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وُرُودُ الفَاقَاتِ أَعْيَادُ المُرِيدِينَ

The coming of destitutions is a festival for aspirants.

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Ibn ʿAbbād

الاعياد عبارة عن الاوقات العائدة على الناس بالمسرات والافراح وهم مختلفون فى ذلك فمنهم من مسرته وفرحه بوجود حظه ونيل شهواته وغرضه وهذا هو حال عامة المسلمين ومنهم من مسرته وفرحه بفقدان حظوظه واعواز أمانيه وأغراضه وهذا هو حال الخاصة من المريدين

"Festivals" (*aʿyād*) denotes those times that return upon people bringing joys and delights. People differ in this. Among them is one whose joy and delight lie in obtaining his share (*ḥaẓẓ*) and attaining his appetites and aims, and this is the state (*ḥāl*) of the generality of Muslims (*ʿāmmat al-muslimīn*). And among them is one whose joy and delight lie in the loss of his shares and in the withholding of his hopes and aims, and this is the state of the elect (*khāṣṣa*) among the aspirants.

The opening of his commentary only; the whole of it runs over pdf 137–138 (printed p. 133) of the print: follow the link to the page images.

Ibn ʿAbbād · pdf 137–138 (printed p. 133)

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