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Abu al-Hassan al-Kharaqani on God

960–1030 Iran

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When people seek the Lord with earnestness and are lost to themselves, God is met.

The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2002)

God's love claims him whose heart is reduced to ashes for Him.

The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2002)

If in any community a person gains enlightenment and nearness of God, God in His grace for his sake forgives the whole community its transgressions.

The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2002)

God bestows His anguish (Pain) on the enlightened one.

The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2002)

Whosoever by God's grace sees Him sees not creatures. He who attains to the vision of the Lord is lost to himself.

The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2002)

When the Lord leads one to the Path, he dwells in the Plane of Unity with Him (Tawḥīd) and none expect God knows about his state.

The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2002)

That Muslim is not praiseworthy who worships and keeps fasts, but he is to be praised in whose scroll of destiny no sin is recorded during the course of a lifetime. And when that stage is reached he fears God and maintains humility.

The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2002)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Abu al-Hassan al-Kharaqani (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.