The Meccan Revelations: al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya

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[ Sufis are guests of God. They do not act except by His command .]

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When Al-Tirmidhi narrated on the authority of Aisha that the Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, said, “Whoever descends upon a people should not fast voluntarily without their permission.

We learned that the Sufis are the guests of God, for they traveled from the comforts of themselves and all of the universe out of preference for the divine side, so they descended with Him.” They do not do any work except with the permission of the One upon whom they descended, which is God. They do not act, remain, or move except by a divine command. And whoever does not have this characteristic is on the road, walking, cutting off his own waters until he reaches his Lord. Then it is valid for him to be a guest, and if he stays with him and does not return, he is worthy, because the people of The Qur’an, which is the collection of God’s people and His special ones .


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