Emir Abd el-Kader
God said to one of his servants: " Do you claim to love me? If such is the case, know that your love for Me is only the consequence of My love for you. You loved the one that exists. But I loved you, Me, while you were not! "
He says to him afterwards: " Do you claim that you seek to be close to Me? But I look for you, Me, even if you do not look for Me! I looked for you so that you are in My presence, without no intermediary, the Day when I said: " Am I not Your Lord? " (Koran 7, 172), while you were only spirit (rûh). Then you forgot Me and I sought you again, by sending My messengers, when you had a body. All that was love of you, for you, and not for Me "

Ibn Machich
Drown me, immerse me in the ocean of Unity, until I do not see, do not hear, do not feel, do not touch only by It.

Kharraqani
To pray and to fast are admirable acts. But to clean and purify its heart to remove from it arrogance, jealousy and greed are actions much more admirable.

Iraqi
Love soars above the expectations of the human spirit.
It escapes from meetings and separations.
Everywhere where a being defies imagination,
The Image is useless and the intelligence is blind.

Bayazid Bistami
Paradise is a toy for children. Only one atom of the love of God is better than a hundred thousand of them.

Attar
A dead dog lay on a path, mouth open. From him came a nauseous odor. Jesus, son of Maryam, passing by there, said to his companions: " This dog is His, look at the whiteness of its teeth ". He perceived neither the ugliness, nor the bad smell. He saw only qualities.
You should look with purity, if you are His servant; to have the pure glance, if you are the slave of the One who sees all... Choose kindness and benevolence. Compassion and fidelity. If you know God, be devoted, thank Him for His benefits. Do not forget, during months and years, you feed only from the divine basket.