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مِنْ عَلَامَاتِ النُّجْحِ فِى النِّهَايَاتِ الرُّجُوعُ اِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى فِى الْبِدَايَاتِ

Among the signs of success at the endings is turning back to God (exalted is He) at the beginnings.

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Ibn ʿAbbād

للمريد بداية ونهاية فبدايته حال سلوكه ونهايته حال وصوله فمن صحح بدايته بالرجوع الى الله تعالى والتوكل عليه والاستعانة به كما ذكرنا أفلح وأنجح فى نهايته

The aspirant (*al-murīd*) has a beginning and an end. His beginning is his state while journeying on the path (*sulūk*), and his end is his state upon arrival (*wuṣūl*). So whoever makes his beginning sound by turning back to God, exalted is He, by trusting in Him (*al-tawakkul*), and by seeking His help (*al-istiʿāna*), as we have mentioned, prospers and succeeds at his end

The opening of his commentary only; the whole of it runs over pdf 32 (printed p. 28) of the print: follow the link to the page images.

Ibn ʿAbbād · pdf 32 (printed p. 28)

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