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**pageup85** · 08-03-2012, 05:50 PM

"Need (faqr) is a light as long as you conceal it. When you make it public its light departs."

"Every needy person to whom taking is more beloved than giving is lying; he has not smelt the scent of need."

"Whoever is occupied with the world will be tried with humiliation in it."

"The heart has only one direction which whenever it faces it it is absent from other than it."

"There is no way to Allah except by the door of following the Messenger."

The foundations of our path are five:
• Taqwa – mindfulness of Allah, privately and publicly
• Adherence to the Sunna in word and deed
• Indifference to whether others accept or reject one
• Contentment with Allah in times of both hardship and ease
• Turning to Allah in prosperity and adversity.

The foundations of the preceding five are in the following five:

• Exalted aspirations
• Maintaining Allah’s reverence
• Expending oneself in excellent service of others
• Fulfilling one’s resolves
• Magnifying one’s blessings.

The foundations of right conduct are five:
• Seeking sacred knowledge in order to fulfill Allah’s commands
• Keeping company with spiritual guides and the fraternity of aspirants to gain insight into one’s faults
• Foregoing dispensations and interpretations concerning injunctions for one’s own protection
• Organizing one’s time with the remembrance of Allah to maintain presence of heart
• Suspecting the selfish soul (nafs) in everything in order to free oneself from its whimsical desires and to be safe from destructive circumstances.

The foundations of what will cure the sickness of the soul are five:

• Moderation achieved by lightening the stomach’s intake of food and drink
• Taking refuge in Allah from harm when it actually occurs
• Vigilantly avoiding places where one fears misdeeds will occur
• Continually asking forgiveness of Allah coupled with devotional prayers upon the Prophet, peace be
upon him, in both solitude and gatherings of people
• Keeping company with one who guides to Allah. Unfortunately, such a one no longer exists!

08-03-2012, 05:50 PM	#11
pageup85 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 534 Senior Member	"Need (faqr) is a light as long as you conceal it. When you make it public its light departs." "Every needy person to whom taking is more beloved than giving is lying; he has not smelt the scent of need." "Whoever is occupied with the world will be tried with humiliation in it." "The heart has only one direction which whenever it faces it it is absent from other than it." "There is no way to Allah except by the door of following the Messenger." The foundations of our path are five: • Taqwa – mindfulness of Allah, privately and publicly • Adherence to the Sunna in word and deed • Indifference to whether others accept or reject one • Contentment with Allah in times of both hardship and ease • Turning to Allah in prosperity and adversity. The foundations of the preceding five are in the following five: • Exalted aspirations • Maintaining Allah’s reverence • Expending oneself in excellent service of others • Fulfilling one’s resolves • Magnifying one’s blessings. The foundations of right conduct are five: • Seeking sacred knowledge in order to fulfill Allah’s commands • Keeping company with spiritual guides and the fraternity of aspirants to gain insight into one’s faults • Foregoing dispensations and interpretations concerning injunctions for one’s own protection • Organizing one’s time with the remembrance of Allah to maintain presence of heart • Suspecting the selfish soul (nafs) in everything in order to free oneself from its whimsical desires and to be safe from destructive circumstances. The foundations of what will cure the sickness of the soul are five: • Moderation achieved by lightening the stomach’s intake of food and drink • Taking refuge in Allah from harm when it actually occurs • Vigilantly avoiding places where one fears misdeeds will occur • Continually asking forgiveness of Allah coupled with devotional prayers upon the Prophet, peace be upon him, in both solitude and gatherings of people • Keeping company with one who guides to Allah. Unfortunately, such a one no longer exists!
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