Attar of Nishapur, in The Conference of the Birds (1177), as translated by Raficq Abdulla
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All things are but masks at God's beck and call, They are symbols that instruct us that God is all.
— Attar of Nishapur on Sufism
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "All things are but masks at God's beck and call, They are symbols that instruct us that God is all." in the context of "Attar of Nishapur, in The Conference of the Birds (1177), as translated by Raficq Abdulla" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Sufism" (Quotes: Statements of the Sufi traditions sorted alphabetically by author or source )
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