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“A worshipper perceives that he is near to God because he is awake all night worshipping God. But after worship, your prayers are for health, long life, wealth, and for the damsels and slaves of the Paradise. Ponder! Did you ever pray to God, ‘O’ God, I desire from Thee nothing but Thee’?”
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“Service
I will not serve God like a labourer, in expectation of my wages.
Rabia el-Adawia.”
― The Way of the Sufi
I will not serve God like a labourer, in expectation of my wages.
Rabia el-Adawia.”
― The Way of the Sufi
“The human being, whether he realises it or not, is trusting someone or something every moment of the day.”
― Sufi Thought and Action: An Anthology of Important Papers
― Sufi Thought and Action: An Anthology of Important Papers
“But one may say something and yet not be able to do it. Try, for instance, lifting yourself up by the bootstraps.”
― Sufi Thought and Action: An Anthology of Important Papers
― Sufi Thought and Action: An Anthology of Important Papers
“My life is on loan, like money borrowed from a bank. God is the lender, and He retains the right to call in the loan any time. Though I am responsible for taking care of it, I do not own this life; it is borrowed. Why should I fear its loss or the loss of anything else in this world when I must surrender it all anyway?”
― Overcoming the 7 Devils That Ruin Success: A Sufi Book of a Student’s Experiences
― Overcoming the 7 Devils That Ruin Success: A Sufi Book of a Student’s Experiences
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