Abu Bakr Shibli
Sufi Quotes 31
Love is called ‘Mahabba’ because it obliterates everything but the Beloved from the heart. He also said: “Love means that you are jealous for the Beloved least one like yourself love Him.
Love is called ‘Mahabba’ because it obliterates everything but the Beloved from the heart. He also said: “Love means that you are jealous for the Beloved least one like yourself love Him.
Dissociate with all, for that is the sign of attaining to the nearness of God. Cherish no thought but of Him, for every thought besides Him is mere stupidity.
Dissociate with all, for that is the sign of attaining to the nearness of God. Cherish no thought but of Him, for every thought besides Him is mere stupidity.
For the gnostic there is no attachment, for the lover there is no grievance, for the servant there is no claim, for the one who fears God, there is no rest, and for no one is there escape from God.
For the gnostic there is no attachment, for the lover there is no grievance, for the servant there is no claim, for the one who fears God, there is no rest, and for no one is there escape from God.
Someone asked: “What is love?” He replied: “It is like a cup (of fire) which blazes terribly. When it takes root in the senses and settle in the heart; it annihilates.”
Someone asked: “What is love?” He replied: “It is like a cup (of fire) which blazes terribly. When it takes root in the senses and settle in the heart; it annihilates.”