Abu Ali Daqqaaq was a revered Sufi saint from 9th-century Baghdad, known for his profound spirituality and dedication to the path of Sufism. He emphasized the importance of inner purification, sincerity, and detachment from worldly desires as essential elements in the journey towards spiritual enlightenment. Abu Ali Daqqaaq’s teachings resonated deeply with seekers, inspiring them to embark on the path of self-discovery and devotion to God. While specific details about his life are scarce, his legacy endured through the transmission of his teachings and the profound impact he had on subsequent generations of Sufis. His emphasis on spiritual purification and genuine devotion continues to influence Sufi thought and practice to this day, reminding practitioners of the timeless principles that guide the quest for closeness to the Divine in the rich tradition of Islamic mysticism. Abu Ali Daqqaaq remains a symbol of spiritual wisdom and devotion within the Sufi tradition.
Abu Ali Daqqaaq Quotes
01. “Generosity is not rich giving to the poor. Generosity is the poor giving to the rich.”
— Abu Ali Daqqaaq
02. “Someone asked him: “Is remembrance or meditation better?” He retorted: “What do you say?” He answered: “In my opinion remembrance is better than meditation because God described Himself as making remembrance but not as meditating. Whatever is a characteristic of God is better than something that is peculiar to men.” Abu Ali approved this view.”
— Abu Ali Daqqaaq
03. “The patient ones will achieve high rank in both worlds because they attain from God His company. God says: “Verily God is with the patience ones.”(2:153)”
— Abu Ali Daqqaaq
04. “Love is sweetness, but its inner reality is bewilderment. Passionate love is exceeding all limits in Mahabba.”
— Abu Ali Daqqaaq
05. “Abandoning correct behavior results in expulsion. One who is ill-mannered in the courtyard will be sent back to the gate. One who is ill-mannered at the gate will be sent to watch over the animals.”
— Abu Ali Daqqaaq
06. “When the sinner weeps, he has started the exchange of communication with God the Glorious and Majestic.”
— Abu Ali Daqqaaq
07. “Whoever refrains from speaking the truth is mute devil.”
— Abu Ali Daqqaaq
08. “One who associates with kings and displays unseemly manners will be consigned by his folly to be killed.”
— Abu Ali Daqqaaq
09. “The condition of patience is that you object not to what has been decreed, and as for letting trials become apparent, but without complaining, this does not negate patience.”
— Abu Ali Daqqaaq
10. “One of the signs of gnosis (Marifat) is the attainment of awe. For one whose gnosis increases, awe of God increases. He also said: “Gnosis brings about utter tranquility to the heart, just as knowledge brings about peacefulness. So, for one whose gnosis increases, tranquility increases.”
— Abu Ali Daqqaaq
11. “There is nothing more noble than servitude, nor is there a more perfect title for the believer than ‘slave’.”
— Abu Ali Daqqaaq
12. “Shame means abandoning all pretensions before God.”
— Abu Ali Daqqaaq
13. “He said that God instructed David: “If you encounter one who seeks Me, serve him.”
— Abu Ali Daqqaaq
14. “Servitude (Ubudiyat) is more perfect than worship, so first comes worship, then servitude, and finally adoration.”
— Abu Ali Daqqaaq
15. “Truthfulness is that you be with people just as you perceive yourself to be or that you perceive yourself to be just as you are.”
— Abu Ali Daqqaaq
16. “The murid is made to bear and the Murad is borne.”
— Abu Ali Daqqaaq
17. “Wear with mankind what they wear and eat what they eat. But be Separate from them inwardly.”
— Abu Ali Daqqaaq
18. “Just as ‘lordship’ is an eternal quality of God, so is ‘servitude’ a quality of man that stays with him as long as he lives.”
— Abu Ali Daqqaaq
19. “Renunciation is that you leave the world the way it is, not saying, I will build in it ribat (hospice) or construct a mosque.”
— Abu Ali Daqqaaq
20. “Gnostic is drowned in the seas of inner reality. As one of the Sufis has said: “Gnosis is like the surging waves-they raise up and they set down.”
— Abu Ali Daqqaaq
21. “God will beautify the inner faculties with contemplation for one who atoms his outer being with striving, as God says; “And those who strive in us, we will certainly guide them to our Paths,” (29:69)”
— Abu Ali Daqqaaq
22. “Fear is that you leave off making excuse with ‘it might possibly be…’ and it will be.’.”
— Abu Ali Daqqaaq
23. “The choicest thing that has been said on Sufism is “This path is fit only for those persons whose spirits God has used to sweep the dunghill.” One day Abu Ali said: If the dervish had nothing left but his spirit and he offered it to the dogs at this door, not one dog would pay it any attention.”
— Abu Ali Daqqaaq
24. “Remembrance is the charter of sainthood. One who is granted success in remembrance is given the charter, and one who is deprived of remembrance is dismissed.”
— Abu Ali Daqqaaq
25. “The one full of sorrow travels along the path of God in one month, one deprived of sorrow cannot travel in years.”
— Abu Ali Daqqaaq
26. “Sincerity is guarding oneself from the opinions of men and truthfulness is cleansing oneself of awareness of self. The sincere one is not hypocritical, and the truthful one is not conceited.”
— Abu Ali Daqqaaq
27. “Satisfaction (Rida) is not that you experience no trials; satisfaction is only that you object not to the Divine decree and judgement.”
— Abu Ali Daqqaaq
28. “Repentance is divided into three parts. The first is Tauba, the middle is Inaba (turn to God) and the last is Tauba (return).”
— Abu Ali Daqqaaq
29. “The people question whether poverty or wealth is preferable, in my opinion it is best that a man be given enough to sustain him and then maintain himself within those limits.”
— Abu Ali Daqqaaq
30. “There are three degrees of steadfastness: “Setting things upright (Taqwim) mankind things sound and ‘straight (iqama) and being upright (Istiqama). Taqwim concerns discipline of the soul; iqama, retirement of the heart; and Istiqama, bringing the inmost being near to God.”
— Abu Ali Daqqaaq
31. “One of the revealed books says: “O My servant, you have a right to My love, so it is My right that you love Me.”
— Abu Ali Daqqaaq
32. “Desire is painful rapture in the inner heart, sting in the hearts a violent passion in the intuitive senses, an anxious desire in the inward being, fires burning in the hearts,”
— Abu Ali Daqqaaq
33. “Longing is assuaged by meeting God and looking upon Him, but ardent desire continues even after the meeting has taken place.”
— Abu Ali Daqqaaq
