The Meccan Revelations: al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya

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Insight and sight have perfected His worship, both outwardly and inwardly, and whoever says that it exists in forms is ignorant of both matters. Rather, the truth is that truth is the essence of forms, for it is not contained by an adverb, nor is it absent by a form. Rather, it is concealed by ignorance of it on the part of the ignorant person, as he sees it and does not know that it is sought.

< p> So the Messenger, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, said to him, “Worship God as if you see Him.”

So he ordered him to conjure him, for he knew that he would conjure only one who accepts his presence. So the servant’s conjuration of his Lord in worship is the same as the presence of the object of worship for him, and if he did not know it except in terms of its limit and extent, its limit and its value. And if his knowledge is separate from that, he does not define it and does not estimate it while recalling it as if he sees it. Rather, he does not define it and th

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I saw a spring of milk. I had never seen milk like it in its whiteness and goodness in its core. I entered it until it reached my breasts and it was flowing. I was amazed at that, and I heard strange, divine words saying, “Whoever prostrates to other than God about God’s command is closer to God by obedience to God, then he will be happy and saved.” And whoever prostrates to other than God for anything other than God’s command to bring him closer to God, then he is wretched, for God Almighty says, “And the mosques are for God, so do not call upon anyone with God. God is with creation. What creation is with God, because He knows them. So He is with them wherever they are, in their places, times, and conditions. What is creation with Him?” God Almighty, the creation does not know Him until you are with Him. Whoever calls upon God with the creation is not like one who calls upon the creation with God. Do not call upon anyone with God, and it is not valid to prostrate to anyone ot

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