‘The Sufi’s book is not of ink and letters; it is nothing but a heart white as snow’ (Mevlana Rumi, Mathnawi II.159)
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Peace, one and all…
Imam Ja`far al-Sadiq (may God sanctify his noble soul) is reported to have said:
‘Every sin that begins in fear and ends in repentance brings God’s servant to Him. Every devotion that begins in faith and ends in conceit drives God’s servant away from Him. To be devout with conceit is to sin, and to sin with repentance is to be devout’
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November 1, 2009 at 7:28 pm and is filed under In Search of God's Forgiveness, Our Spiritual Heritage, Shia Islam, Sunni Islam, The Sayings of the Imams, gratitude and patience.
November 2, 2009 at 10:14 am
Peace, Abdur. That is profound. I think perhaps every sin begins in fear, no matter whether that fear is dressed up as greed, hatred, selfishness or even laziness.
November 2, 2009 at 12:51 pm
Peace Tess,
Yes…I think you’re right. How often my own unworthy actions spring from such things!! Ya Allah!