داتا صاحب کے صوفی اقوال
وہی لوگ نکاح کے لائق ہیں جو انسانوں کے ساتھ میل جول کو پسند کرتے ہیں اور جو بندگی کی تنہائی کو اختیار کرنا چاہتے ہیں، ان کے لیے تجرد ایک زیور ہے۔
لفظ ’’صوفی‘‘ کی کوئی ایسی جڑ یا ماخذ نہیں جو عام لغوی اصولوں کے دائرے میں آتی ہو، کیوں کہ صوفیانہ طریقہ اتنا بلند پایہ اور ماورائی ہے کہ اسے کسی عام جنس یا زمرے سے ماخوذ قرار دینا ممکن نہیں، یہ ایک ایسا راز ہے جو زبان کے اسباق سے بالاتر ہے۔
درویش کی چوکھٹ ہر معنی میں استعارہ ہے فقر کا اور اس کے تمام ذیلی پہلوؤں میں ایک ماورائی حقیقت پوشیدہ ہے۔
یہ دنیا ہے غم کا مسکن، دکھ کا آشیانہ، درد کی پناہ گاہ، جدائی کا گھر اور آزمائشوں کی جھولی۔
پہلے صوفیانہ عمل پہچانا جاتا تھا اور دکھاوا ناواقف تھا، آج دکھاوا جانا پہچانا ہے اور صوفیانہ عمل غائب ہو چکا ہے۔
آنکھ کی ہوس ہے نظر، کان کی چاہ ہے سماعت، ناک کی تمنا ہے خوشبو، زبان کی آرزو ہے گفتگو، ذائقے کی چاہ ہے لذت، جسم کی تمنا ہے لمس اور دل کی طلب ہے سوچ۔
Many shaikhs observe the following rule. When a novice joins them, they subject him to the spiritual discipline for three years. He can be admitted to the path only if he fulfills all the requirements of this discipline. The first year is devoted to the service of the people, the second year to the service of the god, and the third year to watching over his own heart.
Many shaikhs observe the following rule. When a novice joins them, they subject him to the spiritual discipline for three years. He can be admitted to the path only if he fulfills all the requirements of this discipline. The first year is devoted to the service of the people, the second year to the service of the god, and the third year to watching over his own heart.
Once Ibrahim Adham saw a stone on which was written - turn me over and read. On the other side, he read - you do not practice what you know, why then do you seek what you know not?
Once Ibrahim Adham saw a stone on which was written - turn me over and read. On the other side, he read - you do not practice what you know, why then do you seek what you know not?
In the mystic path, he who says ‘I have arrived’ has gone astray.
In the mystic path, he who says ‘I have arrived’ has gone astray.
Prayer requires purification of the body; gnosis requires purification of the heart.
Prayer requires purification of the body; gnosis requires purification of the heart.
The glory of poverty is this, that the poor man’s body is divinely preserved from base and sinful acts, and his heart from evil and contaminating thoughts.
The glory of poverty is this, that the poor man’s body is divinely preserved from base and sinful acts, and his heart from evil and contaminating thoughts.
Human nature is more prone to ignorance than to knowledge.
Human nature is more prone to ignorance than to knowledge.
Acquiescence is a characteristic of God’s friends, while hypocrisy is a characteristic of His enemies.
Acquiescence is a characteristic of God’s friends, while hypocrisy is a characteristic of His enemies.
Men are ever looking to the Ka'ba, but God is ever looking to the heart,
Men are ever looking to the Ka'ba, but God is ever looking to the heart,
The pre-eminence of the prophets depends on their exalted rank and not their being preserved from the defilement of sin, not on miracles or acts which violate custom.
The pre-eminence of the prophets depends on their exalted rank and not their being preserved from the defilement of sin, not on miracles or acts which violate custom.
Whoever is annihilated from his own will subsists in the will of God.
Whoever is annihilated from his own will subsists in the will of God.
The food of the dervish is ecstasy, his clothing is piety, and his dwelling place is the Unseen.
The food of the dervish is ecstasy, his clothing is piety, and his dwelling place is the Unseen.
The saints are witnesses to the truth of the prophet’s mission.
The saints are witnesses to the truth of the prophet’s mission.
The Sufi is absent from himself and present with God.
The Sufi is absent from himself and present with God.
The essence of Sufism involves the annihilation of human qualities.
The essence of Sufism involves the annihilation of human qualities.
The Sufi is entirely present: his sou! is where his body is, and his body where his soul is, and his soul where his foot is, and his foot where his soul is.
The Sufi is entirely present: his sou! is where his body is, and his body where his soul is, and his soul where his foot is, and his foot where his soul is.
Knowledge and action cannot be divorced in any way, just as the light of the sun cannot be separated from the sun itself.
Knowledge and action cannot be divorced in any way, just as the light of the sun cannot be separated from the sun itself.
Knowledge of God is the science of gnosis; knowledge from God is the science of the sacred Law; and knowledge with God is the science of the Sufi path.
Knowledge of God is the science of gnosis; knowledge from God is the science of the sacred Law; and knowledge with God is the science of the Sufi path.
A man is united to God when God holds him in honor, and separated from God when God holds him in contempt.
A man is united to God when God holds him in honor, and separated from God when God holds him in contempt.
Faith and gnosis are love, and obedience is a sign of love.
Faith and gnosis are love, and obedience is a sign of love.
The animal soul is the greatest of alt veils between God and man.
The animal soul is the greatest of alt veils between God and man.
Although hunger is an affliction to the body, it illumines the heart, purifies the soul, and leads the spirit into the presence of God.
Although hunger is an affliction to the body, it illumines the heart, purifies the soul, and leads the spirit into the presence of God.
Poverty has a form and an essence. Its form is destitution and indigence, but its essence is fortune and free choice.
Poverty has a form and an essence. Its form is destitution and indigence, but its essence is fortune and free choice.
The highest pinnacle of knowledge is expressed in the fact that without it none can know God.
The highest pinnacle of knowledge is expressed in the fact that without it none can know God.
The affliction of poverty is a sign of presence, while the delight of riches is a sign of ‘absence’.
The affliction of poverty is a sign of presence, while the delight of riches is a sign of ‘absence’.
When you have obtained knowledge of the lower soul, you recognize that it can be controlled by discipline, but that its essence and substance do not perish.
When you have obtained knowledge of the lower soul, you recognize that it can be controlled by discipline, but that its essence and substance do not perish.
Anyone, who pretends to know God without lowliness and fear, is an ignorant fool, not gnostic.
Anyone, who pretends to know God without lowliness and fear, is an ignorant fool, not gnostic.
Seeking is the cause of finding, but finding is the cause of seeking.
Seeking is the cause of finding, but finding is the cause of seeking.
A miracle is a token of saint’s veracity, and its cannot be manifested to an imposter except as a sign that his pretensions are false.
A miracle is a token of saint’s veracity, and its cannot be manifested to an imposter except as a sign that his pretensions are false.
Eternal life is gained by spiritual sacrifice and by renunciation of self-interest in fulfilling God’s commandments.
Eternal life is gained by spiritual sacrifice and by renunciation of self-interest in fulfilling God’s commandments.
Love is an attribute of the beloved, therefore no explanation of its real nature is possible.
Love is an attribute of the beloved, therefore no explanation of its real nature is possible.
There is no flame of lust that cannot be extinguished by strenuous effort, because when vice proceeds from yourself. you possess the instrument that will remove it.
There is no flame of lust that cannot be extinguished by strenuous effort, because when vice proceeds from yourself. you possess the instrument that will remove it.
The miracles of a saint confirm the evidence of the prophet.
The miracles of a saint confirm the evidence of the prophet.
contemplation is this world resembles vision of God in the next world.
contemplation is this world resembles vision of God in the next world.
Substances, accidents, elements, bodies, forms and properties-all these are veils of Divine mysteries.
Substances, accidents, elements, bodies, forms and properties-all these are veils of Divine mysteries.
Hunger sharpens the intelligence and improves the mind and health.
Hunger sharpens the intelligence and improves the mind and health.
The saints of God attain to a place where place no longer exists, where all degrees and stations disappear and where outward expressions fall off from the underlying realities.
The saints of God attain to a place where place no longer exists, where all degrees and stations disappear and where outward expressions fall off from the underlying realities.
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