The measure of a man's freedom is the degree to which he can stay courteous under provocation. Conversely, the extent of the man's slavehood and bondage is the degree to which he can be provoked.
So much kufr today has got Arabic painted on it, Deen scribbled on it in Arabic and we say this is belief! It is nothing other than straightforward unadulterated shirk.
I've heard a number of shuyukh say when a faqir, when a person on the Path has trouble, then he knows that he's basically on firm ground. It is when things start going well that the faqir gets worried because then he knows that sooner or later the difficulty is about to hit him.
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