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The truly enlightened are those belonging to the third group and are they who care
nothing for this world or the next, and purge their heats of everything except Allah. They
know that the final purpose of man's life is to love and to know, and to be united with the
Creator, the Almighty Allah. They worship Allah for the sake of Allah, not for any
personal end or reward. They realize that to be pulled by the strings of desire belongs
both to wild beasts and to men, and that they should not yield to the persuasions of the
body. They believe that for those desirous of the life in the Hereafter, it is incumbent on
them to be indifferent towards the world, and that whosoever desires Allah, it is
incumbent on them that they should be indifferent towards the life of the Hereafter.
Thus, they should discard their worldly life for the sake of their life in the Hereafter, and
discard their life Hereafter for the sake of their Lord. So he should seek recompense or
reward for his love of Allah. The truth is contained in this verse from the Koran: "Allah is
better, and more lasting." Koran, Chapter 20 verse 73 and appeals to them as they
know that: "Indeed, the cautious shall live amid a gardens and a river, in a secure
abode, in the presence of the Powerful King." Koran, Chapter 54 verses 54 - 55. They
are those that reach above the summit of heavens and once there will barter this
experience for nothing the universe holds.
nothing for this world or the next, and purge their heats of everything except Allah. They
know that the final purpose of man's life is to love and to know, and to be united with the
Creator, the Almighty Allah. They worship Allah for the sake of Allah, not for any
personal end or reward. They realize that to be pulled by the strings of desire belongs
both to wild beasts and to men, and that they should not yield to the persuasions of the
body. They believe that for those desirous of the life in the Hereafter, it is incumbent on
them to be indifferent towards the world, and that whosoever desires Allah, it is
incumbent on them that they should be indifferent towards the life of the Hereafter.
Thus, they should discard their worldly life for the sake of their life in the Hereafter, and
discard their life Hereafter for the sake of their Lord. So he should seek recompense or
reward for his love of Allah. The truth is contained in this verse from the Koran: "Allah is
better, and more lasting." Koran, Chapter 20 verse 73 and appeals to them as they
know that: "Indeed, the cautious shall live amid a gardens and a river, in a secure
abode, in the presence of the Powerful King." Koran, Chapter 54 verses 54 - 55. They
are those that reach above the summit of heavens and once there will barter this
experience for nothing the universe holds.