Persian Kalam

अला anta innii anallaah 'jaamii'
samii’un ’aliimun basiir aamdii

Jami

Sufi Quotes

The patched frocks used to cover pearls, have turned today into dunghills over corpses.

The patched frocks used to cover pearls, have turned today into dunghills over corpses.

Abul Hasan Hankari

Sufi Quotes

Whosoever seeketh God through another than himself will never attain unto God.

Whosoever seeketh God through another than himself will never attain unto God.

Sheikh Ahmad al-Alawi

Sufi Quotes

Engross yourself so much in invocation and meditation that they penetrate into your veins and fibres (rag-o-reshah).

Engross yourself so much in invocation and meditation that they penetrate into your veins and fibres (rag-o-reshah).

Jama'at Ali Shah

Sufi Quotes

Whosoever repeats the Name of the Lord merges into the Name and Name merges into the Lord.

Whosoever repeats the Name of the Lord merges into the Name and Name merges into the Lord.

Junaid Baghdadi

Persian Kalam

habiibii anta shaafii kulle daa.in
karam kun kaafii har kaar-e-KHaame

Amir Hasan Ala Sijzi

Sufi Quotes

Shams sets out in search of someone after his own nature to be his spiritual companion: “I can talk to myself. I can talk with anyone in whom I see myself... I wanted someone of my own type to make into my qeble (the direction one faces is prayer) and turn to, for I have grown tired of myself? Do you understand what I mean by having frown tired of myself? Then, having turned into a Qibla, he would understand and comprehend what I am saying.

Shams sets out in search of someone after his own nature to be his spiritual companion:

Shams Tabrez

Sufi Quotes

He divides mystical joumey into the stations of faith, fear, reverence, obedience, hope, love, suffering and union with God.

He divides mystical joumey into the stations of faith, fear, reverence, obedience, hope, love, suffering and union with God.

Zunnoon Misri

Sufi Quotes

In order not to fall into calamity, save yourself from bad acquaintances.

In order not to fall into calamity, save yourself from bad acquaintances.

Abu Abdul Rahman Sulami

Masnavi

in taGib jaa.al-qazaa zaaqal-fazaa
anta maulal-qaumi man-laa-yashtahii

Rumi

Sufi Quotes

Shah Kamal wrote to Shaikh Abdul Ahad Kabali. O Dear! Dive into the sea of violent love. If tide of the sea throws you on the sea-shore, it is good and it is a great success. And if driven into the abyss of the sea, no one would criticise you nor shall we. If time is wasted while sitting at the sea-shore, you shall deserve dead fish. And if like driver dive into the depth of the sea, you shall be deserving radiant pearl.

Shah Kamal wrote to Shaikh Abdul Ahad Kabali. O Dear! Dive into the sea of violent

Shah Kamaal Qadri Kaithli

Sufi Quotes

You dive into the interior of the Universe so that walt of veil is demolished.

You dive into the interior of the Universe so that walt of veil is demolished.

Khwaja Karimullah Abbasi Qadri

Naat-o-Manqabat

fa-intarham fa-anta-li-zaalik
va-in tatrud fa-man-yarham sivaaka

Amjad Hyderabadi

Sufi Quotes

It is incumbent on a man to dive deep into the sea of love; if the wave of love lands him on the shore of favour, he had attained the highest achievement.

It is incumbent on a man to dive deep into the sea of love; if the wave of love lands him on the shore of favour, he had attained the highest achievement.

Imam Ghazali

Sufi Quotes

Those having insight into the ‘essence of things’ is endowed with light like the sun, and they impart illumination to the whole world.

Those having insight into the ‘essence of things’ is endowed with light like the sun, and they impart illumination to the whole world.

Khwaja Gharib Nawaz

Sufi Quotes

God does not unite with anything, nor does anything unite with God.

God does not unite with anything, nor does anything unite with God.

Sheikh Ahmad Sarhindi

Sufi Quotes

Qazi divides knowledge into two categories: Empirical-which is attained by the lower self and spiritual or Divine which is gained by the saints in their illuminated hearts. The spiritual knowledge is the most certain because it is experienced by the grace of God and is concerned with Divine Attributes.

Qazi divides knowledge into two categories: Empirical-which is attained by the lower self and spiritual or Divine which is gained by the saints in their illuminated hearts. The spiritual knowledge is the most certain because it is experienced by the grace of God and is concerned with Divine Attributes.

Qazi Hamiduddin Nagori

Sufi Quotes

Repentance is divided into three parts.

Repentance is divided into three parts.
The first is Tauba, the middle is Inaba (turn to God) and the last is Tauba (return).

Abu Ali Daqqaaq

Sufi Quotes

Those having insight into the ‘essence of things’

Those having insight into the ‘essence of things’ are endowed with light like the sun and they impart illumination to the whole world.

Khwaja Gharib Nawaz

Sufi Quotes

“The noblest saying consuming unification is that of Abu Bakr: ‘Glory to God, who has not vouchsafed to His creatures any means of attaining unto knowledge of Him except through impotence to attain unto knowledge of Him”, says Junaid.

“The noblest saying consuming unification is that of Abu Bakr: ‘Glory to God, who has not vouchsafed to His creatures any means of attaining unto knowledge of Him except through impotence to attain unto knowledge of Him”, says Junaid.

Junaid Baghdadi