“The men of God are like fishes in the ocean; they pop up into view on the surface here and there and everywhere, as they please.”

—  Rumi

As quoted in "A feather on the breath of God" by Nur Elmessiri in Al-Ahram Weekly Online Issue No. 385 (9 - 15 July 1998) http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/1998/385/cu2.htm

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