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LETTER 81: THE LOWER SOUL

Khwaja Nizami has given us a hint about what is meant
Do not turn away from the

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A Brief History Of Khanqah Kazmia Qalandaria, Kakori Sharif

Biya biya ke tu-e-shan-e-kirdagar biya
(Unto the assembly of friends oh! faithful come, to the lawn of heart O! witness of season of flowering come. Hail! The spring of the madness of love and sweet oppressor, Look at the torn skirt of my garment. The whole system of beauty is in full vigor to sacrifice itself on thy grace. Come- come- thou art the grandeur of the Lord Above.)

Zunnoorain Haidar Alvi

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Story 28-the Excellence of Contentment- gulistaan-e-sa.adii

No one can grasp the skirt of luck by force.
It is useless to put vasmah on a bald man's brow.

Saadi Shirazi

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Story 13- The Manners of Kings - gulistaan-e-sa.adii

The king, being pleased with these words of unconcern, held out a bag of a thousand dinars from the window and said: 'Dervish, spread out thy skirt.' He replied: 'Whence can I, who have no robe, bring a skirt?' The padshah took pity on his helpless condition, added a robe to his gift and sent it out to him but the dervish squandered the money in a short time and returned.
Property cannot abide in the hands of the free,

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LETTER 57: CONCERNING THE FIRST STEP OF A DISCIPLE-A FURTHER EXPLANATION

You know the construction of everything You consume. You also know how to destroy everything You

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LETTER 63: KEEPING PURE THE PATH OF FAITH

Heaven does not strike those who have no resources: It strikes at the foolishness of those

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LETTER 14: MANIFESTATION

In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
Brother Shamsuddin may God deign to manifest Himself

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Malfooz

Nearness to God is never attained, except through devotion and submission. He is the Giver of

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LETTER 73: GREED AND PETITIONARY PRAYERS

For the noble, rosary and sacred thread are the same You are free to be whatever

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LETTER 53: SPIRITUAL RESOLVE

Take care, O wise bird, to read the signs of the times! For do you imagine

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Story 17 - The Manners of Kings - gulistaan-e-sa.adii

The former takes hold of his skirt, the latter of his collar.
When those who could at any time approach the presence of the said great man became aware of my case, they took me in with compliments and desired to assign me a high seat but I humbly took a lower one and said:

Saadi Shirazi

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Mulla Nasruddin Modern tales-12

Suddenly he heard a hum near the glass case which housed the manuscript of Masnavi. He

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Mulla Nasiruddin Modern tales-12 - Arun Prakash Ray

Suddenly he heard a hum near the glass case which housed the manuscript of Masnavi. He

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Story 20-the Effects of Education- gulistaan-e-sa.adii

Mostly empty handed persons pollute the skirt of modesty by transgression, and those who are hungry steal bread.
When a ferocious dog has found meat

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LETTER 10: THE MIRACLES OF SAINTS

Deception means that someone pretends to save, but actually destroys. The deceiver confers honor but brings

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LETTER 58 THE STATES OF A MUSLIM

A Sufi has said: "If there is anyone who does not worship the Lord unless you

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LETTER 11: THE STATES OF THE RIGHTEOUS

Then he said: "O accursed one, who would believe that you could tell us about their

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LETTER 89: GRIEF

Hell is concerned with lustful desire, flesh, and skin, which have come along a forbidden road:

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LETTER 52: SPEECH AND BEHAVIOR

Knowledge, like a mirror, places before you whatever can harm or injure you. Whenever a Muslim

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LETTER 54: ENCOURAGING THE DISCIPLE

If asked whether he is a disciple, he ought to say: "God willing, 1 might become

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