Inspiring quotes from the Meccan Revelations (... more)
In the secrets of zakat
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And prostration, so the knower says after praising his Lord with glorification, as we have mentioned, he says, “O God, I bowed down to You,” that is, for the sake of Your magnificence and your exaltation in Your pride, I submitted myself out of glorification for You. He says, “For Your supremacy, which is due only to You. For when I rose before Your hands, I did not rise except in compliance with Your command.” Where I said, “Stand up for God,” I stood up and bowed down from a thought that perhaps occurred to me when I stood up that I stood up for myself, so I confess before your hands by kneeling that I bowed down to you and in you I believed. He says because of you, that is, with your support, I spoke the truth, neither by my power nor by my power, that is, I have no power nor strength except in you, since hearts are in your hand. Which is the place of faith, and for you I surrendered, that is, for your sake my submission was, and had it not been for you, my circumstances