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Sinning upto necessity might be pardonable but for self-conceit and pride it is unpardonable since sin of Adam was the accomplishment of desire and sin of Satan self-conceit.

— Sari al-Saqati

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The genuine mystic dwells in the state of unity.

To meet people with hypocrisy separates one from God.

Every nearest to Divine presence is given spiritual acumen in proportion to his proximity to Divine sanctuary.

He who cannot bridle his own lower soul, how can he purify the same of others.

He who meditates into the mysteries of the Holy Quran is sagacious in true sense.

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