Abu Talib al-Makki Scholar, mystic
Source: The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004), p. 86
“The seeker's real approach to God means his preoccupation with afflictions appearing on the way to Him. Tribulations in separation from God is to be treated as a boon granted by God to His elect.”
Source: The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004), p. 263
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