Is the saying "The greatest calamity is the soul's emptiness of the remembrance of my Lord and His light" correct, and what does it mean?
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The aforementioned statement does not appear to contain any prohibitions; rather, its meaning is good. The greatest calamity that can befall a person is a calamity in his religion, by not remembering Allah, who illuminates hearts and heals them. This is in accordance with the words of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: "The example of one who remembers his Lord and one who does not remember his Lord is like that of the living and the dead."
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