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away his pride and self-satisfaction of knowledge and deeds went
impoverished to ibn Bashish who came down to him wearing a straw
hat and darned clothes.
Ibn Bashish welcomed him saying, „Ali, son of Abdullah, son of
Abduljabar - and continued to mention his lineage up to the
Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him‟. Then he said to
him, „O Ali, you came to us impoverished from your knowledge and
deeds, so you have received from us the richness of life and the
Hereafter.‟ Abulhasan was astonished by his saying. Later he said, “I
stayed with him many days until Allah opened for me my inside.”
So who then was this knowledgeable person of Allah? And who was
this Pivot?
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The life of ibn Bashish
impoverished to ibn Bashish who came down to him wearing a straw
hat and darned clothes.
Ibn Bashish welcomed him saying, „Ali, son of Abdullah, son of
Abduljabar - and continued to mention his lineage up to the
Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him‟. Then he said to
him, „O Ali, you came to us impoverished from your knowledge and
deeds, so you have received from us the richness of life and the
Hereafter.‟ Abulhasan was astonished by his saying. Later he said, “I
stayed with him many days until Allah opened for me my inside.”
So who then was this knowledgeable person of Allah? And who was
this Pivot?
9
The life of ibn Bashish