Documents of the Right Word

SECOND VOLUME, 42nd LETTER
May Allâhu ta’âlâ protect thee aqainst the evils of the cruel!
Disasters come from Him. And again, He, alone, is the savior from
calamities. There is a (preordained) length of time for each
(disaster). Lamenting [and complaining] will therefore be futile.
Trusting oneself to Him [and supplicating Him] will eliminate all
sorts of griefs. Not to pray is the worst grief. [He loves those who
pray. So one should look on cares and afflictions as blessings
inasmuch as they cause one to pray and consequently to be loved
by Him].
SECOND VOLUME, 45th LETTER
My dear son! Apparently, the world is sweet, delicious.
Inwardly, however, it is poisonous and worthless. He who falls into
its trap can never save himself. He who dies with this poison will
become a carrion. It is lunacy to lose your heart to it. It is like
lacquered filth, sugar-coated poison. A person with wisdom will
not fall for such false, spurious beauty. He will not set his heart on
impure, hurtful pleasures. He will spend this short life of his
endeavouring to ingratiate himself with his Owner. He will do the
things that will be useful for him in the Hereafter. He will do his
duties as a born slave. He will hold fast to the commandments of
Allâhu ta’âlâ. He will avoid His prohibitions. Shame on those
people who do the opposite and chase after harmful things!
Offending the true friend is what I fear;
It burns me day and night, so hard to bear!
[The world (in this context) means harmful things hated and
prohibited by Allâhu ta’âlâ. A person who avoids the harâms has
protected himself from the world’s deceits. Allâhu ta’âlâ has not
prohibited any pleasure, any flavour in the world. What He forbids
is to enjoy these pleasures in excessive and inordinate measures
and injurious manners. He commands us to utilize them in salutary
and modest doses and prescribes these doses.]
SECOND VOLUME, 59th LETTER
Muhammad ‘alaihis-salâm’ is the origin of all the sûrî
[visible, outward] kemâlât [perfections, advantages] and the
ma’nawî [invisible, spiritual] ranks. Physical practices and
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