Månefaser

I cleansed the mirror
of my heart...
now it reflects
the moon.

Renseki

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Let the moons set or still be bright,
Ours is a full moon: in its sight
Full moons are humbled; for us its light
A splendour is by day and night.
No change of time can alter it.

Abu Bakr al-Shibli

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Abu Darda said: "For everything there is a polish and the polish for the heart is the dhikr of Allah."

Sahih al-Bukhari

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Dear friend, your heart is a polished mirror. You must wipe it clean of the veil of dust which has gathered upon it, because it is destined to reflect the light of divine secrets. When the light from Allah, (Who) is the light of the heavens and the earth begins to shine upon the regions of your heart, the lamp of the heart will be lit. It is your private sun, for you are the one whom Allah guides...

Shaykh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani

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There is no doubt that the heart oxidizes, just as copper and silver oxidize. Its polishing is the dhikr, which will make it like a white mirror. The oxidation of the heart is due to heedlessness and sin. Its polishing is by means of two actions: repentance and dhikr. If someone's heart is cloudy, the reflections of images will be unclear, he will see falsehood as truth and truth in the image of falsehood. When there is too much oxidization on the heart, the heart will be darkened, and in the darkness the images of the Truth and Reality never appear. The best way to polish it is through Dhikrullah [n: remembrance of Allah].

Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya

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