The Conqueror of Hearts Quotes

“Maulana Rumi was reading under the shade of a tree by a river, a pile of books besides him—according to one variation he was teaching a group of his students with a pile of hand-written notes next to him— when Shams Tabriz (rah) came by.

He asked Maulana what was going on and he replied ‘This is qaal (words), something you cannot understand’.

Shams Tabriz then took Maulana’s precious books and threw them in the water. Maulana was aghast. Shams Tabriz then recited Bismillah and pulled the books out of the water and dusted the water off them as if he was dusting sand; the pages thus dried and Maulana saw that the ink on them had not run despite having been soaked in water. Maulana was amazed and asked incredulously, what is this.

‘This is haal (spiritual state) something you cannot understand’ replied Shams Tabriz (rah).”
― Zulfiqar Ahmad, The Conqueror of Hearts

“The paper is finished, the pen is finished, and we are finished,
But, the fable of desire, is still not finished.”
― Zulfiqar Ahmad, The Conqueror of Hearts

“We always show our love to any baby whose name is Muhammad.”
― Zulfiqar Ahmad, The Conqueror of Hearts

“We are sitting here and conquering their hearts.”
― Zulfiqar Ahmad, The Conqueror of Hearts