The Meccan Revelations: al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya

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[ The servant perfected by the image and the claim of lordship ]

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FUTMAK.COM الفتوحات المكية: الصفحة 244 من الجزء Two

By His Majesty, when the Truth knew that this servant, with what God had perfected him with of divine power in the perfect form, must claim in attributes what is true for God in order to seek the perfect form of that attribute, which is one of some of the divine attributes, then the Truth was jealous of participating in some of the attributes of majesty and preoccupied man with what He allowed him the rest of the divine attributes, when he also knew that he did not stop at that and that he must give the perfect image its right to be described as divine attributes, and that it goes beyond what was restricted to it, such as greatness, pride, and power.

So he said, Pride is my cloak, and greatness is my garment. Who can compete with me? One of them I cut off.

And he said, “Thus does God impose His seal on every arrogant and tyrannical heart.” This is the essence of jealousy. He was jealous of these attributes that they belonged to anyone other than God, so He blocke


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