Hallmarks of the Saints — Page 16
16 HALLMARKS OF THE SAINTS كالحكل وكانوا ذوي حُسَاسٍ وذوي وَنْشِ وكانوا يسبون النبيين وينقرون، ويرتعون ويلعصون. إن الذين آمنوا هم في الله يجاهدون، ويلومون الأرجل مع طَهْقها ويظنون أنهم متقاعسون، ويؤثرون الشدائد لله لعلهم يقبلون، فيدركهم رُحْمُ الله ولا يبقون في أَزْلٍ من العيش وبالفوز يَقْفِلون. ويحسبهم زَهْدَنٌ كزِوَانٍ، والخَلْقُ بهم يسلمون. يبتغون رضا الله ويصرخون كامرأةٍ ماخض فيُدخلون في المقبولين . ومن علاماتهم أنّ الله يكشف عنهم رُونةَ الكروب ، ويَرْحَن الفَزَعَ عن القلوب، They abuse the Prophets and find fault with them. They eat vora- ciously yet remain insatiable. Verily, those who believe strive hard in the cause of Allah, and, they reproach their legs despite them moving hastily and think they are falling behind. They endure hardships for the sake of Allah so that they may be accepted. Thus the mercy of Allah supports them and they are not left in the straitened life; rather, they emerge victorious. The ignoble take them for discarded food which is spoilt, whereas [the truth is that] creation is saved on their account. They seek the pleasure of Allah and cry out [before their Lord] like a woman in the pangs of childbirth; only then are they included among the accepted ones. AMONG THEIR SIGNS IS that God removes the severity of intense