Beyond this World
There is a hidden spiritual world at work beyond this world
Anyone who pays attention, and has insight, will acknowledge that, there is a hidden spiritual world at work beyond this world.
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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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The reality of servitude
"...they may worship Me"
The purpose of creation is servitude, "I did not create the Jinn and Humans except that they may worship Me,"[Surah adh-Dhariyaat (51): 54] and the reality of servitude is refraining from sins in belief, which is the act of the heart, and in acts of the body.
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The alchemy of prosperity
We must be God's friend!
If we want our perfection, and ourselves we must be God's friend! And if we are God's friend, we must be the friend of the intermediaries of blessings from the Prophet and his progeny. Thus, the alchemy of prosperity is the remembrance of God, and He is the driving force of the muscles towards the c...
Definite punishment
Revenge for the oppressor
There does not exist in this world an oppression without revenge for its oppressor.
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There is a task for every day
It is a loss to leave today's duties for tomorrow
It is a loss to leave today's duties for tomorrow, for tomorrow will have its own tasks. If today passes, it shall be gone and will not be compensable.
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Tawfeeq (Divine Assistance) is something completely different
Tawfeeq (divine assistance) has nothing to do with wealth
Tawfeeq (divine assistance) has nothing to do with wealth, poverty, sleep, and wakefulness. It sometimes happens that one is wealthy but not successful at doing good, and sometimes even little income is full of grace and blessings.
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Seekers of guidance and ma‘rifat
All of creation would become his guide!
If one is eager to seek guidance and ma'rifah (cognizance of God) and is serious and sincere in his demand, with the permission of God, all of creation would become his guide.
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For our supplications and weeping
Supplicating is necessary
God never sends afflictions without wisdom; rather, he sends it for us to pray and supplicate. Therefore, for relief from these, supplicating is necessary, and humility at his threshold is desirable.
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The necessity of moving through the right path
We do not want to progress and reach perfection
Sometimes we do not act upon the explicit and easy commands of jurisprudence that we are already aware of, and then we go to teachers of ethics and spirituality to ask for heavy Zikrs (invocations) and matters heavier and greater than what we need… This indicates that we do not want to progress and ...
