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Documents of the Right Word

A collection of small books written by Sunni scholars for answering Shi'a claims.

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O thou, <strong>the</strong> base world, so perfidious are all thine boons,<br />

The grandeur thou <strong>of</strong>fer with a gale <strong>of</strong> wind swoons!<br />

Yâ Rabbî! Do not deprive us <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir rewards and fayz! Do not<br />

let us fall into fitna after <strong>the</strong>m! We gharîb (poor, lonely) people;<br />

let us endeavour not to waste our sojourn <strong>of</strong> a few days in this<br />

world in slumber. Let us not lead a life like rabbits’ sleep! Let us<br />

not set our hearts to transient, sequined, deceitful flavours. Let us<br />

not fall for <strong>the</strong>se poisonous sweetnesses! Let us do <strong>the</strong> worships<br />

and good deeds Allâhu ta’âlâ commands and likes! Let us not<br />

believe <strong>the</strong> lies <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> nafs and <strong>the</strong> devil and evil people! Let us<br />

think <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> torment in grave and in <strong>the</strong> Hereafter and protect<br />

ourselves by now! Turning away from this short life and unreal<br />

vision, let us attain <strong>the</strong> honour <strong>of</strong> dying before death! Let us<br />

consider that our origin is a mere nothing! Everybody will laugh at<br />

an idiot who adorns himself with ornaments trusted to him and<br />

boasts about having <strong>the</strong>m. No one will like a person who sells<br />

defective, deceitful goods. Everything that befits existence and<br />

anything that exists, belongs to <strong>the</strong> One who exists in reality.<br />

Maturity <strong>of</strong> someone before and behind whom <strong>the</strong>re is<br />

nonexistence is in his realizing his nonexistence.<br />

No knowledge could equal one’s being aware <strong>of</strong> one’s<br />

imperfection!<br />

THIRD VOLUME, 168th LETTER<br />

There is no interval or pause in Allâhu ta’âlâ’s sending fayz. He<br />

sends fayz, barakats, nûrs continuously. [He sends <strong>the</strong> power and<br />

energy necessary for substantial life through <strong>the</strong> sun. And He<br />

sends <strong>the</strong> fayz necessary for spiritual life through Muhammad’s<br />

‘alaihis-salâm’ blessed heart. This fayz comes to Murshids’ hearts<br />

and <strong>the</strong>n it is radiated from <strong>the</strong>ir hearts. Murshids’ hearts are like<br />

substances with phosphorescent properties]. The fayz radiated<br />

from a Murshid’s heart comes to every Muslim’s heart in an<br />

amount in proportion to his capacity. It never comes to some<br />

people. Likewise, clearness <strong>of</strong> a person’s image on a mirror<br />

depends on <strong>the</strong> brightness <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> mirror. No image will be seen on<br />

an opaque mirror. It is <strong>the</strong> mirror that reflects <strong>the</strong> image perfectly.<br />

The owner <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> image has no role in <strong>the</strong> clearness <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> image.<br />

[The more ikhlâs and love one has for one’s Murshid, <strong>the</strong> more will<br />

he receive <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> fayz coming from his heart. In some cases, though<br />

very seldom, <strong>the</strong> whole fayz is received].<br />

– 438 –

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