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MEANING OF ATTACHMENT FOR GOD: There are three modes of describing attachment for God.

(1) Mode of thought. Every lover has got attachment for his beloved in his absence, But it cannot be said that he has got attachment only in his presence as the meaning of attachment is to hope for getting a thing. There is no meaning of hoping for a thing which has been obtained. There cannot be any attachment for a thing which cannot be known. He who has not seen another or heard his qualities cannot have attachment for the latter. Direct vision of God will occur in the next world. Now therefore there should be attachment for God.

(2) The second mode of attachment. There is no end of divine secrets but some of these are disclosed to every man. There is also no end of matters which lie hidden. A gnostic knows His existence and knows also that God knows it. He knows also that the matters unseen are more than the matters seen. So he remains anxious to know which lies hidden until he gets knowledge about them. Hazrat Ibrahim-bin-Adham said ; I prayed one day — O God, if Thou give anything to any of Thy dear ones before his meeting with Thee, give it to me. Anxiety destroy me. Then I saw in a dream that God made me sit before Him and said : O Ibrahim, are you not ashamed that you pray for such a thing which will console your mind before meeting with Me ? Can an Aref get satisfaction before meeting with his beloved ? I said : O Lord, I am immerged in Thy love. I know not what I say. Forgive me. Teach me with what I should invoke Thee. God said : Say. O God, let me be satisfied with Thy decree, let me have patience at Thy given dangers and difficulties, let me be grateful for the

LOVE AND ATTACHMENT Vol-IV

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The third mode of attachment. This attachment has got in this world and in the hereafter. God's knowledge is js but man's knowledge is limited. He continues to acquire edge and what he could not acquire remains to be ;d. So his hope remains unsatisfied, specially of one who iges after stages about Him. He hopes for perfection of g with Him. God says : Light will run in front of them and • sides. They will say : O our lord make the light perfect for ; means : Pour down upon us the treasure of light as Thou /en us in the world. It s object is make the light perfect. ^s : They say look at us. We shall borrow from your light, ill then be told : Return to your backs and seek you light. It hat if the light increases in the world, it will also increase sxt world. It will not be a new light.

HADIS AND SAYINGS OF SAGES

The Prophet used to pray: O God, I pray to Thee for tion over destiny, provision after death and abundant 2 for seeing the beauty of Thy face and hope for meeting ee.