Ibn ʿAṭāʾ Allāh al-Iskandarī

quddisa sirruhu — may his secret be sanctified

his portrait is written, not drawn

His portrait is his lamp: no image survives, and none is needed.

stationWalī

sayingsSeven

From His Tongueمِنْ كَلَامِهِ

Every science is as noble as its subject, every knower is as noble as his knowledge; and there is nothing nobler than the Real and seeking It.
Ibn ʿAṭā Allāh al-Iskandarī

Outwardly, creatures are an illusion; but, inwardly, they are an admonition. Thus, the soul looks at the illusory exterior, while the heart looks at the admonitory.
Ibn ʿAṭā Allāh al-Iskandarī

Renunciation is to look at the world, keeping in mind that it is passing, in order that it be diminished in your eyes, thus making it easy for you to turn away from it.
Ibn ʿAṭā Allāh al-Iskandarī

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