The thing we tell of can never be found by seeking, yet only seekers find it.
Bayazid Bastami Quotes
Bayazid Bastami (Persian بايزيد بسطامى ), also known as Abu Yazid Bistami or Tayfur Abu Yazid al-Bustami, (804 – 874 or 877/8 CE) was a Persian Sufi born in Bostam (alternate spelling: Bastam), Iran. The name Bastami means "from the city of Bastam." Bayazid Bastami had great influence on Sufi mysticism and is considered to be one of the important early teachers of Sufi Islam.
- Iran
- Religious leaders
Also known as: Bayazid Bistami
Attribution
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Bayazid Bastami (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.