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Posted by anas on Nov 25, 2009 in | 7 comments
The heart is inherently dependent on Allah in two ways: from the point of view of worship, which is the ultimate goal, and from the point of view of seeking His help and relying upon Him, which are the means to that end. The heart cannot be sound, or succeed, or find joy, or be happy, or feel pleasure, or be good, or be at peace, or find tranquillity, except by worshipping its Lord, loving Him and returning to Him. Even if it attains all that it can enjoy or created things, it will not feel at peace or find tranquillity, because it has an inherent need for its Lord, for He is the focus of its worship, love and seeking, and this is the only way to attain joy, happiness, please, peace and tranquillity.
Ibn Taymiyah
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hmmmmmm
thought provoking for sure
Could you cite the source? I would prefer the arabic title, if possible.
Jazaka Allah
I read this in the book titled Al-’Ubudiyyah ,,, the original being written by Ibn Taymiyah. I have the translation by Nasirudding al-Khattab. Hope that helps.
I needed to read that. JazakAllah!:)
So true.
How’d you like the book so far? Havent read the book but like I’d said, ibn taymiyyahs works are worth reading
And jazakAllah khayr for this, i was going through something & this sort of helped in a way.
I’m loving the book. Reading it slowly, because there is so much depth in the words. Almost half-way through but I have a feeling I will read it again