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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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 ...
The criterion for value
The value of men is in their knowledge
The conflicts of men is in their knowledge and ignorance; and the value of men is also in their knowledge, not in their wealth.
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The reason behind our having fallen behind
Scholars of the past were committed to Mustahabbaat!
It appears that the reason behind our having fallen behind is in our neglecting Mustahabbaat! Scholars of the past were committed to Mustahabbaat, such as Ziarah, Du’a, recitation of the Qur'an, offering prayers on time, and avoiding the Makruhaat, such as sleeping before sunrise.
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Reason and intellect
The pleasure of God
Intellect, reason, perspicacity, and intelligence in mundane and religious affairs help earn the pleasure of God. These understandings rescue man from the disasters of this world and the punishment of the Hereafter!
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Useless acts
It does not have any remarkable benefit
Sometimes some individuals end up carrying out extraordinarily hard things that others are incapable of carrying out; however, it does not have any remarkable benefit for his fellow-creatures.
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