“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 punishment of the grave, which is a model…
The punishment of the grave, which is a model of the punishment in the Hereafter. And according to some traditions we will not be able to avail in the Barzakh any intercession of the intercessors. God alone knows what kind of punishment it will be! The state of affairs on the Day of Resurrection will…
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There is one basic difference between the bestowal…
There is one basic difference between the bestowal of ownership by Allah and the transfer of ownership by a man. After a man has transferred the ownership of a thing, it is no longer his property. But Allah continues to be the owner of a thing even after He has bestowed it on anyone else….
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In accordance with the spiritual thinking…
In accordance with the spiritual thinking the world sees and hears. It listens to the cry of the living beings and responds to them. That is why prayer is an effective cause. It produces certain occurrences and prevents certain others. In other words, it is such a manifestation of fate and destiny which may determine…
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