A Muslim Convert Once Before

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Shaykh Abu al-Mawahib Muhammmad ibn Zaghdan ash-Shadzili ( q.s. ) said, “When you encounter one who is sustained by the sciences, and to whom the treasuries of understanding open, do not argue with him with copies of pages, and meander with him with zealousness of the ego, for Divine Bestowals are superior to acquired faculties.”

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Shaykh Abu al-Mawahib Muhammmad ibn Zaghdan ash-Shadzili ( q.s. ) said, “ Sama’ is stimulating to the people of the beginning, whereas to the people of the end it is without influence.  For you see mountains and think them fixed, while they pass away as clouds do.  Sama’ comes not through the ears, but through the hearts in the realm of the unseen.  The man of the beginning seeks the song of the shepherd to quiet his longings, while the man of the end is tranquil at the presence of the meeting.”

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Shaykh Abu al-Mawahib Muhammmad ibn Zaghdan ash-Shadzili ( q.s. ) said, “He who embellishes his speech, while persisting in the corruption of his heart, shall be Exposed by Allah ( s.w.t. ) of his folly, and whatever excellence he aspires to shall be Concealed from him.”

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Shaykh Abu al-Mawahib Muhammmad ibn Zaghdan ash-Shadzili ( q.s. ) said, “He who claims the station of Divine Beauty, without having been disciplined by Divine Majesty, cast him aside, for he is a Dajjal who has no significance among men.”

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Shaykh Abu al-Mawahib Muhammmad ibn Zaghdan ash-Shadzili ( q.s. ) said, “When you encounter one who is sustained by the sciences, and to whom the treasuries of understanding open, do not argue with him with copies of pages, and meander with him with zealousness of the ego, for Divine Bestowals are superior to acquired faculties.”