Ibn Ata Allah

Paraphrased: The way of al-Junayd includes among other things abstaining constantly from resisting God Most High in whatever happens to one, whether…

— Ibn Ata Allah

Actions are but lifeless forms whose soul is the secret of sincerity in them

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Extinction is the beginning of the path: it is traveling to God Most High. Guidance comes afterwards. What I mean by guidance…

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Invoking the letters of God's Name without presence of mind is invocation of the tongue; invoking with presence of mind is invocation…

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Allah was when there was nothing else than Him, and His Throne was upon the water, and He wrote in the Reminder…

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If you do not think well of Him because His qualities are beautiful then think well of Him because of the way…

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People praise you for what they suppose is in you; but you must blame your soul for what you know is in…

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When He gives, He shows you His Kindness; when He deprives, He shows you His power. And in all that, He is…

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It is impossible that this gnosis resulting in the heart should be achieved by man for any other purpose than to obey…

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If you make demands on Him, you doubt Him. If you seek Him, you are absent from Him. If you seek other-than-Him,…

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I know of nothing more useful to you than four matters: surrender to Allah, to humbly entreat Him, to think the best…

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Encompass with your mercy and compassion all animals and creatures. Do not say, "this is inanimate and has no awareness." Indeed, it…

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. . . persist in that invocation until the unity of the world is subsumed for you in a single sphere, so…

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My god how gentle you are with me in spite of my great ignorance and how merciful You are with me in…

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When the heart becomes empty, the mimbar of the Divine Oneness is placed therein and the sultan of gnosis sits upon it.

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Know that the science of unveiling has no end to it, for it consists in the journey of the intellect in the…

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The most beloved manifestation of obedience to God is trust in Him

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When Allah inspires your tongue to ask, know that He wants to give

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The realization of 'La ilaha illa Allah' is one of the states of the heart that can be neither expressed by the…

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It may well be that you are in a bad state, but to keep company with someone worse than you would allow…

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If He opens a door for you, thereby making Himself known, pay no heed if your do not measure up to this.…

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He whose wealth or children distract him from remembering God is lost; but the one who remembers God experiences delights sweeter than…

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If a tablet is not wiped clean of it's figures, nothing can be written upon it. A single heart cannot serve as…

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The lights of some people precede their dhikr, while the dhikr of some people precede their lights. There is the one who…

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Whosoever is determined to seek guidance and follow a path of right conduct must search for a shaykh from amongst those who…

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