Occupation: Philosopher Birth: July 25, 1165 Death: November 8, 1240
My heart has become capable of every form: It is a pasture for gazelles And a monastery for Christian monks, And the pilgrim's Ka'ba, And the tablets….
The ignorant one does not see his ignorance as he basks in its darkness; nor does the knowledgeable one see his own knowledge, for he basks in its li….
Beware of confining yourself to a particular belief and denying all else, for much good would elude you - indeed, the knowledge of reality would elud….
My creed is LOVE; Wherever its caravan turns along the way, That is my belief, My faith..
I follow the Way of Love, and where Love's caravan takes its path, there is my religion, my faith..
It is He who is revealed in every face, sought in every sign, gazed upon by every eye, worshipped in every object of worship, and pursued in the unse….
There was a time, when I blamed my companion if his religion did not resemble mine. Now, however, my heart accepts every form....Love alone is my rel….
If you find it complicated to answer someone’s question, do not answer it, for his container is already full and does not have room for the answer.
You are My sight, so have faith. You are My Face, so veil yourself.
I believe in the religion of Love, whatever direction its caravans may take, for Love is my religion and my faith..
While you are alive, your worldly self is like a collector of benefits from Allah's bounties, which come to you from myriads of hands..
My heart can take on any form: A meadow for gazelles, A cloister for monks, For the idols, sacred ground, Ka'ba for the circling pilgrim, T….
Do not praise your own faith exclusively so that you disbelieve all the rest. If you do this you will miss much good. Nay, you will miss the whole tr….
How can the heart travel to God, when it is chained by its desires?.
When you know yourself, your 'I'ness vanishes and you know that you and Allah are one and the same..
God sleeps in the rock, dreams in the plant, stirs in the animal, and awakens in man..
Your personal nature seeks its paradise..
I am in love with no other than myself, and my very separation is my union... I am my beloved and my lover; I am my knight and my maiden..
Whoever builds his faith exclusively on demonstrative proofs and deductive arguments, builds a faith on which it is impossible to rely. For he is aff….
Each person is oriented toward a quest for his personal invisible guide, or . . . he entrusts himself to the collective, magisterial authority as the….
None but God is loved in the exist- ent things. It is He who is manifest within every beloved to the eye of every lover – and there is nothing in the….