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« One who is remembered (madhkūr). God was pleased with them because of the sincerity they devoted towards Him in their works, and they were pleased with Him due to the abundant reward He granted them for their works. [58:… »
« 1 Sūra 53:1–15 are said to describe the Miʿrāj, miraculous Night Journey and Ascension, of the Prophet. Again, for refer- ences to traditional material on the Miʿrāj see above, IC, p. 4, n. 15. 2 The addition was made on… »
« that God sends down upon whomever He wills of His servants, which they behold with their own eyes, whereby He shows to others among them a lesson and an admonishment. [2:71] …and without blemish…57 When asked about this… »
« nection between these two statements is that in both cases we are not submitting to what God has destined for us, and His management of our affairs. 255 »
« xxxvii, xlviii, 20, 29, 31, 52, 56, 120, 121, 303. See also vision; witnessing of the unseen, 225 believer(s), xxi, xxvi, xxviii, xxxvi, xlii, xlvi, l, lix, 3, 6 and nn23 and 26, 9 and n40, 10, 11, 23, 26 n78, 29, 30, 48… »
« is the death of the lusts of the lower self (shahawāt al-nafs).10 But God, Glorified and Exalted is He, knows best. a select few. »
« attestation of God’s oneness, which [brings about] certainty (yaqīn), [and imposing upon it] knowledge (ʿilm), through which the spirit attains union (fīhi ittiṣāl al-rūḥ). The one who pos- sesses these three [traits] is… »
« [77:1] By those sent forth in succession; By this is meant the angels who are sent with the good (maʿrūf) of His command (amr). He said: In its inner meaning it refers to the spirits (arwāḥ) of the believers which are se… »
« the direction of [his] natural self. 1 MSS: Z515, f. 134b and F3488, f. 318a have Abū Sufyān, but the printed edition has Abū Jahl, while F638, f. 66b has Abū Sufyān corrected to Abū Jahl, perhaps by a later hand. Abū Ja… »
« good in them, and He gave them in exchange that which is entirely good, even though all that is within the two realms of existence belongs to Him. Truly this is out of His utmost gracious- ness (luṭf) and generosity (kar… »
« self-management (tadbīr) for it is a sickness of the lower self. Incumbent on you is emulation (iqtidāʾ),8 for emulation is the basis of [good] works. Beware of conceit (ʿujb) for even before accomplishing its most eleme… »
« are a [form of] tribulation (balwā), and any claim to patience (ṣabr) that is accompanied by it [complaint] is merely a claim. [This notwithstanding], God, Exalted is He, has servants who complain through Him, from Him a… »
« world. 2 lit. in its minutest details (bi-ḥādhafīrihi). 3 Iṣfahānī, Ḥilyat al-awliyāʾ, vol. 1, pp. 264–5. 4 Ibn Mubārak, Kitāb al-Zuhd (Beirut, 1997), vol. 1, p. 17. See the similar recommendation above in a tradition ci… »
« I have heard that in Paradise there are lands which the jinn inhabit, and where they eat and drink, and in the Qurʾān there is evidence of this as God said, Exalted is He: [of modest gaze] who have not been touched by ma… »
« in fear, but if you had observed them through God, you would have come to know (waqafta) in them the realities of unicity (ḥaqāʾiq al-waḥdāniyya) from Him.’ His words, Exalted is He: [18:21] …Those who prevailed regardin… »
« al-ṭabīʿiyya), will experience Him in a delusory manner.8 But regarding the one who becomes acquainted with [God] through the knowledge of God, God knows what He willed from him for Himself (fa’Llāhu ʿarafa murādahu minh… »
« Muḥammad’s standing in servanthood to be a reference to part of his creation — his reasons for this may well have been the other passage (in the commentary on 24:35), which speaks of Muḥammad’s prostration before God fro… »
« whoever looks to [relief that is] far away is veiled from what is close at hand.19 His words, Exalted is He: [12:101] ‘…Take me [in death] in a state of submission [to You], and join me to the virtuous.’ 20 Sahl said: Th… »
« Many prophets have fought, with large bands of godly men (ribbiyyūn) beside them…, and Makkī observes that they are as the rest of the verse describes them, in standing firm with what is commanded, and showing strength i… »
« He said: This refers to the hidden form of association [idolatry] (shirk), for the hypocrites would perform their prayers well at the mosques, but when they were out of the sight of the Muslims, they would become lazy in… »
« ripen, or from the time that its dates ripen until it blossoms.” Ibn ʿAbbās said, “Kulla ḥīn means morning and night.” He is of the same view as Sahl Ibn ʿAbd Allāh who said, “God coined this similitude referring to th… »
« before the One from whom forgiveness comes?’ It has been related that when Abū Bakr al-Ṣiddīq was dying, he was visited by ʿĀʾisha and she cited the following verse: By your life, wealth does not enrich one On that d… »
« His words, Exalted is He: [86:1, 3] By the sky and the night-visitor! ( The star of piercing brightness.) He said: The sky (samāʾ) linguistically means loftiness (sumuww) and elevation (ʿuluww). In its inner meaning it… »
« His words, Exalted is He: [63:1] …and God bears witness that the hypocrites truly are liars. He said: [This was] because they affirmed with their tongues what their hearts did not acknowledge. This is why He named them h… »