He [Sahl] said: A man came to him [Uways] and said to h… »
« ḥaqq (truth); truth al-īmān (truth, realisation, of faith), 84, 134 al-maʿrifa (reality, of gnosis), 113 Muḥammadiyya, xxxii n128. See also Light, Muḥammadan al-ṣidq (truth of veracity), 159 al-tawakkul (reality, of trus… »
« is to overlook [someone’s misdeeds] graciously (iʿrāḍ jamīl). His words, Exalted is He: [15:91] Those who have reduced the Recitation (Qurʾān) to parts. He [Sahl] said: The outward meaning of the verse is as the commenta… »
« 1 His words, Exalted is He: [76:5] Truly the righteous will drink from a cup whose mixture is camphor. He said: [These are] the righteous (abrār), who took on one of the characteristics of the ten [Compan- ions] concerni… »
« zajl al-musabbiḥīn). What is meant by the tradition is probably that the repentance and anguished remorse of sinners who acknowledge their sins and faults is dearer to God than the complacency of those who have confidenc… »
« al-Anṣārī that he said, ‘The sacrifice of those who are mindful of God (muttaqūn) is prayer.’11 But God knows best. His words: [22:29] …And perform the circumambulation of the Ancient House. He said: People have differed… »
« His words: Exalted is He: [114:4] From the evil of the slinking whisperer, Sahl was asked, ‘What is ‘a whispering’ (waswasa)? He replied: Everything besides God, Exalted is He, is a whispering. Truly, when the heart of a… »
« So this [Adam’s forgetfulness and Satan’s access to him] was because of his preoccupation with his own devising (tadbīr).31 His thought [for everlasting life] did not involve any considered reflection which might have ma… »
« up residence in his soul, and this will generate mercy (raḥma) and benevolence (luṭf) from him, which is to take on the characteristics of the Lord, may His majesty be magnified. God, Exalted is He, addressed David thr… »
« in associating with people and sincerity (ikhlāṣ) in the way he deals with his Lord. He also said: The Book of God is founded upon five [virtues]: veracity (ṣidq), seeking the best [through God’s guidance] (istikhāra), c… »
« His words, Exalted is He: [37:84] when he came to his Lord with a sound heart (qalb salīm).1 That is, in a state of self-surrender (mustaslim), having committed his affairs to his Lord, resort- ing [to Him] through his i… »
« qaṭῑʿa; separation ḥikma pl. ḥikam (wisdom), xxx, xliii, 14, 35, 36, 57, 102, 267, 279, 292. See also wisdom Ḥikmat al-ishrāq (Philosophy of Illumination), xvii ḥilm (clemency), 23, 183, 259, 270 himma pl. himam (aspirat… »
« before you even supplicated to Me.’119 This is the height of generosity (karam). His saying [in the poem], ‘When did the lapping [of a dog] ever defile an ocean of love?’ is an allusion to the lapping of a dog in a vesse… »
« and eighty portents, three hundred and sixty of which are apparent and three hundred and sixty of which are hidden, but which you could see if He unveiled them to you. The [remaining] three hundred and sixty of them are… »