Jamila Hammad > Quotes

“You resist my words because of your own insecurities and the fear that right now you could be the God that you truly are.”
― Jamila Hammad, Shake Like A Mad Drum: The Eternal Friendship of Rumi and Shams

“Love, as I understand it, is learned through hardship and sacrifice, through dedication and commitment.”
― Jamila Hammad, Shake Like A Mad Drum: The Eternal Friendship of Rumi and Shams

“Rumi and Shams taught us how to see the world with new eyes, how to find our place in the order of things, and how to extricate the true self trapped under layers of noise.”
― Jamila Hammad, Shake Like A Mad Drum: The Eternal Friendship of Rumi and Shams

“Rumi and Shams bring to our lives the simple truth that we are not alone, that God really does care. And God's joyous love for each of us is rivaled only by Her divine sense of humor.”
― Jamila Hammad, Shake Like A Mad Drum: The Eternal Friendship of Rumi and Shams

“We had little idea that this was the beginning of a much greater journey towards finding our true self, with Rumi and Shams as our fearless guides.”
― Jamila Hammad, Shake Like A Mad Drum: The Eternal Friendship of Rumi and Shams

“Then you know love in a way different than mine.  The love that guides me is like water.  It flows, it is pure, and it takes away the thirst for home, because love is home.”
― Jamila Hammad, Shake Like A Mad Drum: The Eternal Friendship of Rumi and Shams

“On a cold winter's eve, my dear friend Jamila and I journeyed in the stillness of meditation to find God. We found God, two of them. More likely, they found us.”
― Jamila Hammad, Shake Like A Mad Drum: The Eternal Friendship of Rumi and Shams