Five souls are the most dignified in creation: a scholar who is not self-indulgent (moderate), a Sufi jurisprudent, a humble rich person, a thankful poor one, and a noble who follows the Sunnah.

— Sufyan al-Thawri The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004)

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