“The servants of God drink from a spring which they cause to gush, flowing abundantly” (Qur’an Surat al-Insan 76:6) عَيْنًا يَشْرَبُ بِهَا عِبَادُ اللَّهِ يُفَجِّرُونَهَا تَفْجِيرًا ‘Aynan yashrabu bi-ha ‘ibadullahi yufajjirunaha tafjira.

“Fuente de la que beberán los siervos de Allah, y que harán manar cuándo y dónde quieran” (Spanish translation by Suleyman Ernesto Geddes.)

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“Be those who are devoted to the Lord-Sustainer!” (Qur’an, Surat Al ‘Imran, 3:80)
Al-Fadl b. al-‘Abbas stated, concerning the meaning of “Be those who are devoted to the Lord-Sustainer (kunu rabanniyina), that this means “Be like Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (radiyallahu ‘anhu) since when the Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa-sallam) died, the inner cores (asrar) of the all of the companions became disturbed, except for Abu Bakr. In his inner core (sirr) there was no effect. Hence after the Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa-sallam) died, Abu Bakr stated, “Whoever worships Muhammad should realize that Muhammad has indeed died! But whoever worships Allah should realize that Allah is living and does not die!” (Sulami, Haqa’iq al-tafsir)
الفضل بن العباس يقول : في قوله عز وعلا : ! ( كونوا ربانيين ) ! قال : كونوا كأبي بكر الصديق رضي الله عنه فإنه لما مات النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم اضطربت الأسرار كلها لموته ، ولم يؤثر في سر أبي بكر فقال : ‘ من كان منكم يعبد محمداً فإن محمداً قد مات ومن كان يعبد الله فإن الله حي لا يموت

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“Can the reward for affirming virtuous beauty be anything but the affirmation of virtuous beauty?! (Qur’an, Surat al-Rahman هَلْ جَزَاءُ الْإِحْسَانِ إِلَّا الْإِحْسَانُ (60) Hal jaza’u l-ihsani illa l-ihsan; calligraphy byHamid Aytaç in 1374 AH/ 1954-5 CE.

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“And if My servants ask you about Me, then [say], “I am nearby, I answer the call of the supplicant when he calls upon Me. So let them respond to Me and put their faith in Me so that they may be guided rightly! (Qur’an, Surat al-Baqara 2:186)
وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِي عَنِّي فَإِنِّي قَرِيبٌ أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ الدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِ فَلْيَسْتَجِيبُوا لِي وَلْيُؤْمِنُوا بِي لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْشُدُونَ

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“ًًWhoever loves anything remembers it a great deal” ‘A’isha reported that the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said this (as recorded in Suyuti, al-Jam’i al-kabir, citing Daylami, Firdaws) also noted as a saying of Malik ibn Dinar reported in Bayhaqi, Shu’ab al-iman. من أحب شيئا أكثر ذكره man ahabba shay’an akthara dhikrahu
Calligraphed by Mus’ad Khudayri al-Bur Sa’idi, signed 1421 Khudayri

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“Glory be to the One in Whose hand is the malakut [spiritual dimension] of every thing” (Qur’an, Surat Ya Sin, 36:38 فَسُبْحَانَ الَّذِي بِيَدِهِ مَلَكُوتُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ
fa-subhanalladhi bi-yadihi malakutu kulli shay’in wa-ilayhi turja’un

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“There is nothing that does not manifest God’s glory! وَإِن مِّن شَيْءٍ إِلَّا يُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِهِ
Qur’an, Surat al-Isra’ 17:44 wa-in min shay’in yusabbihu bi-hamdih

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