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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.

— Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004)

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

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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.

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

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