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Vol. 1, The Way of Illumination
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Sufi Thoughts
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4. There is One Religion,
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Vol. 1, The Way of Illumination
Sufi Thoughts
4. There is One Religion,
the unswerving progress in the right direction towards the ideal, which fulfills the life's purpose of every soul.
Religion in the Sanskrit language is termed Dharma, which means duty. The duty of every individual is religion.
"Every soul is born for a certain purpose, and the light of that purpose is kindled in his soul", says Sa'adi.
This explains why the Sufi in his tolerance allows every one to have his own path, and does not compare the principles of others with his own, but allows freedom of thought to everyone, since he himself is a freethinker.
Religion, in the conception of a Sufi, is the path that leads man towards the attainment of his ideal, worldly as well as heavenly. Sin and virtue, right and wrong, good and bad are not the same in the case of every individual; they are according to his grade of evolution and state of life. Therefore the Sufi concerns himself little with the name of the religion or the place of worship. All places are sacred enough for his worship, and all religions convey to him the religion of his soul.
"I saw Thee in the sacred Ka'ba and in the temple of the idol also Thee I saw."
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