The end of the gnostic is traceable 'when he is as he was where he was before he was.' The gnostic then has made easy effort to discharge his duty to God, and his gnosis is a realization of what God has given him; therefore he truly returns from things to God.

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

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