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behavior becomes one of his traits and part of his nature, at, which time it will
come easily.
Ali said: “Faith appears in the heart as a white gleam. As faith grows, so does its
whiteness, until, when the worshiper‟s faith is complete, the whiteness covers his
entire heart. And hypocrisy appears as a black speck, the blackness of, which
grows in proportion to it, until, when the hypocrisy becomes complete, the heart
becomes entirely black.”
An Exposition on the Way in, which a Man may Discover the Faults in his
Soul
Know that when Allah, the Almighty wishes His worshiper well, He grants him
insight in the faults, which lie in his soul. The faults of a man of perfect insight are
never hidden from him, and whosoever knows his faults is in a position to treat
them. Most people, however, are ignorant of the faults of their souls, and might
see the splinter in their brother‟s eye but not the beam, which lies in their own.
There are four ways by, which the man who would know the faults of his soul
come easily.
Ali said: “Faith appears in the heart as a white gleam. As faith grows, so does its
whiteness, until, when the worshiper‟s faith is complete, the whiteness covers his
entire heart. And hypocrisy appears as a black speck, the blackness of, which
grows in proportion to it, until, when the hypocrisy becomes complete, the heart
becomes entirely black.”
An Exposition on the Way in, which a Man may Discover the Faults in his
Soul
Know that when Allah, the Almighty wishes His worshiper well, He grants him
insight in the faults, which lie in his soul. The faults of a man of perfect insight are
never hidden from him, and whosoever knows his faults is in a position to treat
them. Most people, however, are ignorant of the faults of their souls, and might
see the splinter in their brother‟s eye but not the beam, which lies in their own.
There are four ways by, which the man who would know the faults of his soul