Worship of God which is done for ostentation is submerged in the earth. And that which is done for God’s sake ascends to celestial spheres.

Worship of God which is done for ostentation is submerged in the earth. And that which is done for God’s sake ascends to celestial spheres.

Someone asked Shafique what is chivalry? He answered: “If we are given something, we give thanks, and if we are denied something, we are patient.”

Someone asked Shafique what is chivalry? He answered: “If we are given something, we give thanks, and if we are denied something, we are patient.”

Depend more on the promises of God than those of men.

Depend more on the promises of God than those of men.

Whose inner state is better than his outer state, is friend (Wali) of God. Whose inner and outer states are alike, is savant. And whose outer condition is better than his interior, is ignorant and cunning.

Whose inner state is better than his outer state, is friend (Wali) of God. Whose inner and outer states are alike, is savant. And whose outer condition is better than his interior, is ignorant and cunning.

An old man said: “I have sinned much and now want to repent. Shafique said: “Whoever comes to repent before death is not late.”

An old man said: “I have sinned much and now want to repent. Shafique said: “Whoever comes to repent before death is not late.”

If you desire purification of the heart, then shut your eye from the corporeal world. This is the hole through which heart is defiled.

If you desire purification of the heart, then shut your eye from the corporeal world. This is the hole through which heart is defiled.

For the gnostic of God, it is highly irksome to sit and talk with the created beings.

For the gnostic of God, it is highly irksome to sit and talk with the created beings.

The best atonement for the greater sins is to help the needy and down-trodden folk.

The best atonement for the greater sins is to help the needy and down-trodden folk.

Who grumbles at the descent of affliction is like one who holds spear in his hand and fight with the Lord.

Who grumbles at the descent of affliction is like one who holds spear in his hand and fight with the Lord.

Intelligent person, in true sense is that who abdicates the world before it deserts him.

Intelligent person, in true sense is that who abdicates the world before it deserts him.

As long as the heart of man remains engrossed in recollection of God, he is in prayer may he be in the bazaar. If his lips are too busy in Zikr, it would be much better.

As long as the heart of man remains engrossed in recollection of God, he is in prayer may he be in the bazaar. If his lips are too busy in Zikr, it would be much better.

The savant whose learning pursuits the Almighty God, all people hold reverential fear of him, and he whose objective is worldly gain, is afraid of the people.

The savant whose learning pursuits the Almighty God, all people hold reverential fear of him, and he whose objective is worldly gain, is afraid of the people.