Ibn Ata'illah al-Iskandari: Those traveling to Him
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Mystic riding a leopard from the Bustan of the great poet Saadi
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Those traveling to Him
are guided by the light of turning their faces toward Him.
Those who have arrived
have the light of face-to-face encounter.
The former belong to lights,
but the lights belong to the latter
because they belong to Allah, and are His alone.
"Say: 'Allah'
then leave them plunging in their games."
(Ibn Ata'illah al-Iskandari)
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Quote Source and Recommended Reading:
'Ibn 'Ata' Illah the Book of Wisdom/Kwaja Abdullah Ansari Intimate Conversations'
By Victor Danner (Author), Wheeler M. Thackston (Author), Annemarie Schimmel (Author)
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Two early Sufi classics are contained here in one volume. They embody the essence of spiritual life in the Islamic tradition. Ibn 'Ata' Illah (c. 1250-1309) was a Sufi saint and sage who lived in Egypt. Kwaja Abdullah Ansari (1006-1089) was one of major early writers of Persian mystical literature.
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