My servant never ceases
to draw near to Me
through supererogatory works
until I love him.
Then, when I love him,
I am his hearing through which he hears,
his sight through which he sees,
his hand through which he grasps,
and his foot through which he walks.
Prophet Muhammad (saws) Hadith Qudsi (Sahih Al Bukahri)
Among the eleven principles that guide the Naqshbandi dervish toward his spiritual realization, eight were coined by Khwaja ‘Abdul Khaliq al-Gujdawani (d. […]