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Teacher, could you please explain the following passage from Supplication 20 of al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya? What does “اجمال” mean here?
و ورعا فی إجمال .
Piety accompanied by moderation.
In the passage “و ورعا فی إجمال” from Supplication 20 of al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya, “اجمال” may be understood in two ways. First, it can mean beauty and excellence: “Lord, grant me piety in all its beauty and excellence.” Second, it can mean moderation and propriety: “Grant me piety and the strength to avoid sin in a manner that is measured and fitting.”
It is better to understand «اجمال» as beauty and excellence. In that case:
و ورعا فی إجمال
“Lord, grant me piety in all its beauty and excellence. Make my piety supremely beautiful; grant me the grace to be pious, and let my piety be perfect in its beauty!”
If we understand «اجمال» as moderation, the meaning would be: “O God, grant me piety and escape from sin in the measure that is right. Grant me the ability to flee from sin as I ought.”