Abu Hafs Haddad, a revered Sufi saint and scholar from 10th-century Nishapur, Iran, is celebrated for his profound spiritual insights and teachings on Islamic mysticism. His renowned work “Kitab al-Khatm” (The Book of the Seal) delves into the concept of spiritual sealing or perfection in Sufism, influencing generations of seekers on the path of spiritual realization and union with the Divine.
Throughout his life, Abu Hafs Haddad emphasized the importance of sincere devotion to God, self-discipline, and soul purification. His teachings attracted numerous followers seeking guidance in their spiritual journey.
Abu Hafs Haddad’s enduring legacy as a beacon of wisdom and guidance in Sufi tradition continues to inspire spiritual seekers worldwide. His profound insights into the nature of spirituality and the quest for divine union remain invaluable in the realm of Islamic mysticism, reflecting the timeless pursuit of spiritual enlightenment and closeness to the Divine.
Abu Hafs Haddaad Quotes
01. “This world is a house ever engaged in sinning against God.”
— Abu Hafs Haddaad
02. “Depend not on your devotions and spiritual exercises but His grace.”
— Abu Hafs Haddaad
03. “Poverty (Faqr) is not complete for any one until he prefers giving over receiving. Generosity is not that the one with wealth gives to the one with nothing; it is that the one with nothing gives to the one with wealth.”
— Abu Hafs Haddaad
04. “Fear is God’s whip with which He chastises those who rebelliously abandon His threshold.”
— Abu Hafs Haddaad
05. “Stick to the threshold of the Lord, that His doors be laid upon to thee.”
— Abu Hafs Haddaad
06. “Sins lead to heresy.”
— Abu Hafs Haddaad
07. “Man has no part in repentance, because repentance is from God to Man, not from Man to God.”
— Abu Hafs Haddaad
08. “The self is complete darkness. The lamp of the self is its secret. The light of this lamp is success (in striving). One who is not granted success (in striving) by his Lord, in his secret, he is darkness all of him. Here darkness means that the secret of the servant is what is between him and God Most High.”
— Abu Hafs Haddaad
09. “Servitude is the beautiful adornment of the servant. Whoever abandons servitude is shut off from beauty.”
— Abu Hafs Haddaad
10. “Tasawwuf is wholly discipline. It means that the seeker has to subdue his worldly temptation in order to realize his inmost self.”
— Abu Hafs Haddaad
11. “For forty years I firmly believed of myself that God was looking upon me with wrath and my works proved that.”
— Abu Hafs Haddaad
12. “Turn to God, as the poor beggar turns to the rich for alms.”
— Abu Hafs Haddaad
13. “He is blind who tries to recognize the Creator through His creation. Would that he sought and Recognized creation through the Creator.”
— Abu Hafs Haddaad
14. “Poverty is the handmaiden that leads one to the nearness of God.”
— Abu Hafs Haddaad
15. “When you sit instructing the people be a preacher to your heart and soul and do not allow their gathering around you to beguile you for, they are attentive to your external being, while God is attentive to your inner being.”
— Abu Hafs Haddaad
16. “Since I have known God; neither truth nor falsehood has entered my heart.”
— Abu Hafs Haddaad
