“ Abu-Yaqub al-Susi: the Sufi is 'One who does not care when something is taken from him, but who does not cease to seek for what he has not. Idries Shah
“ A short time in the presence of the Friends (the Sufis) is better than a hundred years’ sincere, obedient dedication. Idries Shah
“ Hazrat Ali, in a saying attributed to him, says: ‘Man is in disguise, covered by his tongue’. Idries Shah
“ THE HEAVENSTo the mallet of the Highest MindThe heavens are the smallest possible ball.(Akhlaq-i-Mohsini) Idries Shah
“ Sufism is experience, and hence not to be defined – imprisoned – in perennial, static categories. Idries Shah
“ The power of Allah: no sound, no shape, no form. But when it manifests, none can resist it. Idries Shah
