An Excerpt from The Heart of the Qur'an: An Introduction to Islamic Spirituality by Lex Hixon

This new edition of a 1988 book provides Lex Hixon's meditations on over 900 passages from the Qur'an. This one is Holy Qur'an 31:26-8 conveys the intentions behind the spiritual practice of devotion.

"All that is manifested in the heavenly and earthy realms emanates directly from the Ultimate Source. And Allah Most High, Who needs absolutely nothing, is all that any being ever needs. Allah alone receives into His Depth the rivers of praise that flow spontaneously from the minds and hearts of living beings.

"Were all the trees on earth to serve as pens and were the seven seas to become dark blue ink, the Words of Truth that flow eternally from the Transcendent Qur'an could never be recorded, for Allah is boundless Power and complete Wisdom.

"The physical Creation and spiritual resurrection of humanity is but the career of one vast soul. The entire drama of this single soul serves only to express the Divine Attributes of the Hidden Treasure of Love, the One, Who sees all and hears all.”