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« repose (sukūn) in God, Exalted is He. His words: [31:22] And whoever surrenders his purpose to God and does good (muḥsin)… He said: [That is,] whoever purifies (akhlaṣa) his religion for God, Mighty and Majestic is He,4… »
« edition have li-sābiq al-qudra min Allāh taʿālā. However in a later citation of this same tradition in the commentary on 91:4 Z515 has li-sābiq al-qadar. »
« Maʿrūf Abū Maḥfūẓ b. Fīrūz (or Fīrūzān) b. ʿAlī al-Karkhī (d. 200/815). A pious ascetic and preacher of Baghdad. Born of Christian or Sabian parents of Persian origin, he studied with Farqad al-Sabakhī (d. 132/749), thro… »
« Namely, that they affirmed as true that to which you were summoning them. (Say) ‘…Rather it is God who has done you a favour in that He has guided you to faith, if you are being truth- ful,’ that is, if you are aware tha… »
« 3 Because otherwise they would be annihilated at the vision of God. Above, in his commentary on 43:71, Tustarī spoke of empowerment (tamkīn) being given to those who realise the divine oneness at the moment of encounter… »
« placed ignorance and transgression within satiety (shabʿ). So, when you are hungry ask for satiety from the One who has afflicted you with hunger, and if you are satiated, ask for hunger from the One who has afflicted yo… »
« to be among the visitors to Tustarī who benefited from his teaching for a short time. 9 Arrajān is an ancient town built by the Sassanians, which is now a ruin. It is situated in Khūzistān, southern Iran, close to Behbah… »
« Exalted is He, in every situation. [2:157] They are those on whom [descend] blessings from their Lord, and mercy; it is they who are truly guided. Sahl said: What is implied by blessings (ṣalawāt) upon them is the bestow… »
« constantly (idāmat al-dhikr) and upholding a state of gratitude (iqāmat al-shukr).1 His words, Exalted is He: [81:26] So where are you going? ⸢Where are you straying to (ayna taʿdilūna)⸣ 2 away from His Book after [recei… »
« related Arabic as well as relevant English terms and subjects. English terms are followed by Arabic equivalents used in the Tafsῑr (in parentheses) and cross referenced only to other related English terms and subjects. W… »
« of one’s carnal desires (shahawāt), for verily if hearts are attached to the desires of this world, their intellects (ʿuqūl) will be veiled from Me.’2 Sahl [then] said: Hope (amal) is the soil of every transgression (maʿ… »
« signs (āyāt, alāmāt, bayyināt), of God, xxxvii, xliii, xlvii n204, 6, 36 n135, 29, 37 and n144, 65 n10, 73 n12, 74, 75 n20, 78, 105, 107, 115 n1,155, 175, 184, 188, 194. See also sign(s), indications greatest, seen by Pr… »
« are seen as prototypes of the spiritual wayfarer, both in their retreat from worldliness and in their dependence upon God’s guidance. 2 The verse in full reads: Truly We have made all that is in the earth as an adornment… »
« al-Ṭabarī III: The Children of Israel. Albany, 1991. Ṭāʾī, Ḥāṭim b. ʿAbd Allāh al-. Dīwān, ed. ʿĀdil Sulaymān Jamāl. Cairo, 1975. 338 Tafsīr al-Tustarī Thaʿlabī, Abū Isḥāq Aḥmad b. Muḥammad al-. Qiṣaṣ al-anbiyāʾ al-musam… »
« Officer’ and ‘King’. In order to explain the esoteric significance of the use of the word ʿazīz here, Tustarī has drawn on 38:23, in which the words wa ʿazzanī have the meaning of ‘he overpowered’ or ‘conquered me’. »
« which he either liked or detested without its being good for him.’ And it is related that God, Exalted is He, revealed the following to Abraham , ‘There is no one [whose provision in this world] I have increased, but th… »
« His words, Exalted is He: [11:1] …then detailed from One Wise, Informed1 That is, He has made clear His promise [of reward] for obedience and His threat of punishment for disobedience and for persistence therein. His wor… »
« 3 lit. ‘in his scales’. That is, they will weigh in his favour on Judgement Day. 4 In other words, if your mind is on your next day’s provision, it is not on God. 5 This is because if someone receives something from anot… »
« 324, 325, 331 Abū Bakr al-Sijzī. See Sijzῑ, Abū Bakr al- Abū al-Dardāʾ, 258, 299, 323 Abū Ḥabīb Ḥamza b. ʿAbd Allāh al-ʿAbbādānī, xvi Abū Ḥamza al-Ṣūfī, xlv, 109 Abū Ḥāzim, 215, 221, 324 Abū Hurayra, 7, 11, 34 n118, 35,… »
« and consequently he would stand for prayer with the presence of his heart (ḥuḍūr qalbihi) and the collectedness of his spiritual energy (jamʿ himmatihi).7 His words, Exalted is He: [57:16] Is it not time for those who be… »
« His words, Exalted is He: [5:5] This day the good things are permitted to you… [Sahl] said: The good things refer to the provision which is lawful. His words, Exalted is He: [5:6] When you prepare for prayer, wash your f… »
« of the benefits of suffering and privation. Overall, there appear to be two lessons in this tradition, one positive and one negative. The positive lesson is about the blessing of deprivation, which we have seen explained… »
« Sahl was asked about His words: [4:4] And give women their dowries as a free gift… He said: It means, give them the dowry (ṣadāq) as a gift to them from God, Mighty and Majestic is He. Indeed dowry (niḥla) is religion (d… »
« Abraham for a friend. 95 i.e. before the coming of Muḥammad and the revelation of the Qurʾān in which God’s taking Abraham as a friend is mentioned. »