explained to the man. “Riots always emerge from anger and the desire for revenge. The fact is that God has not made a single person who in ordinary conditions is angry and vengeful. No one is perpetually

every kind of conflict. But you can act according to this principle only if you surrender yourself to God’s Will. Otherwise, if you disobey His Will, you will carry on waking up other

nearness between God and man does take place but God and man do not become one entity. Rather what happens is that when the servant becomes a true sajid (one who prostrates himself before God), at a psychological

level, he experiences nearness to God. He comes in contact with God. He whispers to God. In the words of the Hadith, he begins to worship God as if he were seeing God. (Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith No. 50)

50) The concept of unity (vahdat) does not exist between God and man, but in Islam the concept of the nearness between God and man is valid in the perfect sense.GLORIFICATION OF GODHamd or acknowledgment

exclusively for the former course. For instance, 360 idols were ensconced in the Kabah (the house of God). Although the Prophet’s mission was to remove them, he never attempted to smash them during his 13-year

clear from this account is that they saw a spider’s web in the mouth of a cave. There is no mention of God commanding a spider to weave a web after the entry of the Prophet, or of His making a dove lay its

that he has achieved perfect ma‘arifah would in effect never have discovered ma‘arifah at all. Make God Your Supreme Concern Most people talk frequently of ma‘arifah without ever having attained it. The

person in the real sense, it does not stop at any point: just as this spirit manifests itself before God during prayer, it manifests itself in like manner in relation to other human beings. The sign of the

but to do it with unseemly and unwarrantable haste is a sign of crass impatience. In the world of God, where each event has its allotted time, both extremes are doomed to failure.The Talent for SurvivalStudies

exclusively for the former course. For instance, 360 idols were ensconced in the Kabah (the house of God). Although the Prophet’s mission was to remove them, he never attempted to smash them during his 13-year

world where all hypocrisy will fall away, and all power will rest, not in the hand of man, but of God.

clear from this account is that they saw a spider’s web in the mouth of a cave. There is no mention of God commanding a spider to weave a web after the entry of the Prophet, or of His making a dove lay its