Voice From Muslim Scholars

Indeed the whole world is imagination.c
Only He is the real in Reality.
Whoever understands this
knows the secrets of the spiritual path.

-Ibn 'Arabi, "Masters of the Path"


Persevere, have faith in His benevolence.
Through afflictions God only tests your faith;
He is completely aware of your condition.
Have patience and wait for the divine decree.
Do not become like the foolish laborer
who is removed from the king's palace
for demanding his wages ahead of time.

- Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jillani, "Fayuz E Yazdani"


In order to think about God,
you may compare him with other beings;
but remember that he is incomparable.
In this way you will live in the house of truth.

-Ibn Arabi, “Fusus Al-Hikam”



I never saw anyone as just as the world.
As long as you pursue the world it will pursue you,
but when you turn away from it and seek God,
it will leave you alone and its glamour shall no longer fascinate you.

- Al-Hujwiri, "The Kashf Al-Mahjub"


God, the supreme being, is neither circumscribed by space, nor touched by time; he cannot be found in a particular direction, and his essence cannot change. The secret conversation is thus entirely spiritual; it is a direct encounter between God and the soul, abstracted from all material constraints.

-Ibn Sina, "Kitab al-Najat"


Do not seek sustenance from people. God is the real Provider. If He wills a certain person to be the means of your livelihood, do not consider that person to be in control of your destiny. Have faith and be certain in the knowledge that your daily bread does not depend upon any mortal, but upon God who created all.

-Al-Hajwiri, "The Kashf al-Mahjub"


The stories of the prophets in the Qur'an sadden the soul within its prison. The captive soul seeks freedom from ignorance. Look to the prophets, those souls freed from bonds. Their voices call from within their religions, "This is the way! Escape! Escape! This is the way we escaped. There is no other way but our way."

-Rumi, "Mathnawi"


Remembrance is not remembered. I do not remember whether or not God remembered me in the past; he remembers me now. God does not remember whether I remembered him in the past; I remember him now. His remembrance is my remembrance, and mine is his. Can two beings who remember one another not be in union?

-Hallaj: Tawasin