If this means were lost...

If this means were lost, other means would fit: “If it was accepted, other deeds would be accepted, and if it was rejected, other deeds would be rejected, too.” [^11] We shall explain, as much as possible and necessary, the inner disciplines of this spiritual sulūk , so that someone of the people of faith may have a share of it.

This might as well be a cause for the divine mercy and the unseen care to be bestowed upon me, lagging as I am in the way to happiness and humanity, and chained in the prison of nature and selfishness. Surely Allah is the Patron of generosity and care. [^1]: It hints at some narratives, including one from the Messenger of Allah (s) saying, “My delight has been placed in the Salat.” Furū‛ al-Kāfī, vol 5, “Book of Marriage”, ch. on “Loving Women”, hadīth no.7, p. 321.

[^2]: It refers to a narrative from the Messenger of Allah (s) saying, “The Salat is the mi'rāj of the believer.” 'Allāmah al-Majlisī, I'tiqādāt, p. 29. [^3]: Sūrah Āl-i 'Imrān 3:30 [^4]: Sūrah al-Kahf 18:49 [^5]: Sūrah Zilzāl 99:7 [^6]: Wasā'il ash-Shī‛ah, vol. 3, Kitāb as-Salat, sec. on “Times” ch. 3, hadīth 17, p. 90 (with a slight difference ). [^7]: Sūrah al-'Ankabūt 29:64 [^8]: Usūl al-Kāfī, vol. 3, “Book of Belief and Disbelief,” ch. on “Forbearance,” hadīth 8, p.