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PRAYER IS INDISPENSABLE 368 |
O thou spiritual friend! Thou hast asked the wisdom of prayer.
Know thou that prayer is indispensable and obligatory, and man
under no pretext whatsoever is excused from performing the
prayer unless he be mentally unsound, or an insurmountable obstacle
prevent him. The wisdom of prayer is this: That it causeth
a connection between the servant and the True One, because in
that state man with all heart and soul turneth his face towards
His Highness the Almighty, seeking His association and desiring
His love and compassion. The greatest happiness for a lover is to
converse with his beloved, and the greatest gift for a seeker is to
become familiar with the object of his longing; that is why with
every soul who is attracted to the Kingdom of God, his greatest
hope is to find an opportunity to entreat and supplicate before
his Beloved, appeal for His mercy and grace and be immersed in
the ocean of His utterance, goodness and generosity.
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