Elif Shafak
A fan tribute. All rules belong to their author.
How we see God is a direct reflection of how we see ourselves. If God brings to…
The Path to the Truth is a labor of the heart, not of the head. Make your heart…
You can study God through everything and everyone in the universe, because God i…
Intellect and love are made of different materials. Intellect ties people in kno…
Most of the problems of the world stem from linguistic mistakes and simple misun…
Loneliness and solitude are two different things. When you are lonely, it is eas…
Whatever happens in your life, no matter how troubling things might seem, do not…
Patience does not mean to endure passively. It means to look at the end of a pro…
East, west, south, or north makes little difference. No matter what your destina…
The midwife knows that when there is no pain, the way for the baby cannot be ope…
The quest for Love changes us. There is no seeker among those who search for Lov…
There are more fake gurus and false teachers in this world than the number of st…
Try not to resist the changes that come your way. Instead let life live through…
God is busy with the completion of your work, both outwardly and inwardly. He is…
It's easy to love a perfect God, unblemished and infallible that He is. What is…
Real filth is the one inside. The rest simply washes off. There is only one type…
The whole universe is contained within a single human being—you. Everything that…
If you want to change the way others treat you, you should first change the way…
Fret not where the road will take you. Instead concentrate on the first step. Th…
We were all created in His image, and yet we were each created different and uni…
When a true lover of God goes into a tavern, the tavern becomes his chamber of p…
Life is a temporary loan, and this world is nothing but a sketchy imitation of R…
The human being has a unique place among God's creation. 'I breathed into him of…
There are four levels to each and every truth. The first is the sharia — the out…
Hell is in the here and now. So is heaven. Quit worrying about hell or dreaming…
The universe is one being. Everything and everyone is interconnected through an…
This world is like a snowy mountain that echoes your voice. Whatever you speak,…
The past is an interpretation. The future is an illusion. The world does not mov…
Destiny doesn't mean that your life has been strictly predetermined. Therefore,…
The true Sufi is such that even when he is unjustly accused, attacked, and conde…
If you want to strengthen your faith, you will need to soften inside. For your f…
Nothing should stand between yourself and God. Not imams, priests, rabbis, or an…
While everyone in this world strives to get somewhere and become someone, only t…
Submission does not mean being weak or passive. It leads to neither fatalism nor…
In this world, it is not similarities or regularities that take us a step forwar…
This world is erected upon the principle of reciprocity. Neither a drop of kindn…
God is a meticulous clockmaker. So precise is His order that everything on earth…
It is never too late to ask yourself, 'Am I ready to change the life I am living…
While the parts change, the whole always remains the same. For every thief who d…
A life without love is of no account. Don't ask yourself what kind of love you s…
