The people of insight and muraqabah
"We became dark, a veil has overcome us."
There were people who, if they committed a sin or mistake, ate impure food, they would realize and say, "We became dark, a veil has overcome us."
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Everything other than God is transient
Nothing other than God
Nothing other than God can help us!
Tomorrow, everything other than God shall perish. "God is better and more lasting."[ Surah Taha (20): 73]
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The seeker of greater beauty
Be oblivious to the lower beauties
One who seeks the greater beauty is oblivious to the lower beauties.
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Although we are nothing
We not become satisfied with ourselves
May we not become satisfied with ourselves. If we become pleased with ourselves, we will not be able to fulfill the rights of our Lord in His obedience and servitude. Although we are nothing, we consider ourselves as everything.
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All this greed, for what?
Only for the world, and the wealth of this world?!
One who is filled with some dry bread, or he can live with vegetables, yoghurt and cheese, why does he have all this greed for the world, and the wealth of this world?!
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The possibility of reaching the summit of perfections
Man can step higher than the rank of angels
God has created Man in such a way that he can step higher than the rank of angels through sincere servitude, and acquire the ranks of the prophets and close servants of God.
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Meeting God with the eyes of insight
Meeting God is possible in the Hereafter even in this world
If meeting God is possible in the Hereafter, then so it is even in this world, with the same criterion of possibility; however not with the physical eyes, rather with the eyes of the heart and insight.
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Vanity of this contingent world
...we would not give so much value and importance to ‘nothing’
If only we understood the vanity of this contingent world and that we would not give so much value and importance to ‘nothing’, and that we would not have so many disputes with each other over ‘nothing’!
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Always with Him
Remain connected to the spring
God wants us to be with Him at all times and remain connected to the spring; and this is to our benefit.
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The Seventh Admonishment:
“Invite to Allah by means other than your tongues.”
In His name, the Exalted.
There are some people who treat admonishment and speech which is a prerequisite for appropriate action as goal. As if they should only say and listen for the sake of saying and listening. This is wrong. The act of teaching and learning is meant for practical action and it i...
