October 7, 2008

Considering a man inferior on account of his calling is a mark of ignorance.

Heavenly Souls

Indeed man was born with a restless disposition. When evil befalls him he is filled with self-pity, but blessed with good fortune he grows niggardly. Not so the worshippers who are steadfast in their prayer; who set aside a due portion of their goods for the needy and the dispossessed; who truly believe in the Day of Reckoning and dread the punishment of their Lord for none is secure from the punishment of God; who preserve their chastity save with their wives and slave girls, for in their case they are not blameworthy; but those who lust after other than those are transgressors; who keep their trusts and promises and bear true witness; and who attend to their prayers. These shall be in Gardens, honoured.

(70:19-35)