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Renunciation (Zuhd) is a noble station and it is the basis of all spiritual progress. It is the first step on the way to God. Without renunciation one cannot hope to make progress in this respect.

— Abu Nasr as-Sarraj The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004)

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God reveals the truth behind the languages of the Quran to those whom He loves and who are true Sufis.

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Lovers do not reach the height of true love until one says to the other, "O Thou who art I."

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Trust in God is the last station on the Divine Path for nothing remains to be attained through mystical efforts after having experienced spiritual satisfaction.

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Gnosis (Marifat) is of three kinds: The gnosis of acceptance, the gnosis of reality and the gnosis of contemplation. And in the gnosis of contemplation, understanding and learning and explanation and disputation fade away.

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Gnosis (Marifat) is fire and faith light, gnosis is ecstasy and faith a gift. He differentiates between the believer and gnostic saying that the believer sees by the light of God and the gnostic sees by means of God Himself, and the believer has a heart, but the gnostic has no heart.

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