The Meccan Revelations: al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya

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[ The safety of the knower is his complete freedom from the claim of divinity .]

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And know that the safety of the knower is his freedom from the claim of divinity in general, unless its manifestations appear upon him when he has witnesses, for the truth is all his powers, so it is a claim, so his safety at that time is from himself, and because of it, the peace is called a peace, as the Companions, may God be pleased with them, wanted to say in the tashahhud. Or they said, “Peace be upon God” as a greeting.

So the Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, said, “Do not say, “Peace be upon God,” for God is peace.

So if the servant is present, and he is the servant of peace, with the truth in this presence, and he is the truth. A mirror for him, let him see what he sees of the forms in it. If he sees in it an inner form and a vision formed in an outer form, then he knows that he has seen himself, and he has not attained the degree of one whose faculties are the Truth. And if he sees an form that is not formed in a physical form w


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