From Allah
The following has been found among Sufi writings but is unattributed.
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I created human beings, and they were bound to Me, and they were coming to Me. When I showed them the world, 9/10ths of them became world-bound and 1/10th remained with Me.
When I told those who remained with Me about Paradise, 9/10ths of those who remained desired Paradise and only 1/10th remained with Me.
When I poured My troubles and My pains upon those who stayed with Me, they cried for help and 9/10ths left and 1/10th remained with Me.
To this 1/10th, I said: I will pour upon you such calamities that the mountains could not bear their weight.
They said: “As long as they come from You, it is well with us.”
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Hazrat Ghareeb Nawaz (may Allah be pleased with him) is reported to have said: “Do not look at things in terms of whether they are good or bad. Is it not enough that they come from Allah? The arrow of a Friend goes nowhere but to a friend.”
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The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is reported to have been feeling ill one day and showing signs of that illness. An individual who was with him at the time is reported to have said: ‘This illness is due to the poisoning that a woman did following the siege of her city by Muslims.’ The Prophet is reported to have given the man a stern look and said: ‘By Allah, nothing comes to me except from Allah.”
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