19. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AWLIYA
I pondered about those whom Allah chooses to be close to Him from His friends (awliya’).
After hearing their descriptions and seeing those who we assume to be among them. I realised that Allah only chooses for this rank a person whose appearance is not faulty and whose body has no disability— so he is good looking with a fair height and healthy body.
And from inside, he is of a generous nature, intelligent, honest and his heart is free of envy or ill feelings or any inner defects. These types of people are the ones whom Allah nurtured since their childhood; so you see them at such a young age avoid being with children and looking as an older man at a very young age; abstaining from whatever may degrade him or lower his rank. The tree of his endeavours keeps growing until he finds its fruits falling down the branches of youthfulness. Therefore he is keen to seek knowledge and is always busy worshiping [Allah], He also appreciates time and never wastes it, always pursuing virtues and afraid of shortcomings.
If you see the divine guidance wrapping him, you will notice how such guidance holds his hand whenever he slips and averts his errs that he intended. Encouraging him towards virtues and concealing his good deeds from everyone.
These types of people are of different kinds; the worshipper, ascetic, and the knowledgeable person adhering to the Sunnah. And it is a very rare case to find a person who Allah chose, to combine both aspects and elevate him to join the rank of perfect ones.
The sign indicating perfection of a person who combined knowledge and worship is that such a person will be totally devoted and dedicated to worship Allah and loving Him. Performing and involving in all the virtuous deeds and having the highest endeavours to reach the possible human perfection.
The ranks of this special selection are beyond description as it is the gem of existence that does not grow in any shell except the loved ones.
1 ask Allah to guide us to please Him, to be close to Him and I seek His refuge from being expelled and banished.
(Source: al-Hafiz Abu’l-Faraj ibn al-jawzl [d. 597AH] “CAPTURED THOUGHTS being” a translation of his masterpiece ‘Sayd al-K hatir)
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