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Man as a microcosm contains everything that exists in the macrocosm.

— Najmuddin Kubra The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2002)

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The heart possesses subtle organs of perception, which are progressively purifies by the performance of dhikr, together with other spiritual discipline and exercises.

The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2002)

Prayer according to Shariah is service, according to Tariqa proximity, and according to Haqiqa union with God.

The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2002)

The traveller must also give up resistance to God's decree and refrain from prayers for reward in the hereafter.

The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2002)

Permanent concentration upon the Divine Names in the retreat leads to mystical awareness.

The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2002)

In the state of elevation, the mystic may be able to read heavenly books in languages and characters previously unknown to him and learn the heavenly names of things and beings in including his own eternal name which is different from his wordly name.

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