If you make demands on Him, you doubt Him. If you seek Him, you are absent from Him. If you seek other-than-Him, you are shameless before Him. If you make demands on other-than-Him, you are distant from Him.
When Allah inspires your tongue to ask, know that He wants to give - Ibn Ata Allah
When Allah inspires your tongue to ask, know that He wants to give
- Ibn Ata Allah
If you do not know the blessings you have when you have them, then Allah will teach you about them by taking them away from you - Ibn Ata Allah
If you do not know the blessings you have when you have them, then Allah will teach you about them by taking them away from you
The gnosis of God is intermediate between immoderation, which is ascribing human characteristics to God, and negligence, which is denying any attribu… - Ibn Ata Allah
The gnosis of God is intermediate between immoderation, which is ascribing human characteristics to God, and negligence, which is denying any attribu…
When the invocation descends into the heart, if there is darkness within, it illuminates it; and if there is already light, the invocation increases … - Ibn Ata Allah
When the invocation descends into the heart, if there is darkness within, it illuminates it; and if there is already light, the invocation increases …
My god how gentle you are with me in spite of my great ignorance and how merciful You are with me in spite of my ugly deeds - Ibn Ata Allah
My god how gentle you are with me in spite of my great ignorance and how merciful You are with me in spite of my ugly deeds
If you are aware of your humility, then you are arrogant. - Ibn Ata Allah
If you are aware of your humility, then you are arrogant.
People praise you for what they suppose is in you; but you must blame your soul for what you know is in it. - Ibn Ata Allah
People praise you for what they suppose is in you; but you must blame your soul for what you know is in it.
The most beloved manifestation of obedience to God is trust in Him - Ibn Ata Allah
The most beloved manifestation of obedience to God is trust in Him
Nothing is difficult, if you seek it through your Lord; nothing is easy, if you seek it through your self. - Ibn Ata Allah
Nothing is difficult, if you seek it through your Lord; nothing is easy, if you seek it through your self.
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