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“Part of [the benefit of God’s making one fall into sin] is also that the servant attains the ranks of humility, meekness and lowliness as well as neediness before Him, for the ego has a tendency to rival lordship; if it had the power it would claim what the Pharaoh claimed, but He has predestined and dominated and all other than Him is incapable and dominated.”

Quote by Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya

Book:Ranks of the Divine Seekers A Parallel English-Arabic Text. Volume 1 (Islamic Translation)
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Ranks of the Divine Seekers A Parallel English-Arabic Text. Volume 1 (Islamic Translation)

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Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya
Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya

Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya was a distinguished medieval Islamic scholar, jurist, and theologian. Born on January 28, 1292, and deceased on September 15, 1350, he made substantial contributions to various fields of Islamic knowledge. His works on fiqh, hadith, and tasawwuf have had a lasting impact on Islamic thought and practice. more

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