8. LIFE IS A WARZONE AND A BATTLEFIELD
I find mankind standing in the battlefront with the devils (shayatin) constantly shooting arrows of desires (hawa) at them; and hitting them with the swords of pleasures.
The ones who follow their sinful desire drop instantly dead, while the righteous ones continue to struggle and strive. With the long standing in the battlefield comes wounds and so they are wounded and treated, yet they are protected against death in such battle.
However, a scar in the face [i.e. major sins] is a disgrace that remains, therefore let those who strive beware of that!
(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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