My fascination with the Sufi way of life took root when I first read 'The Forty Rules of Love.' Various Sufism quotes in the book mesmerized me. In Bilquis Jehan Khan's memoir, A Song of Hyderabad , her valuable insights are elaborated in Chapter 21 titled, 'A Holy Man's Life and Works." [SUBSCRIBE TO MY WEEKLY NEWSLETTER ON SUBSTACK] [Image: Pexels.com] What is the most important belief in Sufism? The author writes in her memoirs, " A Sufi should renounce himself, not others. My father used to say that while a man must stand in the water, his clothes should not get wet. Of course, this is an impossible ideal, but Sufis accept that the goal lies very far away. " She quotes her father's words, " Everyone has a pure heart, but on all hearts you normally find a layer o...
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