Archive for June 4th, 2008

And Not Causing Them Difficulty

June 4, 2008

Peace, one and all…

Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq (may God ennoble his countenance) said:

‘Futuwwah [spiritual chivalry] is not possible with quarreling and backbiting.  Futuwwah is feeding people, giving to them, being pleasant and honourable to them and not causing them difficulty’
(Quoted in al-Sulami, The Way of Sufi Chivalry, 3.2 p.64)

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Illuminate Me!

June 4, 2008

Peace, one and all…

Imam Ali (may God ennoble his countenance) offered this beautiful prayer:

‘O God, illuminate my outward with [the light] of obedience to You and my inner being with Your love, my heart with the knowledge of You, my spirit with Your vision, and my inmost consciousness (sirr) with the independence of attachment to Your Threshold, O Lord of Majesty and Munificence’
(Nahj al-Balaghah)

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For My Sake

June 4, 2008

Peace, one and all…

It is reported that the Messenger of God (alaihi al-salatu wa al-salam), recounting the words of Allah (the Glorified and Exalted), said:

‘The ones who love each other for My sake deserve My love; the ones who give what comes to them in abundance deserve My love.  The ones who frequent and visit each other for My sake deserve My love’
(recorded in al-Sulami’s Sufi Path of Chivalry, 1.20, p.41)

Ma’as salama,
Abdur Rahman

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