Love consists in embracing acts of obedience and in avoidin… - Sahl al-Tustari

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Love consists in embracing acts of obedience and in avoiding acts of disobedience which implies that the devotee of God develops his kinship with God as he merges his will in His will and avoids that which is forbidden by Him.

Sahl al-Tustari

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About Sahl al-Tustari

Sahl al-Tustarī (c.818– 896) was a Persian Sunni Muslim scholar and early classical Sufi mystic. He founded the Salimiyah Muslim theological school, which was named after his disciple Muhammad ibn Salim.

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Alternative Names: Abū Muḥammad Sahl al-Tustarī • Sahl al-Tustarī • Sahl Shushtarī

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