The concept of havf (fear) and recâ (hope) in Islamic mysticisim

Havf means fear, and recâ means hope. They are both about the happenings which will come on the people. Havf means fear from God who will give the punishment, more than the fear from the punishment in the hell. We can say the same for race, too: race gives the hope of having blessings from god who gives these, more than having blessings in the heaven. The fear of God is different from the other fears. Those who fear from something escape from these fears, but those who fear from god take the shelter of God. Because they know that there is no other strength which saves them, havf is a fear of the respect to God. This fear is based on regretfulness, responsibility and bashfulness. In both havf and race, to be close to god makes the people reach to the results they wish. God promises to save them and to give what the beloved people want from him. Havf makes the people be away from the sins, but race makes them be far away from the sins by promising gifts in the heaven. By this way, havf and race make the people be far away from the sins and become close to God. The people who have havf and race take themselves away from the sins and direct themselves to god by vowing. Havf and race are not the opposite to each other, but the sincere believers' havf ard race are like the wings of the birds and the pans of the scales. The believer's. Trustworthy and balanced life depands on the balance of havh and race.