Hallmarks of the Saints — Page 22
H AL L M AR KS OF T HE S AIN TS 22 [i. e. those who insult God’s servants] are deaf, dumb, and blind and—due to extreme animosity—they are afflicted with the dis- ease of the heart. Among their signs is that the water of their pool is never exhausted; rather, they are always provided with fresh, flowing water; they have no idea what muddy water is, for they are unceas- ingly supplied with sweet and fresh water from the Lord of all the worlds. Their Lord grants them guardians so that they are saved from the wilderness and the wolves that dwell therein. The recep- tacle of their selves is filled with light and insight, and what lies hidden from the veiled ones is made manifest to them. This is so because they surrender their selves to Allah like the sacrificial calf; they either fulfil their vow or remain ready to do so. It is also so because they spend all that they possess in the ways السماء، فالذين يـَهْرِدون أعراضهم أو يسفكون دماءهم، حيارهبم هللا فيؤخَذون ُتاحون. صم ٌّ بكم ٌ عمي ٌ ومن شدّة العناد يكمَدون. جي و ّم قوم ال يُطَّمَل ُ ما يف حوضهم، ويُعطون كل َّ آن ٍ من ماء هن ومن عالماهتم أ م زالل ٌ عَذْب ٌ من رب ّ العاملني. ويُصْفِدهم ل ُ معني. وال يعلمون ما احلِنْضِجُ، ويُسرَد ّا فيها من السَّراحنيِ. وتُزمَج ُ قِربة ُ نفوسهم م ّم خفريًا، فيُعصَمون من مَوامِي َ و هب ر م ما ختفَى من احملجوبني. ذلك أبهنم يُسلّمون نفوسهم إىل ل نورًا وفهمًا، وتلوح هللا كأَرْخ ٍ يُذبَح، ويقضون حنبهم أو يكونون من املنتظرين، وأبهنم يُنفقون يف هللا