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Lesson 252

Console me by the mention of Her.

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'Console me by the mention of Her': there is no cure for his malady but remembrance. He says 'Console me' twice, i.e. by my remembrance of God and by God's remembrance of me.

Source Tarjumân al-Ashwâq, Poem 20, commentary §1 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Ibn Arabi, the Andalusian Sufi master, there is no other cure for the lover’s malady than remembrance: remembering God, and knowing that God remembers us, for, according to the Quran, God remembers whoever remembers Him. Today, at every moment of weariness, gently speak the name of God and let this consolation answer you.

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