p. 97
“
Through love we're slain, the world's our slaughter house
We've no food nor sleep, the world's our cookhouse.
We've no desire for paradise, because
Our hell's a hundred times loftier than that.
— Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Through love we're slain, the world's our slaughter house
We've no food nor sleep, the world's our cookhouse.
We've no desire for paradise, because
Our hell's a hundred times loftier than that." in the context of "p. 97" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr" (Quotes, The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004))
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About Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr
Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr or Abū Saʿīd Abū'l-Khayr (b. 7 December 967 — d. 12 January 1049) was a famous Persian Sufi and Poet who contributed extensively to the evolution of Sufi tradition.
About Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr
Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr or Abū Saʿīd Abū'l-Khayr (b. 7 December 967 — d. 12 January 1049) was a famous Persian Sufi and Poet who contributed extensively to the evolution of Sufi tradition.
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