Remembrance 1 from Chapter 351
THAT IS THE end of what I intended to [include] in this book. Allah the Most Generous has blessed it, as much as it deserves, with valuable and useful lessons, subtle points of various branches of knowledge and important matters related to them, excellent inner truths (ḥaqā’iq) and what is sought from them, and commentary on the āyāt of the Mighty Qur’ān and what is meant by them; authentic hadiths and explanations of their purport; and explanation of some points regarding the science of chains of narrators, the details of jurisprudence and the workings of the heart, among other things. Allah is the One Who is to be praised for that, and for His innumerable other favours. It is out of His Benevolence that He has guided me to this [material] and granted me the ability to compile it, made it easy for me, helped me, and blessed me in completing it. To Him belong praise, gracious bestowal, bounty, superabundance and gratitude. I hope, by the grace of Allah Most High, for the du‘ā’ of a pious brother which will benefit me by bringing me near to Allah, the Most Generous; and I hope that some of it may benefit any Muslim who is seeking goodness, and that I may help him to perform those actions which bring the pleasure of our Lord.