Feeling A Personal Connection With God Just Like Sufis
This is a good argument but the response usually given goes as follows : In order to have beatific vision of God in your heart, you need to cross all the stages of the path, this in itself requires a person to undergo an incomparably greater test than the ordinary believer. There are 70000 or 70000×4 spiritual stations according to certain Sufis and you only get to have a beatific vision ( with the eyes of the heart ) in the end of the path. Nevertheless, an exam can contain hints and clues to help a student answer a difficult question. The Quran hints at the signs God will show to those who believe in him to make them more firm in faith to the point it won’t remain a test, ie they will attain certainty. “We will show them Our signs in the universe and within themselves until it becomes clear to them that this ˹Quran˺ is the truth. Is it not enough that your Lord is a Witness over all things?” (41:53) The test of love in the path to God is infinitely more difficult than the test of faith. Here’s a Hadith , Abu Dharr reported: He came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and he said, “Indeed, I love the people of your house!” The Prophet said to him, “By Allah? Then prepare to endure poverty, for poverty quickly approaches those who love us faster than a torrent flows from the highest hillock to its lowest part.” Source: al-Mustadrak 8014 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani