Ja'afar As-Sadiq (may Allah be content with him) describes the noble station of ma'rifah (gnosis): The 'arif (person of gnosis) is with the people, while his heart is with Allah. If his heart were to forget Allah for the time it takes to blink an eye, he would die of…
"Oh Allah! Let my motivation spring from the heart and spare me from motivation which springs from the nafs (lower self)."
“The one who is drawn near is the one who knows Him.” These are the words of Shaykh Abu Madyan al-Ghawth of al-Andalus, a great teacher and guide of his time. His literary contributions of poetry and prose were many, including this beautiful du’a (prayer), which he wrote almost 1000…