Chapter VI: Love, Longing, Contentment
(10) Tenth sign. Satisfaction and contentment are the signs of love. In one word, all the qualities of religion and good conduct are the results of love. What is not the fruit of love follows low desires That is bad conduct. Junaid said: Men are divided into two kinds in the matter of love of God, general people and special people. General people can not but love God if they get constant benefits and excess wealth. Special persons love God seeing His power, knowledge, skill and sovereignty. They love Him even though everything goes away from them. Hazrat Sahal Tastari said to a person at the time of conversation with him: O friend, O dear one. He was asked: How can you say this? He may not be your. .friend. He said to the questioner in silence: Either he is a believer or a hypocrite. If he is a believer, he is dear to God. If he is a hypocrite. He is the friend, of the devil. Abu Torab said about love: Don't be deceived, a lover has got many signs. Those who roam round Him tread also different paths.
(1) One sign: He takes bitterness of troubles as a gift. He gets delight whatever his Beloved does for him. He considers it a gift even though he gets it not. He does good deeds and considers wants as honour.
(2) Another sign: He is firm in fulfillment of promise. He is obedient even though his Beloved rebukes him.
(3) Another sign: You will see him satisfied, busy in love.
(4) Another sign: He tries to satisfy a beggar.
(5) Another sign: His Kashf opens and he takes its care. Hazrat Ihay-b-Ma'az said:
(6) Another sign: He is under-fed, underclothed, roaming.
(7) Another sign: He is beset with troubles and has got no defamer.
(8) Another sign: He advances always towards Jihad and good deeds.
(9) Another sign: He renouces the world in the midst of pleasure.
(10) Another sign: He is busy always is weeping for sins.
(11) Another sign: He is busy and surrenders all his affairs to the great God.
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(12) Another sign: He is satisfied with what little he has got.
(13) Another sign: He smiles before the people but his mind is thoughtful.
SATISFACTION IN THE COMPANY OF GOD: Satisfaction, fear and attachment are the results of love but they are of different kinds. Attachment or hope comes when a thing is unseen. Satisfaction comes when a thing lies in presence. When satisfaction is strong, one likes to remain alone and solitude. When Hazrat Ibrahim-bin-Adham came down from a hillock, he was asked: Wherefrom have you come? He said: From attachment of God: It is related that when God conversed with Moses, he was in such a condition for several days that if he heard the talk of men, he fell senseless, because of his love for God. One does not then even like to hear others. For this reason, a certain sage used to say in invocation: O One who separated me from the people and Who created in me attachment for Him by His remembrance.