“the Prophet laughed and said, “If you, ʿUmar, went down one path, Satan would take another.”
― Purification of the Heart: Signs, Symptoms and Cures of the Spiritual Diseases of the Heart
― Purification of the Heart: Signs, Symptoms and Cures of the Spiritual Diseases of the Heart
“Fill this cup to that love that never changes, never! Fill this cup to the love that goes on living forever! To the love that has been purified by earthly woes and at last with everlasting bliss... divinely glows!”
― Nizami: Layla & Majnun
― Nizami: Layla & Majnun
“قل للذين مقامهم في مقلتي
ما ضرّنا إذ ناءتِ الأميالُ
في كل يوم تكبرون بداخلي
كالزّهرِ يورقُ في الحياةِ جمالُ”
―
ما ضرّنا إذ ناءتِ الأميالُ
في كل يوم تكبرون بداخلي
كالزّهرِ يورقُ في الحياةِ جمالُ”
―
“In the heavens I see your eyes,
In your eyes I see the heavens.
Why look for another Moon or another Sun?—
What I see will always be enough for me.”
― Rumi: In the Arms of the Beloved
In your eyes I see the heavens.
Why look for another Moon or another Sun?—
What I see will always be enough for me.”
― Rumi: In the Arms of the Beloved
“We live in a fast-food culture, in which we are led to believe that we need to have everything now; it is a culture that causes people to lose a sense of a future worth waiting for.”
― Purification of the Heart: Signs, Symptoms and Cures of the Spiritual Diseases of the Heart
― Purification of the Heart: Signs, Symptoms and Cures of the Spiritual Diseases of the Heart
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