Hallmarks of the Saints — Page vi
Contents About the Author. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Foreword. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Hallmarks of the Saints ( S i ratul-Abd a l ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Blessings of S u rahs an-N ū r, al-F ā ti h ah, al-M ā i’dah. . . . . . . . . 2 Signs of righteousness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Saints are commissioned at the time of darkness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Saints’ hearts are not overawed by anyone’s grandeur. . . . . . 5 Saints show benevolence upon Allah’s servants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Saints are granted glad tidings of Allah’s help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Saints race towards the ways of Allah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Saints are like a sagacious person. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Saints are helped, never forsaken. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Saints inspire the hearts of seekers after truth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Saints cannot survive without their Lord. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Their advent signifies daybreak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Saints are granted guardians by their Lord. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Saints have thirst of perfect knowledge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23