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“Helping othersI order you to assist any oppressed person, whether he is a Moslem or not.”
“Saying of the ProphetDistributionGod it is who gives: I am only a distributor.”
“Saying of the ProphetWomenWomen are the twin-halves of men.”
“Saying of the ProphetReflectionThe Faithful are mirrors, one to the other.”
“Saying of the ProphetPrivacyWhoever invades people´s privacy corrupts them.”
“Saying of the ProphetLoveDo you think you love your Creator? Love your fellow-creature first.”
“Saying of the ProphetObjectsIt is your attachment to objects which make you blind and deaf.”
“It is not 'Have I got a chance?' It is more often: 'Have I seen my chance?”
“If you will not reprove yourself,’ Saadi says, ‘you will not welcome reproof from another.”
“Whoever is to be wise despises himself. Only the ignorant trust their own judgement.”
“If, from time to time, you give up expectation, you will be able to perceive what it is you are getting.”
“Like the bat, the Sufi is asleep to 'things of the day' - the familiar struggle for existence which the ordinary man finds all-important - and vigilant while others are asleep. In other words, he k...”
“God’s love supersedes all religions and it is the core of all religions.”
“Sandals. The Sufi teacher Ghulam-Shah was asked what pattern he used in formulating his courses for disciples. He said: 'Barefoot until you can get sandals, sandals until you can manage boots.”
“People who speak or act in an ordinary fashion are most likely to be those who have been the recipients of higher experiences. But because they do not rage around, wild-eyed, people think that they...”
“Regret is not the same as guilt. It is expressed by: ‘I can’t believe I did that. It’s not like me. This is not how I am! How could I do such a thing?’ It means to see ourselves as the best we can ...”
“He who sleeps on the Road will lose either his hat or his head.”
“Before the antidote arrives from Iraq The man with snake-bite will be dead.”
“The bowl is warmer than the soup.”
“When tomorrow comes, think tomorrow's thoughts.”
