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« human, 28, 93, 112, 313. See also choice ikhtiyār (choosing, election), by God, liii, 61, 218. See also choice ikrām (generous treatment, honouring), 74, 278. See also karam ilāhiyya (divinity), xxxvii, 32. See also attr… »
« ʿUmar b. Wāṣil, a student of Sahl, said, ‘When [Sahl] would recite this verse, he [Sahl] would say: It is ignorance that has lured me away [from You] ⸢O Lord⸣,4 due to Your withdrawing Your protection from me. His words,… »
« made them forget to show gratitude (shukr) for those bounties. His words: [9:71] And the believers, both men and women, are protecting friends of one another. He said: [A person’s] protective friendship (muwālāt) towards… »
« of Abraham, xxxvi, 142 and n4 Āmīn (Amen), 11 and n7 is the balance, 272 congregational, Friday, 77, 105 n6, 188, 215 over dead, 24 as forbearance, 149 of Joseph, xxxvi of Moses, 147 and n4 at night, xv, lii, 245, 253, 2… »
« Sahl was asked, ‘What is this awe (rahba) that He commanded them to feel towards Him?’ He replied: He meant by this, the [true] locating of the light of certainty (mawḍiʿ nūr al-yaqīn)37 in rela- tion to the heart’s insi… »
« He said: The bliss of the elect among His servants who are the righteous (abrār) is the encounter (liqāʾ) with Him and the witnessing (mushāhada) of Him, just as their bliss in this world was in the witnessing (mushāhada… »
« Saʿīd b. Jubayr al-Asadī (d. 95/713–4). A legal scholar, traditionist and Qurʾān reciter of the second Muslim generation who studied under Ibn ʿAbbās and Ibn ʿUmar. He was killed by al-Ḥajjāj for his part in the rebellio… »
« His words: [23:51] …Eat of the good things and perform righteous acts… That is, ‘Eat what is legitimate to sustain yourselves whilst keeping propriety.’ Sustenance (qiwām) is that which you need to maintain your body whi… »
« or strength except in God, Exalted is He, and who have resorted to taking refuge [in Him] and depending solely on His power and strength in every situation. So God has assisted them and provided for them whence they had… »
« have rejoiced at His bounty (faḍl) after [receiving tidings of] being forgiven (maghfira)’.9 His words: [22:28] …And celebrate God’s name, on specified days, over the livestock He has provided for them… [By which] is mea… »
« [with] their lower selves, adversaries against God, Mighty and Majestic is He. They hasten to question, and are not content with what God chooses for them. This is the way of Satan (ṭāghūt), for the lower self is the gre… »
« His words, Exalted is He: [59:2] …Their homes were destroyed at their own hands and at the hands of the believers…1 He said: That is, they ruined their hearts and invalidated their works by following innovations and aban… »
« His words, Exalted is He: [12:6] …And perfect His grace upon you… This means, ‘By affirming the truth of the dream you had concerning yourself.’1 His words, Exalted is He: [12:18] Yet, comely patience! 2 He said: Patienc… »
« al-murḍī al-zakī (pleasing and pure act), 210 taṣḥīḥ al- (putting actions right), li, 198 amāna (the Trust), xxxviii, 58, 219 n6, 248, 249. See also Trust Āmīn (amen), 11 and n7. See also prayer al-Āmir (the One who comm… »
« or recording for him a good deed because of it. He was asked, ‘What is the meaning of the saying: “Supplication is the best of deeds?”’ He replied: It is because it [supplication] is a way of humbly imploring [God] (taḍa… »
« In this verse there is proof of his [Muḥammad’s] superiority over Kalīm [Moses], because he did not leave out of fear of them in the way that Moses did,7 but he left in the way that God, Exalted is He, said in the wo… »
« al-majālis, pp. 257–9; trans. Brinner, ʿArāʾis, pp. 392–6. See also Ṭabarī, History, vol. 3, Children of Israel, trans. Brinner, pp. 91ff. The Qurʾān compares Balʿam to a dog: Therefore his likeness is as the likeness of… »
« Torah, 61, 137 n1, 148 torment(s) (ʿadhāb), 18, 33, 69, 109. See also punishment of Hell, descriptions of in Tustarī’s Tafsīr, xxxvi transcendence, of God (tanzῑh), xxxi, lviii, 101, 277, 279. See also attributes, of God… »
« His words, Exalted is He: [50:1] Qāf… [With this word] God, Exalted is He, made an oath by His strength (quwwa) and omnipotence (qudra). In its outer meaning it refers to the mountain which surrounds this world, which is… »
« He said: This means [they should admit], ‘We [only] affirmed [the faith] from fear of being taken captive or killed; for faith (īmān) is in the truthful affirmation of the tongue (iqrār al-lisān ṣidqan), and certainty wi… »
« Then Sahl said: It was transmitted to me that God, Exalted is He, revealed to David the words: ‘Make sure that I do not pass you by, for in that case you would forgo everything. Verily I created Muḥammad for My sake,… »
« All the MSS (Z515, f. 72b, F636, f. 34a and F3488, f. 346a) have qawluhu taʿālā fīhi an kulū minhā, which may indicate that the words of 20:81, which would have followed the words qawluhu taʿālā, may have been omitted. B… »
« His words, Exalted is He: [16:67] And of the fruits of date-palms and vines from which you draw wine and goodly provision. He [Abū Bakr al-Sijzī] said, ‘This verse was abrogated by the verse on wine (khamr).11 Ibrāhīm12… »
« He, 660,000 times a day. When the Day of Resurrection arrives he [that angel] will behold the greatness (ʿaẓama) of God, Exalted is He, and say: “By Your might and majesty, I have not worshipped You as You deserve to be… »