Sufi Proverb

taaza mii pursad laila nar buud yaa maada

And now he asks, “Was Laila male or female?”(Question which was asked by a stupid person after he had heard the whole love romance of Laila & Majnoo.n).

Oral Tradition

Kaafi

zatan fealan kullo shain baatal

ilam haqaayaq daa hai laayaq
nafas muzzakaa maada qaabil

Khwaja Ghulam Farid

Allusion

Butan-e-Azari ( Idols made by Azar)

Azar, the father of Prophet Abraham and son-in-law of then ruling atheist King Nimrod, was a renowned idol sculptor of his time. Prophet Abraham, who believed in one God, destroyed all the idols made by his father. When Nimrod learned about this, he angrily ordered Prophet Abraham to be burned alive.
Prophet Abraham was thrown into the fire, but by the miracle of Allah, the fire turned into a garden of flowers.

Unknown

Sufi Quotes

God had made the saints the Governors of the universe.

God had made the saints the Governors of the universe.

Data Sahib

Sufi Quotes

By the virtue of resolve and chivalry, difficult problems and intricate matters are made easy.

By the virtue of resolve and chivalry, difficult problems and intricate matters are made easy.

Ghaus Ali Shah

Salok

farida kali maiDi kamli kala maiDa wes

fariidaa kaalii maiDii kamlii kaalaa maiDaa ves
gunhii bharyaa muu phiraa.n loku jaane darves

Baba Farid

Sufi Quotes

Since Love has made ruins of my heart.

Since Love has made ruins of my heart. The sun must come and illumine them. Such generosity has broken me with shame.

Rumi

Sufi Quotes

Adorer of God is His lover and whom he makes His lover, doors of blessedness are made open to him, and doors of evil are shut to him.

Adorer of God is His lover and whom he makes His lover, doors of blessedness are made open to him, and doors of evil are shut to him.

Maroof Karkhi

Sufi Quotes

He made the devil your enemy so that, through him, He could drive you toward Himself, and He stirred up your soul against you so that your drawing near to Him would be permanent.

He made the devil your enemy so that, through him, He could drive you toward Himself, and He stirred up your soul against you so that your drawing near to Him would be permanent.

Ibn-e-Ataullah Sikandari

Sufi Quotes

God has caused the prophetic evidence to remain down to the present day and has made the saints the means whereby it is manifested.

God has caused the prophetic evidence to remain down to the present day and has made the saints the means whereby it is manifested.

Data Sahib

Sufi Quotes

He only made affliction come at the hands of people so that you not repose in them. He wanted to drive you out of everything so that nothing would divert you from Him.

He only made affliction come at the hands of people so that you not repose in them. He wanted to drive you out of everything so that nothing would divert you from Him.

Ibn-e-Ataullah Sikandari

Sufi Quotes

In the beginning we made ourself ‘Desired’ (matiub) and other Desirers (taliby But we have deserted this practice. The real mentor (murshid) is Allah Himself. And he who is the true seeker of Him, is sent to us by Him, and he gets what is apportioned to him.

In the beginning we made ourself ‘Desired’ (matiub) and other Desirers (taliby But we have deserted this practice. The real mentor (murshid) is Allah Himself. And he who is the true seeker of Him, is sent to us by Him, and he gets what is apportioned to him.

Khwaja Bahauddin Naqshband

Sufi Quotes

God is self-existing, being neither substance nor body nor accident. That the whole world is made of substance, accidents, and bodies and consequently He resembles nothing and nothing resembles Him.

God is self-existing, being neither substance nor body nor accident. That the whole world is made of substance, accidents, and bodies and consequently He resembles nothing and nothing resembles Him.

Imam Ghazali

Sufi Quotes

The process of evolution does not end with man. He can rise to angelchood and to countless still loftier stations before perfect. The Perfect Man alone reflects all the Divine attributes. God made him in His own image, and He made the creation in his spirit. The Perfect Man is not only the origin of the creation, but also its object. It is through him alone that God can see His Self manifestation, as no other created thing reflects His attributes in full as does the Perfect Man.

The process of evolution does not end with man. He can rise to angelchood and to

Rumi

Sufi Quotes

Do not associate with a person whose heart does not aspire gnosis (marifat) of Allah. And flee from such exoteric scholars who have made their learning means to get high rank, dignity, conceit and renown, as you run away from lion.

Do not associate with a person whose heart does not aspire gnosis (marifat) of Allah. And flee from such exoteric scholars who have made their learning means to get high rank, dignity, conceit and renown, as you run away from lion.

Khwaja Baqi Billah

Rubai

gulshan kii taraf bahaar ne mo.Dii baag
sahraa me.n bhii Tesuu ne lagaa hii dii aag

Nadeem Lakhnavi

Pad

swjiwan ke pad - tu mat barje maiDi sadhan darsan jati

tuu mat barje maai.Dii saadhaa.n darsan jaatii
raam naam hirday base maahile man maatii

Mirabai

Sufi Quotes

He knew of the irresolution of servants in dealing with Him so He made obedience to Him obligatory for them. Thus, He drove them to obedience with the chains of obligation. Your Lord is amazed at people who are driven to Paradise with chains!

He knew of the irresolution of servants in dealing with Him so He made obedience to Him obligatory for them. Thus, He drove them to obedience with the chains of obligation. Your Lord is amazed at people who are driven to Paradise with chains!

Ibn-e-Ataullah Sikandari

Sufi Quotes

The murid is made to bear and the Murad is borne.

The murid is made to bear and the Murad is borne.

Abu Ali Daqqaaq