The Seminal Work of One of the Most Influential Scholars in African History

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728- Our fellow humans belong likewise to the creatures: never entrust thy hopes to them, o my Companion! And act not either out of fear of them - so wilt thou be honoured...
729- Never complain before the creatures about thy needs but do appeal to their Very CREATOR, the WILLPOWERED LORD
730- [Turn thy heart towards Him] and never towards them - be they behaving favourably with thee or not - and call ALLAH's Infinite Knowledge to witness [of thy acts]
731- Always look at them with two kinds of eyes:
732- 1- With the eyes of Shari'a , in commending them good, in forbidding them all kinds of evil, in sanctioning them if necessary and in thanking them for their kindnesses
733- 2- With the eyes of reality , in forgiving their faults, in never bearing them a grudge for their injustices
734- Or when thou art refused a service or even if they hurt thee...
735- For they are all ruled by the Absolute Decree of the MOST GRACIOUS and are constantly governed by His Command
736- Thence it is basically thy LORD MOST HIGH Who prevented thee from obtaining thy wish and Who caused what harmed thee, nay the creatures!
737- So never hurt them, do acknowledge their rights and bear patiently their grievances
738- Be at any time ready to help them and to express thy affection and thy mercy to them out of any sort of envy
739- Show them virtuous and fine qualities outwardly while revering only the LORD in thy inmost heart - do combine both of these, [so wilt thou reunite Shari'a and Reality]
740- Behave towards thy fellow creatures with solicitude, compassion and pure-heartedness, wish them good and safety
741- Do resort to thy LORD against their injustices, o my Friend! So wilt thou realise that such injustices are in fact Godsends
 
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