But then I thought how I wish I could die before my death: Have a soul that is no longer in this life—even while the body must remain. A heart that is freed from the shackles of dunya—even while the legs must walk its streets. Have a nafs that is in complete rest and satisfaction with its’ Lord–even while the crumbling shell remains. A soul that is already there—even before it is there. A soul detached. A nafs mutmainah—in the truest and deepest and realest sense (Qur’an 89:27) For as the great scholar said, rahimahu Allah, "He who does not enter the paradise of this life, will not enter the
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