Inspiring quotes from the Meccan Revelations (... more)
[ Sustenance is either moral or sensory ]
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And know that some of the sustenances are intangible, some of them are sensory, and the sustenances are intelligible and some are tangible. The sustenance of each sustenance is what constitutes his survival and bliss if he is among those who enjoy, and his life if he is among those described as living. The sustenances are not for the one who collected them, but rather the sustenance for the one who is nourished by them. It is said that he combined a moving and a stationary one, so the moving one said. Sustenance is only obtained through movement. The resident said, “Sustenance is obtained through movement and stillness, and whatever God wills.” And God had finished with it. Then the one who moved said, “I move and you remain still until I see who is sustenance.” The one who moved moved. When he opened the door, he found a grape, and he said, “Praise be to God, I have defeated my friend.” He entered upon him and he was pleased, and he said to him, “O resident.” It moved and was nou