بِسْمِ ٱللّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيْمِ
Quotes · Wisdom from the saints
They said to him, "They key to Paradise is bearing witness that there is no god but God." He said, "It is true, but a key is to open a lock. The key of such witnessing can only operate with the following conditions: a tongue that does not lie or backbite; a heart without betrayal; a stomach without unlawful or doubtful provision; and deeds without desire or innovation."
— Bāyazīd Bisṭāmī ق, quoted from Classical Islam and the Naqshbandi Sufi Tradition by Shaykh Hisham Kabbani
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Quotes is a small corner of Islamic Network dedicated to stating metaphysical truths — metaphysics here being defined in the traditional sense, as reasserted in the twentieth century in the writings of René Guénon, Frithjof Schuon ق, Martin Lings, Seyyed Hossein Nasr and Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani ق (as it was in classical texts from whence man was wise). In the words of Dr. Martin Lings: hearing or reading metaphysical truths can awaken the intellect — the faculty bestowed upon us by God to know God. And what could be more important than knowing God?