Sunday, April 27, 2008
God Fearingness ... Imam Ja'far Al-Sadiq ...
Close the gates of your limbs and senses
To all that will harm your heart
Remove your standing with God
And bring in its wake
Grief and Regret on
The Day of Judgement
And shame about the evil actions you committed
The scrupulous person must have three principles:
He should overlook the faults of all people
He should avoid offending them
He should balance censure with praise
The basis of God fearingness is constantly
To take the self to account
To be truthful in one's words
And pure in one's transactions
To leave every doubtful thing
To abandon every defect and doubt
To seperate oneself from all which does not concern you
And not to open doors which you will not know how to close
Do not sit with anyone who obscures what is clear for you
Nor with someone who takes the faith lightly
Do not question knowledge which your heart has no capacity for
And which you will not understand
Of whoever said it
And cut off anyone who cuts you off from God
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