1,132 Quotes About Sufis

Voice in the nightA voice whispered to me last night: 'There is no such thing as a voice whispering in the night!

Definitions from Mulla Do-PiazaTruthful man:He who is, secretly, regarded by everyone as an enemy.

Saying of the ProphetHumilityHumility and courtesy are themselves a part of piety.

Rumi speaks of people who rely upon the written word as sometimes being no more than donkeys laden with books.

Inheritance and culture obscure people’s higher capacities.

Right now You better split my soul up into two.
And let Your beautiful light percolate and shine through. Cause in a few more years?
And it might be too late —
I’ll reimburse the ticket that gets me through the Pearly Gates.

Inscribed on it was a verse from the Quatrains of Omar Khayyam, the eleventh-century Persian mystic. Reading the words aloud I prepared for a most amazing journey:The sages who have compassed sea and land,Their secret to search out and understand,My mind misgives me if they ever solveThe scheme on which the universe is planned.

Saying of the ProphetEnvyEnvy devours good deeds, as a fire devours fuel.

To bind one free man with love is better than to release a thousand slaves.