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of the indwelling of Allah in man, in the unseen depths of his spirit, where he sinks
himself into the Divine Abyss. When Allah finds a person simply and nakedly turned
toward Him, He bends down in the depths of the pure soul and draws him/her up into
His own uncreated essence so that the spirit becomes one with Him who is above vision
and knowledge. It is an inner living love which brings the soul back to its true source
and into union with Allah, who Himself is love. Such things as the theory of emanation,
ascetic life contemplation, ecstasy, devotion, vanity of all earthly pleasures are meant
for men of pure habits, possessed of a religious and speculative turn of mind, but they
could not make themselves understood by the illiterate masses.
Men of pure habits know their own true worth and reason is their light and their beacon
of truth, so that by its light they do not only worship Allah but also see themselves in
their weakness and strength.
Blessed are they upon whom He has conferred the blessings of reason. A number of
nations have perished because He did not give them knowledge and they were involved
in throat-cutting competition which eventually led them to their destruction.
Mankind are classified into:
himself into the Divine Abyss. When Allah finds a person simply and nakedly turned
toward Him, He bends down in the depths of the pure soul and draws him/her up into
His own uncreated essence so that the spirit becomes one with Him who is above vision
and knowledge. It is an inner living love which brings the soul back to its true source
and into union with Allah, who Himself is love. Such things as the theory of emanation,
ascetic life contemplation, ecstasy, devotion, vanity of all earthly pleasures are meant
for men of pure habits, possessed of a religious and speculative turn of mind, but they
could not make themselves understood by the illiterate masses.
Men of pure habits know their own true worth and reason is their light and their beacon
of truth, so that by its light they do not only worship Allah but also see themselves in
their weakness and strength.
Blessed are they upon whom He has conferred the blessings of reason. A number of
nations have perished because He did not give them knowledge and they were involved
in throat-cutting competition which eventually led them to their destruction.
Mankind are classified into: