The following is extracted from the third discourse of Futuh al-Ghayb by Shaykh ‘Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani (q.s.). When the servant of Allah (s.w.t.) is in the grip of a trial he first tries to escape from it with his own efforts, and when he fails in this, he seeks the help of others from among men such as kings and men of authority, people of the world, men of wealth, and in the case of illness and physical suffering, from physicians and doctors; but, if the escape is not secured by these, he then turns towards his Creator and Lord, the Great and Mighty, and applies to Him with prayer and humility and praise. So long as he finds the resources in his own self he does not turn towards the people and so long as he finds resources in the people he does not turn towards the Creator.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 10:20:28 +0000
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