The Meccan Revelations: al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya

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[ The servant’s intention is better than his work ]

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Know that the servant’s intention is better than his action, and intention is a will, that is, a special attachment in the will, such as love, lust, and hatred. The servant is under his will, and his will is not devoid of either being aware of what is intended or not. If he is aware of it, he only wants what suits his nature and achieves his purpose, even if If he does not know what he wants, he may be harmed by it if it happens to him. If he observes the truth, the original natural will, yes, every seeker only seeks what pleases him, not what will harm him, but some of the intenders are ignorant of the way to that, and some of them know it. The knowledgeable avoids the path of what displeases him, and the ignorant has no knowledge, so if what happens to him happens to him. It pleases Him, by accident, by looking at it, and by God’s divine care for it. God Almighty described Himself as not belittling anyone’s will. What was meant was what was, and it is known that the natural will


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