Contentment

Pearl of Wisdom

to a man who wished his brother was present so that he could see the victory of Allah over His enemies at the Battle of the Camel, 'Did your brother desire to be with us?' He said, 'Yes.' He (AS) said, 'Then he has witnessed us, and groups of people have witnessed us in our army while they are still in the loins of men and the wombs of women. Very soon time will bring them out and faith will become strong through them.'

Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib [as]

Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 12

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Contentment

Contentment is when a person is content with what he loves and what he hates; it is a ray of the light of gnosis. He who is content is annihilated to all his choices; he is really the one with whom Allah is content. Contentment is a name which contains the meanings of servitude, and maybe described as the joy of the heart.

I heard my father, Muhammad al-Baqir, say, 'To attach the heart to what is present is association (shirk), and to what is not there is disbelief (kufr): these are the wings of heedlessness.' I am amazed at anyone who claims to be a slave to Allah and then contends with Him over His decrees. Content gnostics ('arifin) are far from being like that.'

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