The Meccan Revelations: al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya

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[ Richness and pride are two qualities that are not appropriate for a servant ]

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And know that richness, even if it is in God, and glory, even if it is in God, are two qualities that it is not permissible for a servant to enter upon God Almighty, and if he has God in them, then he must leave them and enter poor and humiliated, and the meaning of entry is to turn to God, so he does not turn to God because of his richness in him or his glory in him, but rather He turns to God with his generosity and his lack, for the Presence of Truth has an inherent jealousy and does not accept the noble or the rich, and this is a taste that no one can deny on his own. God Almighty said, disciplining his Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, on the surface of the matter, and he disciplines us with it so that we may learn. As for whoever is self-sufficient, you are his resiliency, and Muhammad was witnessed. May God’s prayers and peace be upon him, the divine attribute of being rich, so he confronted it because of the honor it gave him in reality, and the Prophet at


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