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« 67 He was asked, ‘Why are they [murīd and murād] separated then?’ He said: The seeker who makes an effort to direct himself towards (qaṣd) God, Exalted is He, and to worship Him, and seeks the way to Him, is still in the… »

« 173, 175, 177, 196, 201, 222, 237, 248, 266, 288, 300, 301, 317. See also hamm (desire); shahwa; desire (hamm) ḥawḍ. See Pool ḥawl (power). See also quwwa; power (ḥawl); power and strength wa quwwa (and strength), xxxiii… »

« ent (muṭīʿ) is wary of ostentation (riyāʾ) and persists in remembrance (dhikr). The one who is constant in remembrance (dhākir) is wary of conceit (ʿujb), and imposes upon himself [the sense of] his own deficiency (taqṣī… »

« walking in quest of indecent acts. The truth of veracity (ḥaqīqat al-ṣidq) in ⸢the heart⸣12 is that it constantly reflects on the past and refrains from regarding what is to come. Verily, God, Exalted is He, has granted… »

« 184, 187. See also reliance, on God acquiescence (sukūn / musākana), in other than God, xxxv, xlii, xlvi, 16 and n26, 17, 37–8, 49, 80, 127, 134, 184, 204, 249, 289, 293. See also reliance, on other than God action, acti… »

« (ḥuẓūẓ),10 removes their will and makes them [entirely] at His disposal and for Him. He also said: The endmost ranks of the veracious (ṣiddīqūn) are the initial states of the prophets , and indeed our Prophet  worshipp… »

« His words, Exalted is He: [49:1] O you who believe! Do not be forward in the presence of God and His Messenger… He said: Verily, God, Exalted is He, has instructed His believing servants in propriety (adab). The meaning… »

« then carried him to his house. He had a father who was an old man and it was his wont when evening fell to sit in front of his door waiting for his son’s return. When the old man saw him he also fell into a swoon. When h… »

« a person. Kalābādhī explains that there are four kinds of khaṭar: one that comes from God; one that comes from an angel; one that comes from the nafs; and one that comes from the Enemy (i.e. Satan). See his Kitāb al-Taʿa… »

« Umm Jamīl, …[will be] the carrier of firewood. It has been said that this means ‘the scandal mongerer’ (nammāma). ʿIkrima said, ‘She used to carry thorns and throw them down in the path of the Prophet .’ [111:5] with a… »

« 69 Then he said: Whoever makes a [false] assumption (ẓann) will be deprived of certainty,26 and whoever speaks about that which does not concern him will be deprived of veracity. Furthermore, whoever occupies his bodily… »

« Prophet (Muḥammad), xxi, xxii, xxx–xxxii, xxxvi, xxxvii and n144, xl, xlv, xlix, l, lii, liii, lviii, lix, lx, 4, 6, 7, 13 n8, 15 n19, 22, 31 n100, 33 nn111 and 113, 37 n146, 44, 46 and n31, 49, 57 n22, 58 and n21, 62, 7… »

« 3 Āl ʿImrān 43 also say: ‘O Lord and Protector (walī) of Islam and its people, make me firm in Islam until I encounter You!’12 [Sahl] said [on this matter], ‘The place of faith in God, Exalted is He, is the heart and the… »

« 23 He was asked about His words: [2:87 and 253] …and confirmed him with the Holy Spirit…63 He replied: The Holy (al-Quddūs) refers to God, that is, the One who is sanctified above having children, partners or a spouse. [… »

« His words: [3:18] God bears witness… He [Sahl] said: That is, God knows and makes clear (bayyana) …that there is no god but He. He is witness to Himself by Himself; and this is particular to His essence. He called to wit… »

« It was related of the angel Gabriel  that he heard Abraham  pray, ‘O You who are Most Generous in pardoning!’ Then Gabriel  said to him, ‘O Abraham! Do you know what the generosity of His pardon (ʿafw) [implies]?’ He… »

« sincere friendship (naṣḥ) for God’s sake, Exalted is He. The Prophet  said, ‘Peace (salām) is one of the names of God which He made manifest on Earth, so spread it among yourselves.’18 His words, Exalted is He: [4:88] …… »

« said, ‘Preserve me and my sons from idolatry’ [14:35], and Joseph said, ‘Let me die in submission to You, and join me to the righteous’ [12:101]. This was by way of disclaiming all power (ḥawl) and strength (quwwa) and s… »

« ʿAmr b. al-Aʿlāʾ, 165 ʿAmr b. Dīnār, 11, 325 ʿAmr b. Layth, 61 and n6 Anas b. Mālik, 38, 325 al-ʿAnbarī. See ʿUmar b. Wāṣil al-ʿAnbarῑ ʿAqīl b. Abī Ṭālib, 325 Arabs, 113 ʿArafāt, 132 and n9 ʿĀṣim b. Wāʾil (Abū Sufyān), 3… »

« And a person who covets (ṭamaʿa) the Hereafter along with a desire for something lawful (ḥalāl) of this world is deluded (makhdūʿ), so how will it be for someone who desires something unlawful (ḥarām)? Anyone’s act that… »

« of the Qurʾān has been denied access to a great science (ʿilm ʿaẓīm).’ Also, the Prophet  said: ‘A part of magnifying (taʿẓīm) God is honouring (ikrām) the elderly in Islam, honouring the just leader, and honouring the… »

« be going away [from Him] (mudbir), and while your heart [seems to be] going away, [it may, in fact] be going towards [Him]. Do not consider the insignificance of a misdeed, but rather consider [the greatness of] the One… »

« He will not cause a slope of land to engulf you, or unleash upon you a storm of pebbles? [17:68] And He said, or unleash upon you a shattering gale to drown you [17:69]. So, if they really have ability (istiṭāʿa), let th… »

« al-baqāʾ). It has also been said: [he thinks] it will make him live forever, [saving him from] death. His words, Exalted is He: [104:6] [It is] the fire of God, kept kindled, That is, it will not die down through consumi… »