Mashrabaمشربة

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مَنْ أَشْرَقَتْ بِدَايَتُهُ أَشْرَقَتْ نِهَايَتُهُ

Whoever's beginning shines with light, his end shines with light.

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Ibn ʿAbbād

هذه عبارة أخرى موافقة لمعنى ما تقدم فاشراق بداية المريد برجوعه الى الله تعالى فى مهماته وثقته به فى ملماته واشراق نهايته الوصول الى قربته والحصول فى حضرته

This is another expression in agreement with the meaning of what came before. The shining of the aspirant's (*murīd*) beginning lies in his turning back (*rujūʿ*) to God Most High in his concerns and his trust (*thiqa*) in Him in his calamities; and the shining of his end is arrival (*wuṣūl*) at His nearness (*qurba*) and coming to be within His Presence (*ḥaḍra*)

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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