The Meccan Revelations: al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya

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[ The part of prayer that pertains to the servant ]

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It is necessary for the one who is praying for the sake of his part of the prayer to stand in it, since that is not appropriate for the servant’s part of the prayer to be for God. So he said to him, “Come to prayer,” meaning, come to prayer for the sake of the part of it that concerns you, so his turning away was only on his own behalf, not on behalf of his Lord, because Knowledge of God gave him that, so he said to him: Come to your prayer so that you may bear witness to me and yourself, so that you will know what is mine and what is yours, so you will be characterized by wisdom and clarity of speech, and you will see what you are in. He did not bring me, for it is a tool that announces loss, and the matter in itself is not like that. If the truth is asking for water from his servant, then the servant is better, and if the truth is acting on behalf of his servant. In asking his servant for rain, his slave is watered, so the slave is more worthy of asking his Lord for water so tha


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