The Meccan Revelations: al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya

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In knowing the secrets of describing the lower levels and their stations, and how the knower feels comfortable when he mentions his beginning and yearns for it despite his high station, and what is the secret that is revealed to him that calls him to that

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The gift, not the knowledge of earning, for if God had meant acquired knowledge, He would not have said, “You have been given.” Rather, He would have said, “You have been given the path to attaining it,” not Him. He would have said, “In Khidr, and We taught him the path of acquiring knowledge.” He would not have said any of this, and we know that then there is knowledge. We acquired it from our thoughts and our senses, and then knowledge that we did not acquire with anything of our own, but rather a gift from God Almighty, which He revealed in our hearts and to our secrets, and we found it for no apparent reason. It is a delicate matter, as most people imagine that the knowledge that comes from piety is gifted knowledge, but it is not so. Rather, they are acquired knowledge. With piety, God made it a path to attaining this knowledge. He said, “If you fear God, He will provide for you a criterion.” And He said, “And fear God, and God will teach you.” He also made correct tho


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