Niffari

Niffari (c. 965), full name Muhammad ibn Abd al-Jabbar al-Niffari, was a Persian Sufi teacher and writer. He promoted the theory of prayer as divine gift. He is famous for writing the Mawaqit and Mukhatabat.

Wisdom & Quotes

• Close that gate of thy heart by which otherness enters, for thy heart is My temple. Stand watchful over the closing, and remain in it, until thou meetest.

Abu Said