Ulum al-Din - Revivication of the Islamic Sciences - vol 2 of 4 [2/4]

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IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, MOST GRACIOUS, MOST MERCIFUL quarter of customs of life The second quarter of REVIVAL OF RELIGIOUS SCIENCES

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It is the first book of the quarter of customs of life

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, MOST GRACIOUS, MOST MERCIFUL Praise be to Allah Almighty, Who has perfectly organized all of the beings, thereupon He has created both the earth and the heavens, and caused the fresh water to flow from the clouds, therewith He has brought out the grains and plants, and decreed to each his livelihood and sustenance in due measure, and preserved with food the power (and energy) of animals, and helped (the people) go on doing acts of worship and righteous deeds, by having them eat just such of food as is good and lawful for them. Allah’s Blessing and peace be upon Muhammad, the (Prophet) of amazing miracles, as well as upon his family and companions, an uninterrupted blessing to be consecutive across all the times, and multiplied with the succession of hours, and an abundant peace to be as much as it could be. To go further: Verily, the main goal of those endued with sound minds (and hearts) is to meet Allah Almighty in the (eternal) abode of reward; and there is no way for them to achieve such meeting with Allah Almighty except through knowledge and doing deeds, which one could do regularly and constantly only by virtue of the good health, which, in turn, could be realized only by having such of kinds of food as are good and lawful, from which one should get only as much as is in proportion to his needs with the recurrence of times. From this point of view, one of the good early predecessors said: “Verily, eating is essential to (preserve) religion.” To this fact Allah, the Sustainer and Cherisher of the worlds, draws the attention when He says, and of a surety, He is the truest of speech: “Eat of things which is good and pure, and work righteousness: for I am well-acquainted with (all) that you do.” (Al-Mu’minun

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So, he, whose purpose from having food is to have it help him get knowledge and do deeds and become strong enough to ward off evil and safeguard himself (from the punishment of Allah Almighty), he should not leave himself to negligence (of food), nor should he go on eating in the same way as beasts and animals do in the pasture, for indeed, food is just an access and way to (fulfill the

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