Alexander Maclaren (1826–1910) British minister
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 237.
“To meet people with hypocrisy separates one from God.”
Source: The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam, p. 43
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Sari al-Saqati (772–867) Iraqi sufi
Source: The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam, p. 43
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