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TWO OCCUPATIONS
It is said:
هُمُ العَارِفُ الثَّنَاءَ وَهُمُ الزَّاهِدُ الدُّعَاءَ
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The occupation of the ‘ārif billāh (gnostic) is praising Allah SWT.
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The occupation of the zāhid is supplicating.
‘Ārif billāh is a person who always praises the greatness of Allah’s attributes. Meanwhile, zāhid is a person who avoids a luxurious life in this world by wholeheartedly praying to Allah SWT. A zāhid always humbles himself before Allah SWT, asking for the goodness that He approves of.
The difference lies in the fact that the purpose of the ahl al-ma‘rifah is Allah SWT — not reward, not even Paradise. Meanwhile, the goal of a zāhid is to gain benefits in the form of Paradise. Thus, the goal of a zāhid is still the maidens of Paradise, while the goal of an ‘ārif billāh is to remove all veils between himself and Allah SWT.
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