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Gnosis truly, is a light which God casts into the heart. True knowledge of God is gained when the lover comes in contact with the Beloved through secret communion with Him.

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

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The servant does not attain to assurance of the doctrine of the Unity except by means of gnosis.

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

Pure love of God illuminates the soul of the lover and the mysteries of His divinity are revealed by God when the vision of the Beloved is contemplated.

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

Asceticism concerns the soul for the next world. True asceticism means the thrusting out from the heart of all worldly thoughts reckoning them as vanity. It leads ultimately to friendship with God.

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

O Lord! Increase light within me and give me light and illuminate me.

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

Patience is a true means for reaching God. In patience the soul rejoices spiritual bliss and kinship with the Beloved. This is stage when the seeker of God heartily welcomes afflictions which appear on the way to Him

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