(Giving examples of the state of this world) But the one with faith knows that this is like shadows, and all of this is fleeting, like the vision of a dreamer; it does not complete its visit *** except that the morning of its departure arrives.
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The Shaykh : The people of faith know that this, meaning the description of this world mentioned, is like shadows. We all know that the shadow disappears; as the sun rises, it vanishes until it is completely erased.
"*** Like shadows, and all of this is fleeting"
"Like the vision of a dreamer; it does not complete its visit *** except that the morning of its departure arrives with the call to prayer"
The vision of a dreamer means that a person imagined a dream, or that a dream visited him, and then in a short time, the morning of his departure arrived with the call, meaning with the announcement, and it was said to him, depart.
"*** Like shadows, and all of this is fleeting"
"Like the vision of a dreamer; it does not complete its visit *** except that the morning of its departure arrives with the call to prayer"
The vision of a dreamer means that a person imagined a dream, or that a dream visited him, and then in a short time, the morning of his departure arrived with the call, meaning with the announcement, and it was said to him, depart.