Shah Quotes
And Rumi tells us, ‘Soul receives from soul that knowledge, therefore not by book nor from tongue’.
The major barrier to understanding is wishful thinking and following that which pleases one.
Saying of the ProphetTasksWhoever makes all his tasks one task, God will help him in his other concerns.
Saying of the ProphetAccusationsAnyone reviling a brother for a sin will not himself die before committing it.
Saying of the ProphetPracticeWho are the learned? Those who put into practice what they know.
Saying of the ProphetOppressionWhen oppression exists, even the bird dies in its nest.
Saying of the ProphetFoodNobody has eaten better food than that won by his own labour.
Helping othersI order you to assist any oppressed person, whether he is a Moslem or not.
Saying of the ProphetDistributionGod it is who gives: I am only a distributor.
Saying of the ProphetReflectionThe Faithful are mirrors, one to the other.
Saying of the ProphetPrivacyWhoever invades people´s privacy corrupts them.
Saying of the ProphetLoveDo you think you love your Creator? Love your fellow-creature first.
Saying of the ProphetObjectsIt is your attachment to objects which make you blind and deaf.
Saying of the ProphetThe BequestI have nothing to leave you except my family.
Saying of the ProphetSome behaviourI am like a man who has lighted a fire, and all the creeping things have rushed to burn themselves in it.
Saying of the ProphetTHE PEOPLEIt is the people who are God's family.(Muhammad the Prophet)
Saying of the ProphetTruthSpeaking the truth to the unjust is the best of holy wars.
Saying of the ProphetObligation to LearnThe pursuit of knowledge is obligatory on every Muslim.
Venture to a remote corner of a faraway land and, from the moment you get there, every person and every thing becomes an obstacle, designed to entrap you, to stop you proceeding on your way.
Teaching:One hour's teaching is better than a whole night of prayer.Saying of the Prophet
Saying of the ProphetHelping othersI order you to assist any oppressed person, whether he is a Muslim or not.
Saying of the ProphetAngerYou ask for a piece of advice. I tell you : 'Do not get angry.' He is strong who can withhold anger.
Saying of the Prophet. The Bequest: I have nothing to leave you except my family.
But in Africa bureaucrats are usually too proud to accept a bribe, something I admire when I'm not the one being arrested.
If you will not reprove yourself, ’ Saadi says, ‘you will not welcome reproof from another.
Whoever is to be wise despises himself. Only the ignorant trust their own judgement.
Great men are great until they know it. Saints are holy until they know it.
Mediation - Before you learn how to meditate, you must unlearn what you think meditation might be.
Q: How can I help myself?A: By remembering the proverb: ‘The Path is not to be found anywhere except in human service’, from Saadi.
God provides the food, men provide the cooks.
Saying of the Prophet.Lies, promises, trustHe is not of mine who lies, breaks a promise or fails in his trust.
The great poet Hafiz says that you should dye your prayer-carpet with wine if your teacher tells you to do so.
The skilled artisan uses the same iron to make a horseshoeAs he does for a polished mirror for the King.
Rumi himself once said that counterfeit gold is only to be found because there is such a thing as real gold to be copied.
Nothing can defile the Sufi, and he in fact purifies everything.” Abu-Turab al-Nakhsabi.
Laziness - The laziness of adolescence is a rehearsal for the incapacity of old age.
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He who is fortunately enlightened [the Sufi]Knows that sophistry is from the devil and love from Adam.
