This thing we tell of can never be found by seeking, yet only seekers find it. Abu Yazid Al-Bistami (804 – 874)
Abu Yazid Al-Bistami Quote – “For thirty years I sought God…”
For thirty years I sought God. But when I looked carefully I found that in reality God was the seeker and I the sought. Abu Yazid Al-Bistami (804 – 874)
Abu Yazid Al-Bistami Quote – “If I only knew that I had taken one single step in sincerity…”
If I only knew that I had taken one single step in sincerity, I would give no value to anything else. Abu Yazid Al-Bistami (804 – 874)
Abu Yazid Al-Bistami Quote – “I made four mistakes in my preliminary steps in this way…”
I made four mistakes in my preliminary steps in this way: I thought that I remember Him, that I know Him, that I love Him and that I seek Him. But when I reached Him, I saw that His remembering of me preceded my remembrance of Him, that His knowledge about me preceded my knowledge of Him, that His love […]
Alauddin Al-Attar Quote – If you think you are behaving well then you are wrong…
If you think you are behaving well then you are wrong, because seeing your own behavior as good is itself a form of pride. Alauddin Al-Attar (circa 1119 – 1185)
Quote from the Book of Acts (Acts of the Apostles) – “God made man so that he…”
God made man so that he should seek the Lord. Book of Acts, Christian Bible (circa 80 A.D.)
Abu Sa’id Ibn Abi’l Khayr Quote – “To those who seek truth in conventionalized religion…”
To those who seek truth in conventionalized religion: Until college and minaret have crumbled this holy work of ours will not be done. Until faith becomes rejection And rejection becomes belief There will be no true believer. Abu Sa’id Ibn Abi’l Khayr (967 – 1049)
Abu Sa’id Ibn Abi’l Khayr Quotation – “Learn to know thyself. Who knows himself, knows his Lord.”
Learn to know thyself. Who knows himself, knows his Lord. Abu Sa’id Ibn Abi’l Khayr (967 – 1049)
Abu Sa’id Ibn Abi’l Khayr Quote – “The true man of God sits in the midst of his fellow men…”
The true man of God sits in the midst of his fellow men, and rises and eats and sleeps and marries and buys and sells and gives and takes in the bazaars, and spends the days with other people, and yet never forgets God even for a single moment. Abu Sa’id Ibn Abi’l Khayr (967 – 1049)
Abu Sa’id Ibn Abi’l Khayr Quote – “You are freed from your own desires only when God frees you…”
You are freed from your own desires only when God frees you. This is not effected by your own exertion, but by the grace of God. First he brings forth in you the desire to attain this goal. Then he opens to you the gate of repentance. Then… you continue to strive and… pride yourself upon your efforts, thinking that […]