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Shaykh Muhyi al-Din Ibn Arabi (RAH) was a saint of a lofty spiritual station. He is called
Shaykh-al-Akbar. His biography is available in this link.

http://sulook.org/jsp/biographies/Shaykh_Ibn_Arabi.pdf

One of his wise sayings is mentioned in Fazael-e-Amal written by a great Deobandi scholar, Mawlana Zakariya (RAH) as shown below.

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Taken from chapter 7 ,"Keeping company with the Righteous " , Fazael-e-Tablig

A Companion asked the Holy Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) "Who can be the best companion for
us?" He answered: "Such a person that. when you see him. you remember Allah; when you listen to
him, your knowledge of Islam is increased; when you see his actions. you are reminded of the life
Hereafter." (Targheeb)

Again, "The most devoted servants of Allah are such that. when you see them you remember Allah." Says Allah in the Holy Qur'an:

"0 those who believe! Fear Allah, and be with the truthful (faithful) people!"

The commentators have written that by 'truthful' are meant the mystics and the true lovers of Allah, for whoever attaches himself to them and listens to their sermons, he attains very high standards of spirituality.

Sheikh Akbar has written: "You cannot get rid of the evil wishes of yourself, though you may strive for it for your whole life unless your desires are subjected to the commandments of Allah and the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam). So, when you find a true lover of Allah, serve him well and follow his instructions as though you have no will of your own; obey him in all your spiritual, religious and personal problems. even those concerning your occupation, so that he may lead you to the right path and take you nearer to Allah. "


Says the Holy Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) "When a group of people remember Allah in a
meeting. then the angels surround that gathering, Allah's mercy descends on them and Allah
remembers them in the assembly of Angels." What honour can be greater for the believers than that
Allah remembers and appreciates them? Says the Holy Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam): "An
angel is sent to those who remember Allah sincerely, and he says 'Allah has forgiven your past sins,
and has converted your bad deeds into good ones'."
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