وصله‌های نورانی بر جامه‌ی جان: معلمِ ربانی، ناصحِ امین است! وَ أَنَا لَكُمْ ناصِحٌ‏ أَمينٌ!

Luminous Patches on the Garment of the Soul:
The Divine Teacher is a Trustworthy Counselor!
*****
The language of divine guidance is the language of gentle repair—a language of luminous patching. It is the unseen stitching of light on the torn garments of the soul. In the Qur’anic phrase:
Wa anā lakum nāṣiḥun amīn — “And I am to you a trustworthy counselor”
We hear the quiet voice of a prophetic heart offering not only counsel but healing. In Arabic, the root word of nāṣiḥ is closely linked to the action of sewing. The classical lexicons tell us:
“naṣaḥtu al-thawb: idhā khattatuhu” — “I patched the garment when I sewed it.”
“qamīṣ manṣūḥ” — “a shirt that has been stitched, mended.”
Thus, nāṣiḥ is more than an advisor; he is a tailor of hearts. A divine teacher who, through the thread of wisdom and the needle of compassion, repairs the rent fabric of the inner world.
These patches are not ordinary—they are radiant! Each patch is an ayah (a divine sign), a verse, a flash of truth that fits precisely the hole left in our soul by sorrow, sin, or forgetfulness. The believer says in awe, “This verse is tailored for me! This counsel is my missing puzzle piece!”
Through this lens, every moment of sincere repentance—tawbah naṣūḥah—is the act of accepting that luminous stitch. Without the remembered presence of a guiding teacher, the very meaning of repentance becomes hollow. As the Qur’an says:
Tawbatan naṣūḥā — “a sincere and mending repentance.”
A true naṣūḥah patch doesn’t draw attention to the tear—it veils it with beauty. The divine teacher smiles and whispers silently into your soul: “Sew with joy. Sew with light. Patch with grace.” And the most beautiful stitches are those sewn with a smile—the smile of one who hides the faults of fellow lovers of light.
In another luminous tradition, the Imams say:
“al-qarīn al-nāṣiḥ huwa al-‘amal al-ṣāliḥ” — “Your true companion and counselor is your righteous deed.”
Every righteous act, every honest prayer, is another patch sewn into the robe of your soul.
The divine teacher is, therefore, not only a source of knowledge but a living mercy, tailoring our lives with verses, mending us with silence, patching us through dreams and intuitions. These inspirations—these soft touches on the heart—are alive. As one narration from the Imams states:
“If you have a need, move your lips, and the response will come to your heart.”
These are the real-time, luminous patches—divine downloads of clarity—given by God through His angelic guides.
In the age of distraction, this tailoring never stops. The soul’s robe is always in need of another luminous patch. And the divine tailor is never far.