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Those who try to receive any recompense and reward for their piety from Allah, the
Mighty, the Glorified, in this world or in the Hereafter in the form of Paradise are not true
lovers. Those who surrender themselves to Allah have, undoubtedly, nothing to do with
Paradise and its comforts. Their only object is nothing but the friends. The only true
mystic motive is the love which desires not the gifts of Allah, but Allah Himself and
which cannot rest until it is transformed to the Divine thought. Those who desire the gifts
of Allah, instead of Allah Himself, fail to understand the meaning lying hidden in: "Do
good, as Allah has been good to you" Koran, Chapter 28 verse 77.
The Holy Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, was asked by Gabriel to explain the
meaning of mercy. He replied: "Worship Allah as if you see Him with your own eyes." It
is obligatory on the part of the one favored by the mercy of Allah that he should
be
grateful to Him. Subject yourself to the verdict of your conscience and think deeply
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Mighty, the Glorified, in this world or in the Hereafter in the form of Paradise are not true
lovers. Those who surrender themselves to Allah have, undoubtedly, nothing to do with
Paradise and its comforts. Their only object is nothing but the friends. The only true
mystic motive is the love which desires not the gifts of Allah, but Allah Himself and
which cannot rest until it is transformed to the Divine thought. Those who desire the gifts
of Allah, instead of Allah Himself, fail to understand the meaning lying hidden in: "Do
good, as Allah has been good to you" Koran, Chapter 28 verse 77.
The Holy Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, was asked by Gabriel to explain the
meaning of mercy. He replied: "Worship Allah as if you see Him with your own eyes." It
is obligatory on the part of the one favored by the mercy of Allah that he should
be
grateful to Him. Subject yourself to the verdict of your conscience and think deeply
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