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Now took how bright and pure was their minds and what' sincere was their desires to worship. Even one of them could ' speak of the thoughts of the inner mind of another on account of the broadening of their breast as a result of their eating lawful things, keeping their minds clear from attachment Of the world and advancing towards God with hopes and desires. He w,ho does not admit it before experience in the path is a fool just a% a man does not admit it easy before taking any medicine to have purgation. If anybody does not acquire the merit of Kashf after hard labour and does not think if possible for others, he is like a person who takes .medicine for purgation but it does not work for some internal diseass. This is ignorance. He who has got Kashf reaches the stage of Ainul Eqin or veritable sight by eyes. It is higher than sight by knowledge (Ilmul Eqin). He who is free from Ilmul Eqin, or Ainul Eqjn. js out of the group of believers. Their minds are dead and they are the followers of the devils.

SECTION 2

RENUNCIATION OF THE WORLD

Renunciation of the world is an honored stage out of many stages of the sojourners towards the path of religion- This stage is also regulated like other stages in respect of knowledge, condition and action. In accordance with the sayings of the sages, all the doors of Iman returns to sure faith, speech and action. But

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out of these, the stage of speech can be established on the stage of condition on account of its expression. The object of speech is "not speech but expression of thoughts of mind. If speech does not come out of condition, it is called Islam not Iman. Knowledge is the cause of condition and condition is the cause of knowledge. Action comes out of condition and action is the result of condition.