PeacePearl
03-06-2017, 01:14
The essence of Taqwa is to make a shield (which guards) against Allah’s anger and punishment.
That shield is to obey His commandments and abstain from His prohibitions
—Ibn Rajab al-Ḥanbalī [d. 795H/1393CE]
(Jami’ ul-‘Ulum al-Hikam: [190/191])