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Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki on God

1170–1230 India

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The saint enjoys real attachment to God when he experiences states of contentment and satisfaction.

The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004)

Communion with God is conferred after the dervish has become alien to all else.

The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004)

The seekers on the path of God are a community who are overwhelmed in the ocean of love from head to nail of the foot.

The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004)

Fear is a whip of God for the undisciplined devotee. When the fear of God enters into the heart, it turns the flask of the heart into pieces.

The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004)

The gnostic (arif) attains the station of passionate love of God so that he may experience Godhead or His pure Essence.

The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004)

The spiritual state of nearness of God is a sign of true saintliness. This ultimately results in the experience of love and longing for early union.

The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004)

The seeker's real approach to God means his preoccupation with afflictions appearing on the way to Him. Tribulations in separation from God is to be treated as a boon granted by God to His elect.

The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004)

Detachment from worldly things is the most essential qualification required for a true dervish. His separation from everything, including his own self is the only way for the realization of kingship with God.

The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004)

One's friendship with God consists in being satisfied with whatever comes from God and expresses his gratitude hundred thousand time that he was remembered by Him.

The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.