True devotion is for itself: not to desire heaven nor to fear hell.

You know of the how, but I know of the how-less.

O God! if I worship Thee in fear of Hell, burn me in Hell; and if I worship Thee in hope of Paradise, exclude me from Paradise; but if I worship Thee for Thine own sake, withhold not thine everlasting beauty.

Since no one really knows anything about God, those who think they do are just troublemakers.

I will not serve Allah like a laborer, in expectation of my wages.

May Allah steal from you All that steals you from Him.

How many gifts and graces You have given me! How many favors You have fed me from your hand! I look for your love in all directions, then suddenly its blessing burns in me.