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Bishr the Barefoot Quotes

767–840

Bishr the Barefoot, also known as Bishr al-Hafi, Bishr ibn Hareth (767– 28 December 841) was a Muslim saint. He was converted from a life of dissipation and then studied Muslim tradition under Al-Fozail ibn Iyaz.

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Fear of God is king that dwells only in the heart of a pious one.

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

Let one who desires a taste of freedom and deliverance from bondage purify the secret between himself and God Most High.

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

God has not given to mankind more gracious gift than patience and gnosis (marifāh).

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

Tree jobs are very difficult to perform: generosity in poverty; truthfulness in the state of fear; piety in solitude.

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

Renunciation is a king who does not dwell anywhere but in an emptied heart.

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

Unless the servant erects an iron-wall around his baser self, he cannot taste relish of his worship.

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

Sorrow is a king who, when he dwells in a place, does not consent to have anyone dwelled there with him.

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

I would never like to sit in the company of the world lings nor did they like to sit in my companionship.

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

The best station is that of firm belief in patience through poverty until the grave.

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

Only the people of Divine realization are His chosen servants. These are the blest souls whom no body knows except God nor anyone respect them.

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

If speaking pleases you, be silent! If silence pleases you, Speak!

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

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Bishr the Barefoot (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.