Patience has three stages; first, it means that the servant ceases to complain and this is the stage of repentances; second, he becomes satisfied with what is decreed, and this is the rank of the ascetic; third, he comes to love whatever his Lord does with him and this is the stage of the true friends of God.

— Abu Talib al-Makki The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004)

More quotes by Abu Talib al-Makki

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

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

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

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

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

Quote text and notes from Wikiquote: Abu Talib al-Makki (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Source quality and labels are our own summary of what Wikiquote records.