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أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ قِيلَ لَهُمْ كُفُّوۤاْ أَيْدِيَكُمْ وَأَقِيمُواْ ٱلصَّلَٰوةَ وَآتُواْ ٱلزَّكَٰوةَ فَلَمَّا كُتِبَ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْقِتَالُ إِذَا فَرِيقٌ مِّنْهُمْ يَخْشَوْنَ ٱلنَّاسَ كَخَشْيَةِ ٱللَّهِ أَوْ أَشَدَّ خَشْيَةً وَقَالُواْ رَبَّنَا لِمَ كَتَبْتَ عَلَيْنَا ٱلْقِتَالَ لَوْلاۤ أَخَّرْتَنَا إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ قَرِيبٍ قُلْ مَتَاعُ ٱلدُّنْيَا قَلِيلٌ وَٱلآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لِّمَنِ ٱتَّقَىٰ وَلاَ تُظْلَمُونَ فَتِيلاً
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-An-Nisâ’ ( النساء )

Tafsir al-Tustari

Say: ‘The enjoyment of this world is trifling…’He [Sahl] was asked, ‘What is this world?’ To which he replied:This whole world consists of ignorance except for where knowledge is to be found. All knowledgeis a testimony against [the one who possesses it], except for that which is acted upon. All action is futile except for that which is done with sincerity (ikhlāṣ), and sincerity is not achieved except through adherence to the Sunna.Then he said:Your world is your lower self (nafs). Thus, if you annihilate it, there will be no world for you. His words, Exalted is He:

Tafsīr al-Tustarī, trans. Annabel Keeler and Ali Keeler
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