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4 THE CONCLUSIVE ARGUMENT devotees who followed him even more faithfully than his shadow and were more obedient to him than his shoes. Having witnessed his rubies, they forsook the glory and splen dour of this world. They committed themselves to obey every command with sincere submission and natu- ral goodness. Notwithstanding the adverse circumstances, they strove in the way of Allah and did not sit back idly. They chose to completely devote themselves to Allah, accu- mulating the treasures of the here- after while taking nothing whatso- ever from the wealth of the world. They did not incline to amass worldly provisions. They spent أجمعين وعلى أصحابه وصفوة أحبابه الذين كانوا له أتْبَعَ مِن ظله، وأطوع من نعله. تركوا بروق الدنيا وزينتها برؤية لعله ونهضوا إلى ما أمروا بإذعان القلب وسعادة السيرة وجاهدوا في الله على ضعف من المريرة، وما كانوا قاعدين تبتلوا إلى الله تبتيلا، وجمعوا خزائن الآخرة وما ملكوا من الدنيا فتيلا، وما مالوا إلى امتراء الميرة، وبذلوا أنفسهم their lives in the propagation of the الإشاعة الملة، وقفوا ظلال رسول الله صلى الله عليه Faith and followed in the footsteps of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, so much so that their [independ- ent] selves died. They sold their souls to win the pleasure of their Benevolent Lord | | شروا أنفسهم ابتغاء مرضاة وسلم حتى صاروا من الفانين- and for His sake they were content to part with their households and الرب اللطيف، ورضوا لمرضاته