States and Conditions of the Seeker and of the Awakened

	The seeker believes and hopes. The awakened knows and relies on the eternal truth.
	The seeker looks for the light of Allah to guide him. The awakened acts according to Allah’s light.
	The seeker benefits and progresses according to the actions of submission, humbleness, patience, generosity, abandonment etc. The awakened only sees the merits of these attributes as emanating from Allah and as decreed for him to act according to them. <snipped>