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FIHI MA FIHI V 9safely, then spend so much upon such and such anobject, and give so much to So-and-So, and somuch is to be for yourself’?”When ‘Abbas heard these words he raised hishand in complete acceptance. “Prophet <strong>of</strong> God,”he said, “truly, I have always thought you carriedthe fortune <strong>of</strong> the old kings, such as Haman,Shaddad, Nimrod and the rest. But now that youhave spoken I know this favor is divine, from theworld beyond, from the throne <strong>of</strong> God.”“Now you have spoken truly,” saidMohammed. “This time I have heard the snapping<strong>of</strong> the girdle <strong>of</strong> doubt, that you had withinyou. I have an ear hidden within my inmost Soul,and with that hidden ear I can hear the snapping<strong>of</strong> doubt within anyone. Now it is true for a factthat you believe.”I have told this story to the Amir for this reason:In the beginning you came forward as achampion <strong>of</strong> Muslimdom. “I ransom myself,”you said. “I sacrifice my own desires, considerationsand judgement so that Islam will remainsecure and strong.” But because you put yourtrust in your own plans, loosing sight <strong>of</strong> God, andforgetting that all things proceed from God, all

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