[5] (Hadith-e-Tariq...
[5] (Hadith-e-Tariq, see the complete sermon with Arabic text in Appendix II) The Maurifat (recognition) of Masomeen -asws is the Maurifat of Allah -azwj : يا أمير المؤمنين، قال (عليه السلام): إنه لا يستكمل أحد الايمان حتى يعرفني كنه معرفتي بالنورانية فإذا عرفني بهذه المعرفة فقد امتحن الله قلبه للايمان وشرح صدره للاسلام وصار عارفا مستبصرا، ومن قصر عن معرفة ذلك فهو شاك ومرتاب، An Extract from a famous sermon of Amir-ul-Momineen on Maurifat-e-Noorania [6] : The faith –Eman, of a believer will not attain the level of perfection unless and until he would recognise me -asws as a Noor – the Light.
When someone knows me -asws as Noor, only then he would truly attained faith; he is the one whose heart has been tested with the true faith, whose chest is dilated in true Islám and whose faith is based on discernment. Thus, he becomes an ‘ Arif’ –staunch believer and embraces faith with peace of mind. But that; He who fell short of this cognition – he will be a doubter, immersed in disbelief.
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