According to the Sufīs Mārīfat is the attitude of the man who acknowledges God in His Names and Attibutes; who is sincere in his actions, who frees himself from the blameworthy traits of character and from weaknesses and lets his heart dwell with God.

— Al-Qushayri The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2002)

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