"God hath made the pious living in their death and hath made the wicked dead during their lives, i.e., the pious, though they be dead, yet live, since the angels utter blessings on their piety until they are made immortal by the recompense which they receive at the Resurrection."

“If you desire purification of the heart then shut your eye from the corporeal world. This is the hole through which heart is defiled.”

“Depend more on the promises of God than those of men.”

“Defer not the date of repentance for sins and confession in the hope of grace or longevity of life.”

“As long as the heart of man remains engrossed in recollection of God he is in prayer may he be in the bazaar. If his lips are too busy in dhikr; it would be much better.”

“If you seek a friend, Allah Most High is sufficient for you. If we seek comrade, Kiraman Katibin are enough. If you seek consoler, the Holy Quran is enough. If you need work, His worship is enough. If you desire sermon, death is enough. And whatever is said to you is looked undesirable, then Hell is enough for you.”

“For the gnostic of God it is highly irksome to sit and talk with the created beings.”