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the Noble Countenance of Allah in the abode of eternity. For the inadequate
mortal eye we possess in this earthly abode is unfitted to receive vision of the
Face of Allah, the Almighty, lacking the capacity to bear it or the equipment to
take it in. But in the abode of the Hereafter, when it has been granted perpetuity
and immunity to the causes of change and decay, it will be prepared for that
vision and sight. Meanwhile, by taking oneself to the House and beholding it, one
earns the right to meet the Lord of the House in accordance with the noble
promise.
To be sure, the yearning to meet with Allah, the Almighty creates a longing for all
that will lead to that meeting; for the lover craves everything in any way
connected with his beloved. The House is connected with Allah, the Almighty, so
this connections is surely enough in itself to make one yearn for it, quite apart
from the wish to attain the abundant reward that is promised.
Resolve
As for resolve; the Pilgrim should be aware that by his resolve he is purposing to
leave his family and homeland behind, forsaking pleasures and desires as he
mortal eye we possess in this earthly abode is unfitted to receive vision of the
Face of Allah, the Almighty, lacking the capacity to bear it or the equipment to
take it in. But in the abode of the Hereafter, when it has been granted perpetuity
and immunity to the causes of change and decay, it will be prepared for that
vision and sight. Meanwhile, by taking oneself to the House and beholding it, one
earns the right to meet the Lord of the House in accordance with the noble
promise.
To be sure, the yearning to meet with Allah, the Almighty creates a longing for all
that will lead to that meeting; for the lover craves everything in any way
connected with his beloved. The House is connected with Allah, the Almighty, so
this connections is surely enough in itself to make one yearn for it, quite apart
from the wish to attain the abundant reward that is promised.
Resolve
As for resolve; the Pilgrim should be aware that by his resolve he is purposing to
leave his family and homeland behind, forsaking pleasures and desires as he