بسم اللّٰهِ الرحمن الرحيم
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Hadrat
Bayazid Bistami
بَايَزِيد بِسْطَامِي
(Rahimahullah) رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ
Passed
15 Sha'ban 261 AH
Verified
“I spent 10 years rectifying my heart, tongue and soul. I found rectifying the heart to be the most difficult of these.”
Statements of our Pious Predecessors, p.19 — Maktaba tul Madina
“I remedied everything, but nothing was harder than remedy of the carnal self (nafs) despite it being the lowliest in my initial consideration.”
Statements of our Pious Predecessors, p.20 — Maktaba tul Madina
“The pious elders attained gnosis by forgoing their rights and enacting the obligations ordained upon them by Allah.”
Statements of our Pious Predecessors, p.20 — Maktaba tul Madina
“The signs of a gnostic are: he should not be lazy in the dhikr of Allah, should not become weary in fulfilling the rights of servitude, and should not attach his heart to any other than Allah.”
Statements of our Pious Predecessors, p.20 — Maktaba tul Madina
“Hunger is a cloud. When a person is hungry, the rain of sagacity and wisdom fall on his heart.”
Statements of our Pious Predecessors, p.21 — Maktaba tul Madina
“Do not be deceived when you see a person given miraculous abilities, such that he can fly in the air. Observe to what extent he ordains good, forbids evil, upholds the boundaries of Allah and complies with Shari'ah.”
Statements of our Pious Predecessors, p.21 — Maktaba tul Madina
Sources: Dawat-e-Islami / Maktaba tul Madina | Last updated: 2026-03-01
