“And link me to the most luminous ray of Your power, so that I would know You only and turn away from aught but You.” [Al-Munajat ash-Shabaniyah] The better man understands this attachment and dependence, the greater attention he will pay to the Promoter of (this) attachment and the Genuine and Independent Being, and the…
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The nightly prayer, it familiarizes man with…
“The nightly prayer, it familiarizes man with the worship and remembrance of Allah, bringing the unreal to the Real, and turning the heart towards the King of kings, stirring in it the love for the Beauty of the Real Beloved, and diminishing the attachment to and concern for the world and the Hereafter. Perhaps, if…
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To show attachment to the gifts of Allah is…
“To show attachment to the gifts of Allah is allowed if such an attachment would exhibit our thankfulness for the bounties. To love our family, possessions and the worldly life is also worship in this way. However, to love all such things without considering the divine aspect renders one to be a Mushrik (polytheist).” SOURCE:…
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The Holy Prophet (S) is reported to have said…
“The Holy Prophet (S) is reported to have said: The Dirham and the Dinar have destroyed many a people before you and they will destroy you too. Even if a person is not, supposedly, afflicted by other vices, which is improbable or rather impossible, the sole attachment to the world is sufficient to cause many…
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The worshippers of the unique God should accept that Allah is…
“The worshippers of the unique God should accept that Allah is the provider of him and all the existing things. Whatever he gets is due to the beneficence of the Almighty. The apparent causes and the effects are also in control of Allah. Then it is Him only who deserves unlimited love and attachment. If…
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