He said during travel Khidr met me and sought my company and I was afraid lest my trust in God might be corrupted by my staying with him. So, I parted from him.

He said during travel Khidr met me and sought my company and I was afraid lest my trust in God might be corrupted by my staying with him. So, I parted from him.

He who claims to have deserted sensual appetitions publicly, is entirely Lier and ostentatious. Such person can never be accepted as pious.

He who claims to have deserted sensual appetitions publicly, is entirely Lier and ostentatious. Such person can never be accepted as pious.

Pride prevents one from knowing one’s real value, as haste leads one away from Truth, and as gentleness and thoughtfulness prevent regret, all power belongs to Allah.

Pride prevents one from knowing one’s real value, as haste leads one away from Truth, and as gentleness and thoughtfulness prevent regret, all power belongs to Allah.

When asked by Hallaj what did you attain during your journeys and crossings of the deserts? He answered: “I remained in a state of trust in God, curing myself thereby.” Mansur retorted: “You have annihilated your lifetime in the cultivation of your inner being, but what about annihilation (of the self) in the Oneness of God.?”

When asked by Hallaj what did you attain during your journeys and crossings of the deserts? He answered: “I remained in a state of trust in God, curing myself thereby.” Mansur retorted: “You have annihilated your lifetime in the cultivation of your inner being, but what about annihilation (of the self) in the Oneness of God.?”

Whoever genuinely trusts in God when dealing with himself will also trust in God when dealing with others.

Whoever genuinely trusts in God when dealing with himself will also trust in God when dealing with others.