Tears of the Heart Quotes

“Rumi says:

O seeker of the Truth! Be happy if you have sorrows!

They are the tricks of reunion that the Beloved has set for you since one remembers Allah and seeks refuge in Him when one is overcome by sorrow.

Sorrow is a treasure. Your illnesses and the
other troubles you face are all treasures.

Likewise, sorrow is as a blessed wind that blows on the mirror of the heart to clear the dust from it; never compare it with harmful winds.

In this path of love, no one but grief remembers me, thousands of thanks to it.”
― Osman Nuri Topbaş, Tears of the Heart

“The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alaihi wa sallam, said:

Whosoever expands his knowledge without a parallel increase
in his piety will only have grown in his separation from Allah.”
― Osman Nuri Topbaş, Tears of the Heart

“You are a guesthouse and your guests for but a
few days are alternatively sorrows and joys.”
― Osman Nuri Topbaş, Tears of the Heart

“The injunction, 'Show tolerance for the sake of God,' means to not hurt any creature while at the same time aiming toward not being hurt by any creature. This is a natural consequence of purity of heart. A poet has aptly expressed this as follows:

This is the objective of humans and jinns in the garden of the world,
To neither hurt anyone, nor to be hurt by anyone.

From another perspective, it means: Abandon the world of causality and be content with the pleasure of the divine will.”
― Osman Nuri Topbaş, Tears of the Heart

“The matter revolves around two questions. What did Shams teach Rumi? What did he give him? The answer is that Shams taught him to free himself from the captivity of reason. This is because reason has limits beyond which would be insanity. However, there is no such limit for the heart and the point of its satisfaction is fanafillah.”
― Osman Nuri Topbaş, Tears of the Heart