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The scholars of the Merciful possess humility and submissiveness and the scholars of the rulers possess pride and arrogance. Whoever considers his soul to be of any worth has no share of submissiveness.

— Al-Fudayl ibn 'Iyad The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004)

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