The divine opening and the merciful blessing - Sidi Abdul Qadir Al Jilani

Type of cover: Paper The compiler's guidance on matters opened by Allah upon him in this book to those whose worldly life has distracted them from their Hereafter, and their love for it has diverted them from love of Allah, so that they know that they have only exchanged spiritual pleasures for bodily pleasures, and that they have turned away with their ignorant minds from understanding the true religion, which is their safeguard and their guide to their non-return and livelihood. The compiler arranged the matters into seven chapters. The first of them explains the sin, the second is about repentance, the third chapter is about correct creed, the fourth about clarifying disbelief, the fifth dedicated to explaining Islam, the sixth to explaining faith, and the seventh and final is solely for explaining excellence (Ihsan). The compiler arranged the matters into sixty-two sessions which include: not objecting to Allah, poverty, avoiding wishing for death, repentance, the reason for Allah’s love for the servant, advice of the believer to his brother, patience, showing off, testing the believer, avoiding pretension, knowing Allah عز وجل, forbidding asking from anyone other than Allah, prioritizing the Hereafter over the worldly life, forbidding hypocrisy, choosing the believer over himself, working with the Quran, not worrying about sustenance, jihad of the soul, desires, and Satan, fearing Allah, speaking without action, not paying attention to creation, removing love of worldly life from the heart, clarity as a remedy for hearts, not sharing Allah in His management, asceticism in the worldly life, not complaining to creation, forbidding lying, love for Allah, not being humble to the wealthy because of their wealth, acknowledging Allah’s blessings, praiseworthy and blameworthy anger, fulfilling commands, avoiding prohibitions, seeing Allah on the Day of Judgment, forbidding arrogance, fearing Allah عز وجل, sincerity of work for Allah, visiting the sick, the virtue of La ilaha illa Allah, love for saints and righteous people, spending in the religion, love for Allah, piety, the commanding soul, the worldly life as a prison for the believer, clinging to the firmest handhold, following the Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم, disliking creation when harmed, righteous deeds, giving to the needy and generosity, freeing oneself from worldly worries, not leaning towards the worldly life, looking at people with the eye of annihilation, testing and trial, pondering the Day of Resurrection, contentment with Allah’s decree, vigilance in Allah, truthfulness and working with sincerity, not gambling, abandoning what does not concern a person, in human thoughts, monotheism.