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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech Putting Trust In Allah Putting trust in Allah-التَّوكل Trusting in Allah is an honourable sufficiency for the one who relies upon it. 1ـ اَلتَّوَكُّلُ كِفايَةٌ شَريفَةٌ لِمَنِ اعْتَمَدَ عَلَيْهِ. Trusting in Allah means distancing oneself from [reliance upon one’s] strength and power, and waiting for what is brought by divine decree.

2ـ اَلتَّوَكُّلُ اَلتَبَّري مِنَ الحَوْلِ والقُوَّةِ وانْتِظارُ ما يَأتي بِهِ القَدَرُ. Beware of choosing [a path] for yourself [instead of putting your trust in Allah], for indeed most of the success lies in that which is not reckoned. 3ـ إيّاكَ أنْ تَتَخَيَّرَ لِنَفْسِكَ، فَإنَّ أكْثَرَ النُّجْحِ فيما لايُحْتَسَبُ. The root of the heart’s strength is in putting [one’s] trust in Allah. 4ـ أصْلُ قُوَّةِ القَلْبِ اَلتَّوَكُّلُ عَلَى اللّهِ.

Verily the perfection of trust in Allah stems from the verity of certitude. 5ـ إنَّ حُسْنَ التَّوَكُّلِ لَمِنْ صِدْقِ الإيقانِ. Trusting in Allah is [a means of] sufficiency. 6ـ اَلتَّوَكُّلُ كِفايَةٌ. Trusting in Allah is an asset. 7ـ اَلتَّوَكُّلُ بِضاعَةٌ. Trusting in Allah is the best pillar [of support]. 8ـ اَلتَّوَكُّلُ خَيْرُ عِماد. Trusting in Allah is the fortress of wisdom. 9ـ اَلتَّوَكُّلُ حِصْنُ الحِكْمَةِ. Trusting in Allah is the best action. 10ـ اَلتَّوَكُّلُ أفْضَلُ عَمَل.

Trusting in Allah stems from strength of certitude. 11ـ اَلتَّوَكُّلُ مِنْ قُوَّةِ اليَقينِ. It is through the strength of one’s trust in Allah that the level of one’s faith is evinced. 12ـ بِحُسْنِ التَّوَكُّلِ يُسْتَدَلُّ عَلى حُسْنِ الإيقانِ. Trust in Allah the Glorified, for indeed He has guaranteed the sufficiency of those who put their trust in Him. 13ـ تَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ فَإنَّهُ قَدْ تَكَفَّلَ بِكِفايَةِ المُتَوَكِّلينَ عَلَيْهِ.

The strength of a servant’s trust in Allah is to the extent of his reliance on Him. 14ـ حُسْنُ تَوَكُّلِ العَبْدِ عَلَى اللّهِ عَلى قَدْرِ ثِقَتِهِ بِِهِ. It is sufficient for your trust [in Allah] that you consider no one else as a channel for acquiring your sustenance other than Allah, the Glorified. 15ـ حَسْبُكَ مِنْ تَوَكُّلِكَ أنْ لاتَرى لِرِزْقِكَ مُجْرِياً إلاّ اللّهُ سُبْحانَهُ. It is in trusting Allah that the true essence of conviction lies. 16ـ فِي التَّوَكُّلِ حَقيقَةُ الإيقانِ.