“Man sees himself dependent on and linked to His creator or rather (he sees himself as) the incarnation of dependence on and relationship with Him. Before His presence, man observes no independence for himself. In this state, he sees all objects dependent on the holy divine Being and acquires speculative knowledge of the realities of…
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Human faculties, which are dispersed when belonging to the body…
“Human faculties, which are dispersed when belonging to the body, are united when attached to the soul. While possessing unity and extension, the soul embraces every human power. In like manner, the culmination of every innate desire that goes to infinity and is subsequently united with other desires is, in fact, one ultimate desire perceived…
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The pleasure experienced by man is…
“The pleasure experienced by man is either derived from his own being or his own perfection or from other beings which he is in need of and is somehow related to. Thus, he will reach the most sublime status of pleasure if he can see himself tied to One who embraces all connections and links,…
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Religion wants to change our hearts…
Religion wants to change our hearts for us to discover our love and dependence on Allah. It wants us to be pious in our thoughts and not just stop us from doing wrong actions! Religion wants us to fall in love with Allah, a love beyond all the loves we have ever experienced. We can…
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‘The world’ and ‘the Hereafter’ are antithetical…
‘The world’ and ‘the Hereafter’ are antithetical to each other: whatever causes His good pleasure and one’s nearness to Him belongs to ‘the Hereafter,’ even though apparently it should seem to be a matter of the world – such as the trade, the agriculture, the industry and the crafts whose purpose is to provide subsistence…
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