٩ - باب في التفكر في عظيم مخلوقات الله تعالى وفناء الدنيا وأهوال الآخرة وسائر أمورهما وتقصير النفس وتهذيبها وحملها على الاستقامة

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9 - Chapter on reflecting upon the magnitude of the creations of Allah Most High, the perishing of this world, the terrors of the Hereafter, and all the affairs of the two; and on curbing the soul, refining it, and holding it to steadfastness.

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Allah Most High said:

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Ayah34:46

Say, "I only advise you of one [thing] - that you stand for Allāh, [seeking truth] in pairs and individually, and then give thought." There is not in your companion any madness. He is only a warner to you before a severe punishment.

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وَقالَ تَعَالَى:

And He Most High said:

Ayah42:43

وَلَمَن صَبَرَ وَغَفَرَ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ لَمِنْ عَزْمِ ٱلْأُمُورِ

And whoever is patient and forgives - indeed, that is of the matters [worthy] of resolve.1

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الآيات [آل عمران: ١٩٠ - ١٩١]، وَقالَ تَعَالَى:

the verses [Āl ʿImrān: 190–191]. And He Most High said:

Ayah88:17

أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى ٱلْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ

Then do they not look at the camels - how they are created?

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وَقالَ تَعَالَى:

And He Most High said:

Ayah36:1

يسٓ

Yā, Seen.1

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الآية [القتال: ١٠]. والآيات في الباب كثيرة.

the verse [Muḥammad (al-Qitāl): 10]. The verses on this topic are many.

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ومن الأحاديث الحديث السابق: «الكَيِّسُ مَنْ دَانَ نَفْسَهُ» .

And among the hadiths is the one mentioned earlier: "The prudent person is the one who calls his soul to account."