PEARLS OF WISDOM
Charismatic Marvels
09/09/2013 03:18
The saint has a thousand stages to traverse, the first of them being the gate of charismatic marvels. If he passes beyond it safely, he can reach the other stages, but if not, he can make no further progress."
Kitab Sirr al-Asrar wa Mazhar al-Anwar
(The Book of the Secret of Secrets and the ...
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SWORD OF ALLAH
26/12/2011 12:26
"Truthfulness is the sword of Allah; it is not applied to anything but that it cuts right through it." ~ Dhun-Nun al-Misri
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HEART AND SOUL
26/12/2011 12:23
Amr ibn 'Uthman stated the following in his Book of Love.
Almighty God created the hearts seven thousand
years before the souls, and He kept them in the Garden
of Intimacy. He created the Secrets seven thousandyears
before the hearts, and kept them in the Degree of Union.
Every day God caused the...
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HADITH
26/12/2011 12:09
"If anyone travels on a road in search of knowledge, God will cause him to travel on one of the roads of Paradise." [Abu Dawud]
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SOUL EARS
26/12/2011 12:06
"The soul has been given its own ears to hear things that the mind does not understand." ~ Mawlana Rumi
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ADVISE
26/12/2011 12:03
"Be not like the deceived fools who are joyous because each day their wealth increases while their life grows ever shorter." ~ Imam Ghazali
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saadi
18/12/2011 14:06
"It is impossible to lay hands on that which is not predestined for us, and that which is predestined for us will reach us wherever we are." ~ Shaykh Saadi
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rumi
18/12/2011 14:04
"I'm astonished by the man who wants purity, yet trembles when the harshness of polishing begins." ~ Mawlana Rumi
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four qualities
18/12/2011 14:02
"Four traits lift a person to the highest ranks, even if their works and knowledge are little: 1. Forbearance (hilm) 2. Humility (tawadu) 3. Generosity (sakha) 4.Good character (husn al-khuluq). And this is the perfection of faith." ~ Imam Ghazali
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righteous one
18/12/2011 14:01
"By Allah, the righteous have won indeed! Do you know who they are? They are the ones who do not even harm the dust." ~ Imam Jafar Sadiq
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