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We must say that only One exists,
Though such a saying excite astonishment;
The universe is He, though we must not say so openly
Such doctrines must be kept secret.

— Shah Badakhshi

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All sorts of perfections are attained to the gnostic. He is also confidant of Divine mysteries.

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

Every individual being has the ability to acquire intuitive knowledge.

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

Inner travel is a blessed journey. So it is complete now in good manner. Then who can object the worldly travel?

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

Nothing in reality exists, except God, the Absolute Being.

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

Every particle of the dust has universal unity. The individual is only in the same way a part of the Infinite Being who fills in the universe, a particle whish has been momentarily detached there from only to return thither.

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

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