Sufism Quotes
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.
Soar on to the King, the crown jewel, And then you'll truly seeThat nothing is as beautifulAs His grand Majesty.
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.
The major barrier to understanding is wishful thinking and following that which pleases one.
A Sufi has a right to be served, but he has no right to demand. Maruf Karkhi of Khorasan
That which is capable of perceiving objective reality is, in Sufism, the human soul (ruh).
All forms are limited. Some of the limitations are time, place, culture, language.
Careful preparation is necessary before people can perceive something which is there all the time.
Sandals. The Sufi teacher Ghulam-Shah was asked what pattern he used in formulating his courses for disciples. He said: 'Barefoot until you can get sandals, sandals until you can manage boots.
Before the antidote arrives from Iraq The man with snake-bite will be dead.
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He who is fortunately enlightened [the Sufi]Knows that sophistry is from the devil and love from Adam.
Nothing can defile the Sufi, and he in fact purifies everything.” Abu-Turab al-Nakhsabi.
Rumi himself once said that counterfeit gold is only to be found because there is such a thing as real gold to be copied.
The skilled artisan uses the same iron to make a horseshoeAs he does for a polished mirror for the King.
The great poet Hafiz says that you should dye your prayer-carpet with wine if your teacher tells you to do so.
Everything man needs is in the world.
God provides the food, men provide the cooks.
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.
And Rumi tells us, ‘Soul receives from soul that knowledge, therefore not by book nor from tongue’.
The selection and following of a spiritual guide is the most important duty of a Sufi.
It is necessary to note, " says Rumi, "that opposite things work together, even though nominally opposed" (Fihi Ma Fihi).
At His door, what is the difference between Moslem and Christian, virtuous and guilty? At his door all are seekers and He the sought.
Saying of the Prophet.Ink and Blood:The ink of the learned is holier than the blood of the martyr.
At His door, what is the difference between Muslim and Christian, virtuous and guilty? At his door all are seekers and He the sought.
The pathways into Sufic thinking are, it is traditionally said, almost as varied as the number of Sufis in existence.
The totality of life cannot be understood, so runs Sufi teaching, if it is studied only through the methods which we use in everyday living.
Practise your knowledge, for knowledge without practice is a body without life
When you get a principle on which everyone is agreed, you get the beginning of complacency and deterioration.
When you feel least interested in following the Way which you have entered, this may be the time when it is most appropriate for you.
The secret protects itself. It is found only in the spirit and practice of the Work.