The Meccan Revelations: al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya

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[ The author of isolation and the divine names in their two parts: the intelligible and the transmitted ]

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FUTMAK.COM الفتوحات المكية: الصفحة 153 من الجزء Two

So the person of isolation is the one who isolates himself with what is his from his Lord without creating what is unique to him, according to the mind’s claim, from the legitimate divine names which, had it not been for the law, the mind would not have named God with, for they are for the truth, and man has been created by them and his creation is a manifestation of them, so he is called by them and cannot have them. He abstains from such divine names. And the other part of the divine names remains: he abstains from them because of the harm that befalls him, as he said, “Taste indeed, You are the Mighty, the Most Generous.” And His saying, “Thus God sets His seal on every arrogant and tyrannical heart, so he abstains from such divine names because of the censure in them of those who are called by them.” And it was revealed by its rule in the world. Man’s true nature is to be a breadwinner and the breadwinner should not be arrogant, for he appears by what he does not have by an at


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