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("But, as such verses as,“The life of this world is but goods and chattels”(3:185)proclaim, and as is proved decisively in many of the Words, a single fruit in the realm of eternity is superior to a thousand gardens in this fleeting world. For this reason, those blessed fruits should not be consumed here. If without being sought they are given to eat here, they should be thanked for, and deemed divine favours bestowed, not as reward, but for encourag..." içeriğiyle yeni sayfa oluşturdu) |
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Also like ecstatic love, reflection leads to the name of All-Wise, but it is richer, broader, and more brilliant path. | Also like ecstatic love, reflection leads to the name of All-Wise, but it is richer, broader, and more brilliant path. | ||
This path consists not of ten steps like the ten subtle faculties of some of the Sufi paths employing silent recollection, nor of seven stages like the seven souls of those practising public recitation, but of four steps. It is reality (hakikat), rather than a Sufi way (tarikat). It is Shari‘a.However, let it not be misunderstood. It means to see one’s impotence, poverty and faults before Almighty God, not to fabricate them or display them to people. | |||
The method of this short path is to follow the practices of the Prophet (UWBP), perform the religious obligations and give up serious sins. It is especially to perform the prescribed prayers correctly and with attention, and following them to say the tesbihat. | |||
The verse, “Therefore, do not justify yourselves,”(53:32) points to the first step. | |||
The verse, “And be not like those who forget God, and He therefore makes them forget their own selves,”(59:19) points to the second step. | |||
The verse, “Whatever good happens to you is from God, but whatever evil befalls you is from yourself,”(4:79) points to the third step. | |||
The verse, “Everything will perish save His countenance,”(28:88) points to the fourth step. | |||
A brief explanation of these four steps is as follows: | |||
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