If he be one of the companions of the right hand, then �Peace to you from the com- panions of the right hand.�The companions of the right hand are lower in station and rank than the preceders and the proximate. They are the worshipers, those who worship in order to reach the joy and bliss […]
If he be one of the companions of the right hand, then �Peace to you from the com- panions of the right hand.�The companions of the right hand are lower in station and rank than the preceders and the proximate. They are the worshipers, those who worship in order to reach the joy and bliss […]
All that is upon it undergoes annihilation, and there subsists the face of thy Lord, Pos- sessor of Majesty and Generous Giving.This is the same that He says elsewhere: �What is with you runs out, but what is with God subsists� [16:96]. MuṣṬafā said, �Prefer what subsists over what undergoes annihilation.� This world is the […]
All that is upon it undergoes annihilation, and there subsists the face of thy Lord, Pos- sessor of Majesty and Generous Giving.This is the same that He says elsewhere: �What is with you runs out, but what is with God subsists� [16:96]. MuṣṬafā said, �Prefer what subsists over what undergoes annihilation.� This world is the […]
Whatever is in the heavens and the earth asks of Him. Each day He is upon some task.The faithful are two groups: the worshipers and the recognizers. The asking of each group is in the measure of their aspirations, and the caressing of each is suited to their capacity. The worshipers want everything from Him, […]
As recompense for what they were doing.This is the prize for the deeds of the faithful and the rewards for their acts of obedience and wor- ship. It is the attribute of wage-earners who do the work and want the wage. But God has friends who do not bow their heads to the paradise of […]
Have you seen the seed that you spill? Do you create it, or are We its creators?In this noble verse of the eternal, beginningless speech, the Presence of the Real makes manifest His power of creation over the world’s folk so that they will know that the artisan without cause is He, the enactor without […]
Have you seen the seed that you spill? Do you create it, or are We its creators?In this noble verse of the eternal, beginningless speech, the Presence of the Real makes manifest His power of creation over the world’s folk so that they will know that the artisan without cause is He, the enactor without […]
Do you create it, or are We its creators?Of making to die He reports,
We have determined death among you.�In creation, I showed the attributes of gentleness, and in making to die I showed the perfection of severity. I created so that you would see power and gentleness. I make to die so that you may see harshness and severity. Again I bring to life so that you may […]