Battle Quote by Feisal Abdul Rauf

“Sufis are those who have expunged from their minds the human tendencies of envy and enmity.”

— Idries Shah

“The Sufis,' runs the saying, 'understand with their hearts what the most learned scholars cannot understand with their minds”

— Idries Shah

“It is no accident that Sufis find that they can connect most constructively with people who are well integrated into the world, as well…

— Idries Shah

“One of the basic Sufi needs is to enable people to see themselves as they really are.”

— Idries Shah

The very essence of the Sufi spiritual tradition requires you to purify your heart, to liberate yourself from your ego and to be courageous…

— Tariq Ramadan

“Sufism is experiential. Capacities, even those for learning beyond a certain point, are provoked by Sufis, by one's own efforts and what results from…

— Idries Shah

I am not a Sufi, but I follow the Sufi.

— Anonymous

The sufis believe that they can experience something more complete.

— Idries Shah

“Definition of a Sufi To learn, people must give up a great deal, and this includes ritual as something from which they imagine they…

— Idries Shah

“The selection and following of a spiritual guide is the most important duty of a Sufi.”

— Idries Shah

“Knowledge of yourself may involve, if we are learning at the present time, a knowledge of the way of thinking of your society and…

— Idries Shah

Sufism states that deep within, everyone is the same.

— Aparna Sen