Sufi Quotes

You do not so act as to avoid Hell and enter Heaven.

You do not so act as to avoid Hell and enter Heaven.

Ibrahim ibn Adham

Sufi Quotes

O Brother! We have become fuel of the hell, joining the company of Nimrod and Pharaoh. We have fallen asleep dreaming foolishly about overselves. The effect of heedlessness on the hearts of man is greater than that of hell on the unbeliever.

O Brother! We have become fuel of the hell, joining the company of Nimrod and Pharaoh. We have fallen asleep dreaming foolishly about over selves. The effect of heedlessness on the hearts of man is greater than that of hell on the unbeliever.

Sheikh Sharfuddin Yahya Maneri

Sufi Quotes

In her prayer to God, she says; “O my Lord! If I worship Thee on account of the fear of Hell, bum me in Hell, and if I worship Thee with the hope of Paradise, exclude me from it, but if I worship Thee for Thine own sake, then withhold not from me Thine Eternal Beauty.

In her prayer to God, she says; “O my Lord! If I worship Thee on account of the fear of Hell, bum me in Hell, and if I worship Thee with the hope of Paradise, exclude me from it, but if I worship Thee for Thine own sake, then withhold not from me Thine Eternal Beauty.

Rabia Basri

Sufi Quotes

The best way of evading the fire of hell lies in feeding the hungry, providing water to the thirsty, removing the wants of the needy and befriending the miserable.

The best way of evading the fire of hell lies in feeding the hungry, providing water to the thirsty, removing the wants of the needy and befriending the miserable.

Khwaja Gharib Nawaz

Sufi Quotes

A Heaven that is thought of all but oneself, is worse than Hell.

A Heaven that is thought of all but oneself, is worse than Hell.

Wasif Ali Wasif

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Hell is where you are and Paradise where you are not.

Hell is where you are and Paradise where you are not.

Sheikh Abu Saeed Abul Khair

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The carnal soul is disciplined by silence, for this carnal soul is an idle talker. Silence guarantees salvation from Hell.

The carnal soul is disciplined by silence, for this carnal soul is an idle talker. Silence guarantees salvation from Hell.

Khwaja Najmuddin Kubra

Sufi Quotes

I am a slave and have no liberty. I shall go when God will order me to go, be it Paradise or Hell.

I am a slave and have no liberty. I shall go when God will order me to go, be it Paradise or Hell.

Junaid Baghdadi

Sufi Quotes

The Almighty God will erect on the Day of Judgment curtains the thickness of which will take 500 years to cross over between the hell and the man who feeds a hungry person.

The Almighty God will erect on the Day of Judgment curtains the thickness of which will take 500 years to cross over between the hell and the man who feeds a hungry person.

Khwaja Gharib Nawaz

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When love is established in the heart of a servant, there is no place there for remembrance of man or demons or of Paradise or Hell, nor for anything except the remembrance of the Beloved and His grace.

When love is established in the heart of a servant, there is no place there for remembrance of man or demons or of Paradise or Hell, nor for anything except the remembrance of the Beloved and His grace.

Haris Muhasbi

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One day Rabia was seen carrying fire in one hand and water in the other and she was running with speed. People asked her what was the meaning of her action and where she was going? She replied, “I am going to light a fire in Paradise and pour water on to the Hell, so that both veils may completely disappear from the pilgrims and their purpose may be sure, and the servants of God may see Him, without any object of hope or motive of fear.

One day Rabia was seen carrying fire in one hand and water in the other and

Rabia Basri

Sufi Letter

LETTER 99: HELL

In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate!
Dear Brother Shamsuddin, you were told: "Fire is

Sheikh Sharfuddin Yahya Maneri

Sufi Quotes

The lower soul, the Devil, and the Angels are not realities external to you. You are them. So too Heaven, Earth, and the Divine Throne are not outside you, nor are Paradise, Hell, Life, or Death. All exist within you, as you will realize once you have accomplished the initiatic journey and become pure.

The lower soul, the Devil, and the Angels are not realities external to you. You are them. So too Heaven, Earth, and the Divine Throne are not outside you, nor are Paradise, Hell, Life, or Death. All exist within you, as you will realize once you have accomplished the initiatic journey and become pure.

Khwaja Najmuddin Kubra

Sufi Quotes

Knock, And He'll open the door

Knock, And He'll open the door. Vanish, And He'll make you shine like the sun. Fall, And He'll raise you to the heavens. Become nothing, And He'll turn you into everything.

Rumi

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He who calls me a Saiyad shall receive torment in Hell; he who calls Araien (caste) shall have swings in heaven. O Bullha! if you want pleasure of the Garden, become a disciple of the Araien.

He who calls me a Saiyad shall receive torment in Hell; he who calls Araien (caste) shall have swings in heaven. O Bullha! if you want pleasure of the Garden, become a disciple of the Araien.

Bulleh Shah

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Hell-fire cools down before the fire of violent love of God kindled in the heart of His lover.

Hell-fire cools down before the fire of violent love of God kindled in the heart of His lover.

Khwaja Bandanawaz Gesudaraz

sher

hai.n KHajil qaus-o-hilaal-o-KHanjar-o-teG-e-sitam
qaatil-e-aalam hai terii abruu-e-pur-KHam nahii.n

Bahram ji

Ghazal

zahe nasiib haraam-o-halaal se vaaqif
meraa shu.uur hai duniyaa kii chaal se vaaqif

Khwaja Shayan Hasan

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I have not served God for fear of Hell, for I should be like a wretched hireling, if I did it for fear: nor for love of Paradise, for I should be a bad servant if I served for the sake of what was given, but I have served Him only for the love of Him and out of desire for Him.

I have not served God for fear of Hell, for I should be like a wretched hireling, if I did it for fear: nor for love of Paradise, for I should be a bad servant if I served for the sake of what was given, but I have served Him only for the love of Him and out of desire for Him.

Rabia Basri