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Fariduddin Attar

1145 - 1220/21 | Nishapur, Iran

Among the greatest Persian poets from Neshapur, he was also a noted writer and pharmacist.

Among the greatest Persian poets from Neshapur, he was also a noted writer and pharmacist.

Fariduddin Attar

Persian Kalam 2

 

Persian Sufi Poetry 8

Sufi Quotes 33

A YOUNG MAN CAME TO JUNAID AND WISHED TO BECOME HIS STUDENT .HE SAID - YOU HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED AS AN EXPERT ON PEARLS (OF WISDOM). PLEASE GIVE ME ONE, OR SELL IT TO ME. JUNAID REPLIED - YOU COULD NOT AFFORD THE PRICE IF I SOLD IT, AND IF I GAVE YOU ONE FOR NOTHING, YOU WILL NOT REALIZE ITS VALUE. YOU MUST DO AS I HAVE DONE. DIVE INTO THE SEA AND WAIT PATIENTLY UNTILL YOU OBTAIN YOUR PEARL.

A YOUNG MAN CAME TO JUNAID AND WISHED TO BECOME HIS STUDENT .HE SAID - YOU HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED AS AN EXPERT ON PEARLS (OF WISDOM). PLEASE GIVE ME ONE, OR SELL IT TO ME. JUNAID REPLIED - YOU COULD NOT AFFORD THE PRICE IF I SOLD IT, AND IF I GAVE YOU ONE FOR NOTHING, YOU WILL NOT REALIZE ITS VALUE. YOU MUST DO AS I HAVE DONE. DIVE INTO THE SEA AND WAIT PATIENTLY UNTILL YOU OBTAIN YOUR PEARL.

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SOME ISRAELITES INSULTED JESUS ONE DAY AS HE WALK THROUGH THE MARKETPLACE. HE ANSWERED THEM ONLY BY REPEATING PRAYERS IN THEIR NAME. SOMEONE SAID TO HIM - YOU PRAYED FOR THESE MEN. DO YOU NOT FEEL ANGER AT THEIR TREATMENT OF YOU? HE ANSWERED - I COULD SPEND ONLY WHAT I CARRY IN MY PURSE.

SOME ISRAELITES INSULTED JESUS ONE DAY AS HE WALK THROUGH THE MARKETPLACE. HE ANSWERED THEM ONLY BY REPEATING PRAYERS IN THEIR NAME. SOMEONE SAID TO HIM - YOU PRAYED FOR THESE MEN. DO YOU NOT FEEL ANGER AT THEIR TREATMENT OF YOU? HE ANSWERED - I COULD SPEND ONLY WHAT I CARRY IN MY PURSE.

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RABIA WAS ASKED - DO YOU LOVE THE LORD OF GLORY ? SHE SAID - I DO. THEN SHE WAS ASKED - DO YOU HOLD SATAN AS AN ENEMY ? SHE REPLIED - NO. THE QUESTIONER WAS ASTONISHED - HOW IS THAT ? RABIA SAID - MY LOVE OF GOD LEAVES NO ROOM FOR HATING SATAN. SHE WENT ON - I SAW THE PROPHET IN A DREAM. HE SAID TO ME - RABIA ! DO YOU LOVE ME? I SAID - O PROPHET ! WHO IS THERE WHO DOES NOT LOVE THEE? BUT MY LOVE TO GOD HAS SO POSSESSED ME THAT NO PLACE REMAINS FOR LOVING OR HATING ANY SAVE HIM

RABIA WAS ASKED - DO YOU LOVE THE LORD OF GLORY ? SHE SAID - I DO. THEN SHE WAS ASKED - DO YOU HOLD SATAN AS AN ENEMY ? SHE REPLIED - NO. THE QUESTIONER WAS ASTONISHED - HOW IS THAT ? RABIA SAID - MY LOVE OF GOD LEAVES NO ROOM FOR HATING SATAN. SHE WENT ON - I SAW THE PROPHET IN A DREAM. HE SAID TO ME - RABIA ! DO YOU LOVE ME? I SAID - O PROPHET ! WHO IS THERE WHO DOES NOT LOVE THEE? BUT MY LOVE TO GOD HAS SO POSSESSED ME THAT NO PLACE REMAINS FOR LOVING OR HATING ANY SAVE HIM

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THE FIRST STEP IS TO SAY - GOD . AND NOTHING ELSE; THE SECOND IS INTIMACY; AND THE THIRD IS TO BURN.

THE FIRST STEP IS TO SAY - GOD . AND NOTHING ELSE; THE SECOND IS INTIMACY; AND THE THIRD IS TO BURN.

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HASAN AL BASRI ASKED - AL AJAMI, HOW DID YOU ATATIN TO SUCH SPIRITUAL HEIGHT ? BY WHITENING THE HEART, BY PRAYERS AND NOT BY DARKENING PAPERS BY WRITING.

HASAN AL BASRI ASKED - AL AJAMI, HOW DID YOU ATATIN TO SUCH SPIRITUAL HEIGHT ? BY WHITENING THE HEART, BY PRAYERS AND NOT BY DARKENING PAPERS BY WRITING.

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Recitation

Rekhta Gujarati Utsav I Vadodara - 5th Jan 25 I Mumbai - 11th Jan 25 I Bhavnagar - 19th Jan 25

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