Iqazh al-Himam fi Sharh al-Hikam, Chapter Two, Part One
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ The following is taken from the first chapter of Iqazh al-Himam fi Sharh al-Hikam , a commentary on al-Hikam of Shaykh Taj ad-Din Abu al-Fadhl Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Atha’illah as-Sakandari ( q.s. ), by Shaykh Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Ajibah ( q.s. ). You have not abandoned ignorance at all if you want something to take place in any moment other than what Allah has manifested in it. Ignorance is the opposite of knowledge, and it is said that it is lack of knowledge of the Goal. There are two categories of it: simple and complex. The simple is that someone is ignorant and knows that he is ignorant. The complex is that he is ignorant of his ignorance. The ugliest type of ignorance is ignorance and denial of Allah ( s.w.t. ) after seeking to recognise Him. Part of the adab of the true gnostic to affirm things where they are and to go with them as they go. Whenever power brings him f...