26. KNOWING ALLAH IS THE MOST PRECIOUS THING IN THIS LIFE
He who understands the honor of existence (sharf al-wujiid), must attempt to gain the best from it.
Life is similar to a trading season, with all types and forms of trade. People commonly say, ‘Go after whatever is light in weight but high in value. So an alert person must only seek the most precious.
The most precious thing in this world (dunya) is knowing Allah (marifa).
Some travelers (salikin) attain the goal of their journey, and others are keen on gaining profit. Others seek what pleases the loved ones, so they accept their pleasure as sufficient recompense. To them nothing can ever repay the honor of this (love) relationship.
And others affirm their weakness, but remain grateful that they are seeking this path. Others still, have elevated themselves above all such affairs. They believe that the mere fact they have been guided (by Allah in this direction) is more important than thinking about the (performance of) deeds themselves.
Those are the fewest in number, yet the highest in status.
(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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