. . . . . Faith [iman] brings with it an increase in sickness, poverty, hunger, and the abundance of cares and concerns. If this does not happen, it is not true faith. The essential nature [jawhar] of faith becomes clearly apparent in the presence of misfortune, and its light shines brightly in the presence of trials and tribulations, just as courage becomes manifest in the presence of the army that threatens disaster. . . . . .
Taken from “The Fortieth Discourse”, given in the year A.H.546/1152 C.E.by Sheik' Abd Al-Qadir Al-Jilani, of the book titled, “The Removal of Cares (Jala Al-Khawatir).
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