...About The Heart.

As-Salaam alaikum,

 It was mentioned in the stories of the Awliya that one day, Sultan Mahmud al-Ghazi visited Abu'l-Hasan and asked his opinion of Abu Yazid al-Bistami. He said: "Whoever follows Abu Yazid is going to be guided. And whoever saw him and felt love towards him in his heart will reach a happy ending."

 At that, Sultan Mahmud said: "How is that possible, when Abu Jahl saw the Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam), and he was unable to reach a happy ending but rather ended up in misery?"

He answered: "It is because Abu Jahl did not see the Prophet but he saw Muhammad Ibn Abdullah. And if he saw the Messenger of Allah, he would have been taken out of misery into happiness. As Allah Ta'ala said:- "YOU SEE THEM LOOKING AT YOU BUT WITHOUT CLEAR VISION'' (7:198)... adding that "Vision with the eyes of the head doesn't bring happiness, but the vision with the eyes of the heart and the secret that Allah gives to the soul will bring out that happiness."