जिस काम में स्वार्थ आ जाए, उस से बरकत उठ जाती है।

दुनिया को बहुत ही छोटी, नीच और तुच्छ चीज़ समझो।

फ़क़ीरी कठिन है।

दौलत को मुसीबत समझो और उसे भूखों-प्यासों को दे दो और ख़ैरात करो, क्योंकि आख़िर में तो क़ब्र में कीड़े ही उसे खाएँगे। अगर तुम ने ख़ैरात की, तो वही लोग तुम्हारा सच्चा सहारा बनेंगे।

ख़ुदा को सच्चे दिल से तलाश करो।

ज्ञान प्राप्त करो, विनम्रता सीखो और उस पर अमल करो।

फ़क़ीर को चाहिए कि वह बादशाहों की दोस्ती को ख़तरनाक साँप और अजगर की तरह माने, क्योंकि जब कोई फ़क़ीर किसी बादशाह के नज़दीक हो जाता है, तो समझो कि उसकी आध्यात्मिक जमा-पूंजी नष्ट हो गई।

सच्चे साधक को चाहिए कि अहंकार, आत्म-प्रशंसा, घमंड और दिखावे को छोड़ दे और इन बुराईयों को अपने अस्तित्व से पूरी तरह मिटा दे।

अगर दुनिया पानी पर चलने वाली एक नाव है और इस ज़मीन पर पानी का नाम-ओ-निशाँ तक नहीं है, तो तुम ग़ोता-ख़ोर बन जाओ, पर डूबने वाले मत बनो।

स्वर्ग की चाह मत रखो, क्योंकि यह भी एक प्रकार की सज़ा ही है। सिर्फ़ ख़ुदा का चाहने वाला बनो, क्योंकि ख़ुदा का चाहने वाला समझदार, निडर और बहादुर होता है।

सब्र एक अनोखी चीज़ है।

Once Ibrahim Adham saw a stone on which was written - turn me over and read. On the other side, he read - you do not practice what you know, why then do you seek what you know not?

Once Ibrahim Adham saw a stone on which was written - turn me over and read. On the other side, he read - you do not practice what you know, why then do you seek what you know not?

Many shaikhs observe the following rule. When a novice joins them, they subject him to the spiritual discipline for three years. He can be admitted to the path only if he fulfills all the requirements of this discipline. The first year is devoted to the service of the people, the second year to the service of the god, and the third year to watching over his own heart.

Many shaikhs observe the following rule. When a novice joins them, they subject him to the spiritual discipline for three years. He can be admitted to the path only if he fulfills all the requirements of this discipline. The first year is devoted to the service of the people, the second year to the service of the god, and the third year to watching over his own heart.

ولی کو صرف ولی ہی پہچانتا ہے۔

نیکی کا کام کرنے میں صرف خدا ہی مددگار ہے۔

لفظ ’’صوفی‘‘ کی کوئی ایسی جڑ یا ماخذ نہیں جو عام لغوی اصولوں کے دائرے میں آتی ہو، کیوں کہ صوفیانہ طریقہ اتنا بلند پایہ اور ماورائی ہے کہ اسے کسی عام جنس یا زمرے سے ماخوذ قرار دینا ممکن نہیں، یہ ایک ایسا راز ہے جو زبان کے اسباق سے بالاتر ہے۔

وہی لوگ نکاح کے لائق ہیں جو انسانوں کے ساتھ میل جول کو پسند کرتے ہیں اور جو بندگی کی تنہائی کو اختیار کرنا چاہتے ہیں، ان کے لیے تجرد ایک زیور ہے۔

جب تک خدا بندے کی طرف اپنا کرم نہ کرے، بندے کی محنت بے کار ہے۔

صوفیائے کرام انسانوں کی روحوں کے حکیم ہیں۔

پہلے صوفیانہ عمل پہچانا جاتا تھا اور دکھاوا ناواقف تھا، آج دکھاوا جانا پہچانا ہے اور صوفیانہ عمل غائب ہو چکا ہے۔

خدا نے اپنے صوفیہ کو نظامِ کائنات کا نگران و نگہبان بنایا ہے۔

معجزات میں جلوہ ہے، کرامات میں راز۔

آنکھ کی ہوس ہے نظر، کان کی چاہ ہے سماعت، ناک کی تمنا ہے خوشبو، زبان کی آرزو ہے گفتگو، ذائقے کی چاہ ہے لذت، جسم کی تمنا ہے لمس اور دل کی طلب ہے سوچ۔

درویش کی چوکھٹ ہر معنی میں استعارہ ہے فقر کا اور اس کے تمام ذیلی پہلوؤں میں ایک ماورائی حقیقت پوشیدہ ہے۔

Prayer requires purification of the body; gnosis requires purification of the heart.

Prayer requires purification of the body; gnosis requires purification of the heart.

Human nature is more prone to ignorance than to knowledge.

Human nature is more prone to ignorance than to knowledge.

یہ دنیا ہے غم کا مسکن، دکھ کا آشیانہ، درد کی پناہ گاہ، جدائی کا گھر اور آزمائشوں کی جھولی۔

In the mystic path, he who says ‘I have arrived’ has gone astray.

In the mystic path, he who says ‘I have arrived’ has gone astray.

The glory of poverty is this, that the poor man’s body is divinely preserved from base and sinful acts, and his heart from evil and contaminating thoughts.

The glory of poverty is this, that the poor man’s body is divinely preserved from base and sinful acts, and his heart from evil and contaminating thoughts.

Mortification stands in the same relation to contemplation as Divine blessing to obedience.

Mortification stands in the same relation to contemplation as Divine blessing to obedience.

The true object of pilgrimage is not to visit the Kaaba, but to obtain contemplation of God.

The true object of pilgrimage is not to visit the Kaaba, but to obtain contemplation of God.

Religion is the root and Sufism is the branch.

Religion is the root and Sufism is the branch.

Lust is our shackle, and sin is our chain.

Lust is our shackle, and sin is our chain.

Unless Divine protection is predestined to a man, he cannot abstain from anything by his own exertion.

Unless Divine protection is predestined to a man, he cannot abstain from anything by his own exertion.

Man, enamored of his gross environment, remains sunk is ignorance and apathy, making no attempt to cast off the veil that has fallen upon.

Man, enamored of his gross environment, remains sunk is ignorance and apathy, making no attempt to cast off the veil that has fallen upon.

Divine guidance involves self-mortification without which contemplation is unattainable.

Divine guidance involves self-mortification without which contemplation is unattainable.

Humanity is the greatest barrier that separates man from Divinity.

Humanity is the greatest barrier that separates man from Divinity.

All humans action and inaction are the act and creation of God.

All humans action and inaction are the act and creation of God.

The spiritual path is hard to travel except for those who were created for the purpose.

The spiritual path is hard to travel except for those who were created for the purpose.

Saintship is a divine mystery which is revealed only through conduct.

Saintship is a divine mystery which is revealed only through conduct.

contemplation is this world resembles vision of God in the next world.

contemplation is this world resembles vision of God in the next world.

Substances, accidents, elements, bodies, forms and properties-all these are veils of Divine mysteries.

Substances, accidents, elements, bodies, forms and properties-all these are veils of Divine mysteries.

Hunger sharpens the intelligence and improves the mind and health.

Hunger sharpens the intelligence and improves the mind and health.

The saints of God attain to a place where place no longer exists, where all degrees and stations disappear and where outward expressions fall off from the underlying realities.

The saints of God attain to a place where place no longer exists, where all degrees and stations disappear and where outward expressions fall off from the underlying realities.

God created the body and committed its life to the spirit, and he created the soul and committed its life to Himself.

God created the body and committed its life to the spirit, and he created the soul and committed its life to Himself.

God has eternal attributes, which are peculiar to Him, and subsist through him.

God has eternal attributes, which are peculiar to Him, and subsist through him.

Do not trouble yourself with destiny, for what is destined from eternity will not be changed by your efforts.

Do not trouble yourself with destiny, for what is destined from eternity will not be changed by your efforts.

Knowledge is a Divine attribute and action is a human attribute.

Knowledge is a Divine attribute and action is a human attribute.

God preserves His saints in all circumstances from the guiles of the Satan.

God preserves His saints in all circumstances from the guiles of the Satan.

That which is transitory perishes and its renunciation becomes naught, but that which is everlasting cannot perish, hence its renunciation is also imperishable.

That which is transitory perishes and its renunciation becomes naught, but that which is everlasting cannot perish, hence its renunciation is also imperishable.