Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech

Eagerness And Longing

Eagerness and Longing-الشّوق والمشتاق

  1. Longing [for Allah and the Hereafter] is from the qualities of those who have certitude.

1ـ اَلشَّوْقُ شيمَةُ المُوقِنينَ.

  1. Longing [for Allah] is the intimate companion of the Gnostics.

2ـ اَلشَّوْقُ خُلْصانُ العارِفينَ.

  1. One who longs [for Allah] forgets [this world].

3ـ مَنِ اشْتاقَ سَلا.

  1. One who longs [for Allah] sets out [towards him] at nightfall.

4ـ مَنِ اشْتاقَ أدْلَجَ.