Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Common Kindness


In the name of God, the Lord of Mercy, the Giver of Mercy

"[Prophet], have you considered the person who denies the Judgement? It is he who pushes aside the orphan and does not urge others to feed the needy. So woe to those who pray but are heedless of their prayer; those who are all show and forbid common kindnesses."
Quran 107
- Translated by Haleem, M. A. S. Abdel

In the Pslams of David it is written, according to Sahl al Tustari, "Ask those who attend at the temples with their bodies, keeping the positions of the worshipers, while yet their heads are occupied with the world, whether they value Me lightly, or are they trying to deceive Me?"

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