दाता साहिब के सूफ़ी उद्धरण
आँख की ख़्वाहिश देखना है, कान की ख़्वाहिश सुनना, नाक की ख़्वाहिश सूँघना, ज़ायक़े की ख़्वाहिश चखना, जिस्म की ख़्वाहिश छूना है और अक़्ल की ख़्वाहिश सोचना है।
सूफ़ी पूरी तरह हाज़िर है। उस की रूह वहाँ है, जहाँ उस का जिस्म है और उस का जिस्म वहाँ है, जहाँ उस की रूह है। उस की रूह वहाँ है, जहाँ उस के क़दम हैं और उस के क़दम वहाँ हैं, जहाँ उस की रूह है।
अगर दुनिया पानी पर चलने वाली एक नाव है और इस ज़मीन पर पानी का नाम-ओ-निशाँ तक नहीं है, तो तुम ग़ोता-ख़ोर बन जाओ, पर डूबने वाले मत बनो।
स्वर्ग की चाह मत रखो, क्योंकि यह भी एक प्रकार की सज़ा ही है। सिर्फ़ ख़ुदा का चाहने वाला बनो, क्योंकि ख़ुदा का चाहने वाला समझदार, निडर और बहादुर होता है।
दौलत को मुसीबत समझो और उसे भूखों-प्यासों को दे दो और ख़ैरात करो, क्योंकि आख़िर में तो क़ब्र में कीड़े ही उसे खाएँगे। अगर तुम ने ख़ैरात की, तो वही लोग तुम्हारा सच्चा सहारा बनेंगे।
'सूफ़ी' शब्द को शब्दकोष में बतलाए गए इस के अर्थ से पूरा नहीं जाना जा सकता। तसव्वुफ़ एक ऐसी महान चीज़ है, जिसे किसी ख़ास ख़ाने में नहीं क़ैद किया जा सकता।
फ़क़ीर को चाहिए कि वह बादशाहों की दोस्ती को ख़तरनाक साँप और अजगर की तरह माने, क्योंकि जब कोई फ़क़ीर किसी बादशाह के नज़दीक हो जाता है, तो समझो कि उसकी आध्यात्मिक जमा-पूंजी नष्ट हो गई।
सच्चे साधक को चाहिए कि अहंकार, आत्म-प्रशंसा, घमंड और दिखावे को छोड़ दे और इन बुराईयों को अपने अस्तित्व से पूरी तरह मिटा दे।
Many shaikhs observe the following rule. When a novice joins them, they subject him to the spiritual discipline for three years. He can be admitted to the path only if he fulfills all the requirements of this discipline. The first year is devoted to the service of the people, the second year to the service of the god, and the third year to watching over his own heart.
Many shaikhs observe the following rule. When a novice joins them, they subject him to the spiritual discipline for three years. He can be admitted to the path only if he fulfills all the requirements of this discipline. The first year is devoted to the service of the people, the second year to the service of the god, and the third year to watching over his own heart.
Once Ibrahim Adham saw a stone on which was written - turn me over and read. On the other side, he read - you do not practice what you know, why then do you seek what you know not?
Once Ibrahim Adham saw a stone on which was written - turn me over and read. On the other side, he read - you do not practice what you know, why then do you seek what you know not?
وہی لوگ نکاح کے لائق ہیں جو انسانوں کے ساتھ میل جول کو پسند کرتے ہیں اور جو بندگی کی تنہائی کو اختیار کرنا چاہتے ہیں، ان کے لیے تجرد ایک زیور ہے۔
لفظ ’’صوفی‘‘ کی کوئی ایسی جڑ یا ماخذ نہیں جو عام لغوی اصولوں کے دائرے میں آتی ہو، کیوں کہ صوفیانہ طریقہ اتنا بلند پایہ اور ماورائی ہے کہ اسے کسی عام جنس یا زمرے سے ماخوذ قرار دینا ممکن نہیں، یہ ایک ایسا راز ہے جو زبان کے اسباق سے بالاتر ہے۔
Human nature is more prone to ignorance than to knowledge.
Human nature is more prone to ignorance than to knowledge.
آنکھ کی ہوس ہے نظر، کان کی چاہ ہے سماعت، ناک کی تمنا ہے خوشبو، زبان کی آرزو ہے گفتگو، ذائقے کی چاہ ہے لذت، جسم کی تمنا ہے لمس اور دل کی طلب ہے سوچ۔
In the mystic path, he who says ‘I have arrived’ has gone astray.
In the mystic path, he who says ‘I have arrived’ has gone astray.
پہلے صوفیانہ عمل پہچانا جاتا تھا اور دکھاوا ناواقف تھا، آج دکھاوا جانا پہچانا ہے اور صوفیانہ عمل غائب ہو چکا ہے۔
درویش کی چوکھٹ ہر معنی میں استعارہ ہے فقر کا اور اس کے تمام ذیلی پہلوؤں میں ایک ماورائی حقیقت پوشیدہ ہے۔
یہ دنیا ہے غم کا مسکن، دکھ کا آشیانہ، درد کی پناہ گاہ، جدائی کا گھر اور آزمائشوں کی جھولی۔
The glory of poverty is this, that the poor man’s body is divinely preserved from base and sinful acts, and his heart from evil and contaminating thoughts.
The glory of poverty is this, that the poor man’s body is divinely preserved from base and sinful acts, and his heart from evil and contaminating thoughts.
Prayer requires purification of the body; gnosis requires purification of the heart.
Prayer requires purification of the body; gnosis requires purification of the heart.
Unification is a mystery revealed by God to His servants, and it cannot be expressed in words.
Unification is a mystery revealed by God to His servants, and it cannot be expressed in words.
God has caused the prophetic evidence to remain down to the present day and has made the saints the means whereby it is manifested.
God has caused the prophetic evidence to remain down to the present day and has made the saints the means whereby it is manifested.
The universe is an abode of Divine mysteries, which are deposited in created things.
The universe is an abode of Divine mysteries, which are deposited in created things.
It is the inward glow that makes the Sufi, not the religious dress.
It is the inward glow that makes the Sufi, not the religious dress.
The heart is the seat of the knowledge of God and is more venerable than the Kaaba.
The heart is the seat of the knowledge of God and is more venerable than the Kaaba.
Ordinary people seek indulgences to keep themselves within the pale of the sacred law, but the elect practice self-mortification to feel the fruit thereof in their hearts.
Ordinary people seek indulgences to keep themselves within the pale of the sacred law, but the elect practice self-mortification to feel the fruit thereof in their hearts.
If you are not reconciled to God, when affliction comes, your heart is filled with anguish.
If you are not reconciled to God, when affliction comes, your heart is filled with anguish.
The purpose of mortifying the lower soul is to destroy its attributes, not to annihilate its reality.
The purpose of mortifying the lower soul is to destroy its attributes, not to annihilate its reality.
Water flows in the riverbed, but when it reaches the ocean, it Ceases to flow and changes its taste, so that those who desire water avoid it, but those who desire pearls dive into it.
Water flows in the riverbed, but when it reaches the ocean, it Ceases to flow and changes its taste, so that those who desire water avoid it, but those who desire pearls dive into it.
Whoever bows his head with humility, like a servant, God will exalt his state in both worlds.
Whoever bows his head with humility, like a servant, God will exalt his state in both worlds.
Our religion takes the middle course between free will and predestination.
Our religion takes the middle course between free will and predestination.
