Sufi Quotes

Ghazali regards God as immanent in his Sufi system in spite of his faith in a Transcendent God.

Ghazali regards God as immanent in his Sufi system in spite of his faith in a Transcendent God.

Imam Ghazali

Bait

gah ba-ghazale dil-e-shaida shawi

gah ba-Gazaale dil-e-shaidaa shavii
ruu.e chuu diivaana ba-sahraa nehii

Jami

Naat-o-Manqabat

rahe 'ishq-e-mohammad gar 'amal ke saath jis dil me.n
to samjho qalb vo misl-e-mubii.n pokhraaj hai be-shak

Mustafa Ghazali

Naat-o-Manqabat

adaa karataa rahuu.n taa 'umr mai.n aslaaf kii sunnat
karam itnaa to mujh par haafiz-e-ziishaan ho jaa.e

Manazir Chishti Ghazali

Naat-o-Manqabat

mohammad par ye dil apnaa fidaa hai
mujhe 'ishq-e-mohammad mustafaa hai

Qazi Mazahir Imam

Naat-o-Manqabat

KHayaalii devtaa.o.n par kisii ko fakHr hai to kyaa
'Gazaalii' ko mohammad mustafaa par naaz baKHshaa hai

Mustafa Ghazali

Sufi Literature

THE ALCHEMY OF HAPPINESS

The third cause is the love that is aroused by contemplation of the attributes of God,

Imam Ghazali

Naat-o-Manqabat

ai mazhar-e-vahdat qibla-e-dii.n maulaanaa mohammad faKHruddiin
’usmaanii siirat shaan-e-mu'ii.n maulaanaa mohammad faKHruddiin

Hafiz Habib Ali Shah

Sufi Articles

Malfuzat : An Analysis of the criticism on Anees-ul-Arwah

Ahmed Ghazali, who was the younger brother of Hujjat-ul-Islam (proof of Islam) Imam Muhammad Ghazali, Ain-ul-Quddat

Aatif Kazmi

Naat-o-Manqabat

yahaa.n mohammad vahaa.n mohammad idhar mohammad udhar mohammad
jahaa.n bhii dekhaa nigaah-e-dil ne vahii.n pe aa.e nazar mohammad

Naseer Seraji

Sufi Quotes

PRAYER

THE FOLLOWING PRAYER WAS TAUGHT BY THE PROPHET TO HIS COMPANIONS - O GOD, GRANT ME LOVE OF YOU, AND TO LOVE THOSE WHO LOVE YOU, AND TO LOVE WHAREVER BRINGS ME NEARER TO YOU. O GOD, MAKE YOUR LOVE MORE PRECIOUS TO ME THAN COOL WATER TO THE THIRSTY.

Imam Ghazali

Sufi Quotes

GENEROSITY

ABU SULAYMAN AL DARANI USED TO SAY - IF I OWNED THE WHOLE WORLD TO PUT IN THE MOUTH OF A BROTHER OF MINE, I WOULD STILL DEEM IT TOO LITTLE FOR HIM. HE ALSO SAID - I FEED A MORSEL TO A BROTHER OF MINE AND FIND THE TASTE OF IT IN MY OWN THROAT.

Imam Ghazali

Sufi Quotes

DEATH

WHEN THE ANGEL OF DEATH CAME TO TAKE ABRAHAM'S SOUL, ABRAHAM SAID - HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A FRIEND TAKE HIS FRIEND'S LIFE. GOD ANSWERED HIM - HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A FRIEND UNWILLING TO MEET OR GO WITH A FRIEND ?

Imam Ghazali

Sufi Quotes

FAITH

TO COMPLETELY TRUST IN GOD IS TO BE LIKE A CHILD WHO KNOWS DEEPLY THAT EVEN HE DOES NOT CALL FOR THE MOTHER, THE MOTHER IS TOTALLY AWARE OF HIS CONDITION AND IS LOOKING AFTER HIM.

Imam Ghazali

Sufi Quotes

FAITH

IBRAHIM ADHAM SAID - FAITH IN GOD WILL BE FIRMLY ESTABLISHED IF THREE VEILS ARE CAST ASIDE . - 1. FEELING PLEASURE IN POSSESSING ANYTHING. 2. IAMENTING OVER THE LOSS OF ANYTHING.3. ENJOYING SELF PRAISE.

Imam Ghazali

Sufi Quotes

GENEROSITY

prayers for the dead are on the same footing as gifts for the living. the angel goes in to the dead with a tray of light, bearing a cloth of light, and says - this is a gift for you from your brother so and so, from your relative so and so. And he delights in it just as a living person rejoices in the gift.

Imam Ghazali

Sufi Quotes

HUMILITY

ALL MY BROTHERS ARE BETTER THAN I. HOW IS THAT'?..EVERY ONE OF THEM CONSIDERS ME MORE WORTHY THAN HIMSELF. AND WHOEVER RATES ME HIGHER THAN HIMSELF IS INFACT BETTER THAN I.

Imam Ghazali

Sufi Quotes

SERVICE

I ONCE HAD A BROTHER IN IRAQ. I WOULD GO TO HIM WHEN TIMES WERE BAD AND SAY - GIVE ME SOME OF YOUR MONEY.? HE WOULD THROW ME HIS PURSE FOR ME TO TAKE WHAT I WANTED. THEN ONE DAY I CAME TO HIM AND SAID - I NEED SOMETHING. HE ASKED - HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT ? AND SO THE SWEETNESS OF BROTHERHOOD LEFT MY HEART.

Imam Ghazali

Persian Kalam

vashshams che baashad sifat-e-vaj.h-e-shariifash
vallail che baashad sifat-e-muu-e-mohammad

Amir Hasan Ala Sijzi

Persian Kalam

ba-gosh-e-ma.anii ze haq shuniidam manam mohammad manam mohammad
jamaal-e-KHud raa KHud aafriidam manam mohammad manam mohammad

Aziz Safipuri