The Meccan Revelations: al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya

Inspiring quotes from the Meccan Revelations (... more)

[ Happy scholars and miserable ignorants ]

(Check the original text in Arabic ...)


FUTMAK.COM الفتوحات المكية: الصفحة 749 من الجزء One

They agreed with us in the fact that we did not worship this Essence because it was an Essence, but rather because it was a God, so we placed the name in reality upon its name, for He is truly God. There is no god but Him. When we attributed what is appropriate to those who should, we called them happy scholars, and those were ignorant and wretched because they placed the name on the unnamed, so they made a mistake and understood them as servants. The name and the title are included, so a distinction occurred between us and them in the house, so we lived in a house called Paradise, which has eight gates. The eighth door is placing the name according to its true name, and Hell was seven gates because the eighth door is putting the name according to its name, and the people of Hell did not put it according to its name, so they were ignorant, so the veil appeared and they saw only their name and the name was gone. From them, he asked for his name, so the one who deserved it, which is


---

(... Another Random Quote)

Search in Futuhat Quotes



Please note that some contents are translated from Arabic Semi-Automatically!