The Meccan Revelations: al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya

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Those who know God in this abode worship their Lord in terms of servitude, and they have no ascription except to Him, Glory be to Him, and whoever else is ascribed to servitude, so it is said that they have risen before Him in a position of servitude. This is what he presents as a form of servitude to his Lord, and every person will achieve this status on the Day of Resurrection.

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The parts of truthfulness, according to what we have mentioned, are not limited, for it is not known what God gives in His information to those to whom He informs. The limited parts of truthfulness are what is reported by the divine news, that believing that news brings one closer to God according to designation, and it is related to the true name. It is necessary for that, so it is imagined here from the principles. God's way, and that there is nothing but the truthful, for there is no informant except God, so he should not lie about any of the news.

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And do not be blinded by this, O examiner, of this type of knowledge, which is the prophetic knowledge inherited from them, may God’s prayers be upon them, if you come upon one of their issues that has been mentioned by a philosopher, theologian, or one who has considered any knowledge, then you say about this speaker, who is the verified Sufi, that he is a philosopher because of the fact that The philosopher mentioned that issue and said it and believed it and that he transmitted it from them or that he has no religion, for the philosopher has said it and he has no religion, so do not do so, my brother, for this statement is the statement of one who has no attainments, since the philosopher is not all of his knowledge false, so perhaps that issue is in what he has of the truth, especially If we find that the Messenger, peace be upon him, said it, especially in what they established regarding the ruling and disavowal of desires and the machinations of the souls and the bad conscie

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Our contentment is not being satisfied with what is present without asking for more. God Almighty sent upon Job, and he was an honorable prophet. It was said about him what an excellent servant he was, that he was one who responded and praised him for being patient with his supplication to his Lord to remove harm from him, so he removed it.

So when he sent upon him a man from Locusts of gold, so he began to collect them in his garment, and his Lord said to him, “Am I not sufficient for you in this?” He said, “O Lord, I am indispensable to your goodness.”

If he did this for what was apparent in the situation, then it is what we intended, even if he was to emulate him in that. He only did what was more worthy of closeness to God than abandoning it, and he was one of those whom God guided, and God commanded his Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, to imitate their guidance, and he said to us, “Indeed, you have in the Messenger of God a good example.

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Know that people differed on this issue based on what we mentioned in detail, and the investigation into that is with us that the spirits who control the forms existed in the presence of beauty, not being detailed for their specific aspects, but they are detailed in the presence of God in His knowledge, so they were in the presence of beauty like letters that are present by force in ink, and they were not distinguished for themselves, even though they were distinct. With God, it is detailed in its generality, so when the pen writes on the tablet, the forms of the letters appear detailed after they were made in ink, so it is said: This is Alif, B, C, and D in the simple ones, and they are the souls of the simple ones. And it is said: This rose, and this is Zaid, and this came out, and this is Amr, which are the souls of composite bodies. And when God changed the forms of the world. Any scholar who wills, the spirit of all is like the pen, and the writing oath, and the spirits are l

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