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Every true love and friendship is a story of unexpected transformation. If we are the same person before and after we loved, that means we haven't loved enough.
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Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love)
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ุญูŠุงุชูƒ ุญุงูู„ุฉุŒ ู…ู„ูŠุฆุฉุŒ ูƒุงู…ู„ุฉุŒ ุฃูˆ ู‡ูƒุฐุง ูŠุฎูŠู„ ุฅู„ูŠูƒุŒ ุญุชู‰ ูŠุธู‡ุฑ ููŠู‡ุง ุดุฎุต ูŠุฌุนู„ูƒ ุชุฏุฑูƒ ู…ุง ูƒู†ุช ุชูุชู‚ุฏู‡ ุทูˆุงู„ ู‡ุฐุง ุงู„ูˆู‚ุช. ู…ุซู„ ู…ุฑุขุฉ ุชุนูƒุณ ุงู„ุบุงุฆุจ ู„ุง ุงู„ุญุงุถุฑุŒ ุชุฑูŠูƒ ุงู„ูุฑุงุบ ูู‰ ุฑูˆุญูƒุŒ ุงู„ูุฑุงุบ ุงู„ุฐู‰ ูƒู†ุช ุชู‚ุงูˆู… ุฑุคูŠุชู‡.
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ู„ุง ุชุณูŠุฑูŠ ู…ุน ุงู„ุชูŠุงุฑุŒ ุจู„ ูƒูˆู†ูŠ ุฃู†ุชู ุงู„ุชูŠุงุฑ.
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ูˆ ู„ูˆ ุฃุฑุงุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃู† ู†ูƒูˆู† ู…ุชุดุงุจู‡ูŠู† ุŒู„ุฎู„ู‚ู†ุง ู…ุชุดุงุจู‡ูŠู† ุŒ ู„ุฐู„ูƒ ูุฅู† ุนุฏู… ุงุญุชุฑุงู… ุงู„ุงุฎุชู„ุงูุงุช ูˆูุฑุถ ุฃููƒุงุฑูƒ ุนู„ูŠ ุงู„ุขุฎุฑูŠู† ูŠุนู†ูŠ ุนุฏู… ุงุญุชุฑุงู… ุงู„ู†ุธุงู… ุงู„ู…ู‚ุฏุณ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ุฃุฑุณุงู‡ ุงู„ู„ู‡
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Whatever happens in your life, no matter how troubling things might seem, do not enter the neighborhood of despair. Even when all doors remain closed, God will open up a new path only for you. Be thankful!
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ู‚ุงุนุฏุฉ ุฃุฎุฑู‰ ุฅู† ุงู„ุณุนูŠ ูˆุฑุงุก ุงู„ุญุจ ูŠุบูŠุฑู†ุง ูู…ุง ู…ู† ุฃุญุฏ ูŠุณุนู‰ ูˆุฑุงุก ุงู„ุญุจ ุฅู„ุง ูˆูŠู†ุถุฌ ุฃุซู†ุงุก ุฑุญู„ุชู‡ ูู…ุง ุฅู† ุชุจุฏุฃ ุฑุญู„ุฉ ุงู„ุจุญุซ ุนู† ุงู„ุญุจ ุญุชู‰ ุชุจุฏุฃ ุฃู† ุชุชุบูŠุฑ ู…ู† ุงู„ุฏุงุฎู„ ูˆุงู„ุฎุงุฑุฌ.
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Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love)
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Do not go with the flow. Be the flow.
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Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love)
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ุชุนู„ู…ุช ุฃู† ุฃุชู‚ุจู„ ุงู„ุดูˆูƒุฉ ูˆุงู„ูˆุฑุฏุฉ ู…ุนุงู‹ุŒ ู…ุณุงูˆุฆ ุงู„ุญูŠุงุฉ ูˆู…ุญุงุณู†ู‡ุง.
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ู„ุง ุชุญูƒู… ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ุทุฑูŠู‚ุฉ ุงู„ุชู‰ ูŠุชูˆุงุตู„ ุจู‡ุง ุงู„ู†ุงุณ ู…ุน ุงู„ู„ู‡ , ูู„ูƒู„ ุฃู…ุฑุฆ ุทุฑูŠู‚ุชู‡ ูˆ ุตู„ุงุชู‡ ุงู„ุฎุงุตุฉ . ุงู† ุงู„ู„ู‡ ู„ุง ูŠุฃุฎุฐู†ุง ุจูƒู„ู…ุชู†ุง , ุจู„ ูŠู†ุธุฑ ูู‰ ุฃุนู…ุงู‚ ู‚ู„ูˆุจู†ุง . ูˆ ู„ูŠุณุช ุงู„ู…ู†ุงุณูƒ ุฃูˆ ุงู„ุทู‚ูˆุณ ู‡ู‰ ุงู„ุชู‰ ุชุฌุนู„ู†ุง ู…ุคู…ู†ูŠู† , ุจู„ ุงู† ูƒุงู†ุช ู‚ู„ูˆุจู†ุง ุตุงููŠุฉ ุงู… ู„ุง .
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Love cannot be explained, yet it explains all.
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Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love)
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ุชูˆุฌุฏ ู…ุฑุญู„ุฉ ุชุฎุฐู„ู†ุง ุงู„ู„ุบุฉ ุจุนุฏู‡ุง
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ูˆุนู†ุฏู…ุง ุชู„ุฌ ุฏุงุฆุฑุฉ ุงู„ุญุจุŒ ุชูƒูˆู† ุงู„ู„ุบุฉ ุงู„ุชูŠ ู†ุนุฑูู‡ุง ู‚ุฏ ุนูู‘ูŽู‰ ุนู„ูŠู‡ุง ุงู„ุฒู…ุงู† ูุงู„ุดูŠุก ุงู„ุฐูŠ ู„ุง ูŠู…ูƒู† ุงู„ุชุนุจูŠุฑ ุนู†ู‡ ุจุงู„ูƒู„ู…ุงุช ู„ุง ูŠู…ูƒู† ุฅุฏุฑุงูƒู‡ ุฅู„ุง ุจุงู„ุตู…ุช.
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ูู…ุน ุฃู† ุงู„ู‚ุฑุขู† ูŠู‚ูˆู„ ุฃู† ุงู„ู†ู…ูŠู…ุฉ ูˆู‚ุฐู ุงู„ู†ุงุณ ุฃุซู… ูƒุจูŠุฑุŒ ู‚ู„ู…ุง ูŠุจุฐู„ ุงู„ุจุดุฑ ุฃูŠ ุฌู‡ุฏ ู„ูƒุจุญ ุฃู†ูุณู‡ู… ุนู† ู…ู…ุงุฑุณุฉ ุฐู„ูƒ . ูู‡ู… ู„ุง ูŠูƒููˆู† ุนู† ุฅุฏุงู†ุฉ ุดุงุฑุจูŠ ุงู„ุฎู…ุฑุŒ ุฃูˆ ุงู„ุจุญุซ ุนู† ุงู„ู†ุณุงุก ุงู„ุฒุงู†ูŠุงุช ู„ุฑุฌู…ู‡ู†ุŒ ู„ูƒู† ุนู†ุฏู…ุง ูŠุชุนู„ู‚ ุงู„ุฃู…ุฑ ุจุงู„ู†ู…ูŠู…ุฉ ุงู„ุชูŠ ู‡ูŠ ุฃุซู… ุฃุนุธู… ุจูƒุซูŠุฑ ููŠ ู†ุธุฑ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุŒ ูุฅู†ู‡ู… ู„ุง ูŠุนุฑููˆู† ุฃู†ู‡ู… ูŠุฑุชูƒุจูˆู† ุฅุซู…ุง.
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ุงู„ุญุจ ู„ุง ูŠู…ูƒู† ุชูุณูŠุฑู‡ุŒ ูˆู„ุง ูŠู…ูƒู† ุฅู„ุง ู…ุนุงูŠุดุชู‡ ูˆุงุฎุชุจุงุฑู‡. ูˆู…ุน ุฃู† ุงู„ุญุจ ู„ุง ูŠู…ูƒู† ุชูุณูŠุฑู‡ ูู‡ูˆ ูŠูุณุฑ ูƒู„ ุดูŠุก.
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ูˆูƒู…ุง ูŠุญุชุงุฌ ุงู„ุตู„ุตุงู„ ุฅู„ูŠ ุญุฑุงุฑุฉ ุนุงู„ูŠุฉ ู„ูŠุดุชุฏ ู‘ูุงู„ุญุจ ู„ุง ูŠูƒุชู…ู„ ุฅู„ุง ุจุงู„ุฃู„ู….
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ูˆุจุนุฏ ุงู„ุญุฒู† ูŠุฃุชูŠ ูุตู„ ุขุฎุฑุŒ ูˆุงุฏ ุขุฎุฑุŒ ุฃู†ุช ุขุฎุฑ. ูˆุชุจุฏุฃ ุจุฑุคูŠุฉ ุงู„ุญุจูŠุจ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ู„ุง ูŠู…ูƒู† ุฃู† ุชุฌุฏู‡ ููŠ ุฃูŠ ู…ูƒุงู†ุŒ ุชุฑุงู‡ ููŠ ูƒู„ ู…ูƒุงู†.
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ู‚ุงุนุฏุฉ ุฃุฎุฑู‰ ุงู„ูˆุญุฏุฉ ูˆุงู„ุฎู„ูˆุฉ ุดูŠุฆุงู† ู…ุฎุชู„ูุงู† , ูุนู†ุฏู…ุง ุชูƒูˆู† ูˆุญูŠุฏุง ู…ู† ุงู„ุณู‡ู„ ุฃู† ุชุฎุฏุน ู†ูุณูƒ ูˆูŠุฎูŠู„ ุฅู„ูŠูƒ ุฃู†ูƒ ุชุณูŠุฑ ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ุทุฑูŠู‚ ุงู„ู‚ูˆูŠู… ุฃู…ุง ุงู„ุฎู„ูˆุฉ ูู‡ูŠ ุฃูุถู„ ู„ู†ุง ู„ุฃู†ู‡ุง ุชุนู†ูŠ ุฃู†ูƒ ุชูƒูˆู† ูˆุญุฏูƒ ู…ู† ุฏูˆู† ุฃู† ุชุดุนุฑ ุฃู†ูƒ ูˆุญูŠุฏ ู„ูƒู† ููŠ ู†ู‡ุงูŠุฉ ุงู„ุฃู…ุฑ , ู…ู† ุงู„ุฃูุถู„ ู„ูƒ ุฃู† ุชุจุญุซ ุนู† ุดุฎุต ุดุฎุต ูŠูƒูˆู† ุจู…ุซุงุจุฉ ู…ุฑุขุฉ ู„ูƒ ุชุฐูƒุฑ ุฃู†ูƒ ู„ุง ุชุณุชุทูŠุน ุฃู† ุชุฑู‰ ู†ูุณูƒ ุญู‚ุง ,ุฅู„ุง ููŠ ู‚ู„ุจ ุดุฎุต ุขุฎุฑ ูˆุจูˆุฌูˆุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ููŠ ุฏุงุฎู„ูƒ.
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How can love be worthy of its name if one selects solely the pretty things and leaves out the hardships? It is easy to enjoy the good and dislike the bad. Anybody can do that. The real challenge is to love the good and the bad together, not because you need to take the rough with the smooth but because you need to go beyond such descriptions and accept love in its entirety.
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ููŠ ุงู„ุจุฏุงูŠุฉ ุชู„ุชู‚ูŠ ุจุดุฎุตุ› ุดุฎุต ูŠุฎุชู„ู ุงุฎุชู„ุงูู‹ุง ุชุงู…ู‹ุง ุนู† ุฌู…ูŠุน ู…ู† ุญูˆู„ูƒ ู…ู† ุงู„ุฃุดุฎุงุต. ุดุฎุต ูŠุฑู‰ ูƒู„ ุดูŠุก ุจู…ู†ุธุงุฑ ู…ุฎุชู„ูุŒ ูˆูŠุฌุนู„ูƒ ุชูุบูŠู‘ุฑ ู…ู†ุธูˆุฑูƒุŒ ูˆุชู„ุงุญุธ ูƒู„ ุดูŠุก ู…ู† ุฌุฏูŠุฏุŒ ู…ู† ุงู„ุฏุงุฎู„ ูˆู…ู† ุงู„ุฎุงุฑุฌุ› ูˆูŠูุฎูŠู‘ู„ ุฅู„ูŠูƒ ุฃู† ุจุฅู…ูƒุงู†ูƒ ุงู„ุฅุจู‚ุงุก ุนู„ู‰ ู…ุณุงูุฉ ุขู…ู†ุฉ ุจูŠู†ูƒ ูˆุจูŠู†ู‡ุ› ูˆูŠูุฎูŠู‘ู„ ุฅู„ูŠูƒ ุฃู†ูƒ ุชุณุชุทูŠุน ุฃู† ุชูุจุญุฑ ูˆุชุดู‚ ุทุฑูŠู‚ูƒ ููŠ ุฎุถู… ู‡ุฐู‡ ุงู„ุนุงุตูุฉ ุงู„ุฌู…ูŠู„ุฉุŒ ุญุชู‰ ุชุฏุฑูƒ ุจุบุชุฉู‹ ุฃู†ู‡ ุฃู„ู‚ู‰ ุจูƒ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุนุฑุงุก ูˆู„ุง ูŠู…ูƒู†ูƒ ุฃู† ุชุชุญูƒู… ุจุฐู„ูƒ.
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Where there is love, there is bound to be heartache.
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The words that come out of our mouths do not vanish but are perpetually stored in infinite space, and they will come back to us in due time.
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ุฅู† ุงู„ู…ุงุถูŠ ุชูุณูŠุฑ, ูˆุงู„ู…ุณุชู‚ุจู„ ูˆู‡ู…. ุฅู† ุงู„ุนุงู„ู… ู„ุง ูŠุชุญุฑูƒ ุนุจุฑ ุงู„ุฒู…ู† ูˆูƒุฃู†ู‡ ุฎุท ู…ุณุชู‚ูŠู…, ูŠู…ุถูŠ ู…ู† ุงู„ู…ุงุถูŠ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ู…ุณุชู‚ุจู„. ุจู„ ุฅู† ุงู„ุฒู…ู† ูŠุชุญุฑูƒ ู…ู† ุฎู„ุงู„ู†ุง ูˆููŠ ุฏุงุฎู„ู†ุง.
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ู„ุง ู‚ูŠู…ุฉ ู„ู„ุญูŠุงุฉ ู…ู† ุฏูˆู† ุนุดู‚ .ู„ุง ุชุณุฃู„ ู†ูุณูƒ ู…ุง ู†ูˆุน ุงู„ุนุดู‚ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ุชุฑูŠุฏู‡ุŒุฑูˆุญูŠ ุฃู… ู…ุงุฏูŠุŒุฅู„ู‡ูŠ ุฃู… ุฏู†ูŠูˆูŠ ุŒ ุบุฑุจูŠ ุฃู… ุดุฑู‚ูŠ...ูุงู„ุงู†ู‚ุณุงู…ุงุช ู„ุง ุชุคุฏูŠ ุฅู„ุง ุฅู„ู‰ ู…ุฒูŠุฏ ู…ู† ุงู„ุงู†ู‚ุณุงู…ุงุช .ู„ูŠุณ ู„ู„ุนุดู‚ ุชุณู…ูŠุงุช ูˆู„ุง ุนู„ุงู…ุงุช ูˆู„ุง ุชุนุงุฑูŠู.ุฅู†ู‡ ูƒู…ุง ู‡ูˆ ุŒู†ู‚ูŠ ูˆุจุณูŠุท. ุงู„ุนุดู‚ ู…ุงุก ุงู„ุญูŠุงุฉ .ูˆุงู„ุนุดูŠู‚ ู‡ูˆ ุฑูˆุญ ู…ู† ู†ุงุฑ! ูŠุตุจุญ ุงู„ูƒูˆู† ู…ุฎุชู„ูุง ุนู†ุฏู…ุง ุชุนุดู‚ ุงู„ู†ุงุฑ ุงู„ู…ุงุก.
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Patience does not mean to passively endure. It means to be farsighted enough to trust the end result of a process. What does patience mean? It means to look at the thorn and see the rose, to look at the night and see the dawn. Impatience means to be so shortsighted as to not be able to see the outcome. The lovers of God never run out of patience, for they know that time is needed for the crescent moon to become full.
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Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love)
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ู„ุง ุชุญูƒู… ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ุทุฑูŠู‚ุฉ ุงู„ุชูŠ ูŠุชูˆุงุตู„ ุจู‡ุง ุงู„ู†ุงุณ ู…ุน ุงู„ู„ู‡, ูู„ูƒู„ ุงู…ุฑุฆ ุทุฑูŠู‚ุชู‡ ูˆุตู„ุงุชู‡ ุงู„ุฎุงุตุฉ. ุฅู† ุงู„ู„ู‡ ู„ุง ูŠุฃุฎุฐู†ุง ุจูƒู„ู…ุชู†ุง, ุจู„ ูŠู†ุธุฑ ููŠ ุฃุนู…ุงู‚ ู‚ู„ูˆุจู†ุง. ูˆู„ูŠุณุช ุงู„ู…ู†ุงุณูƒ ุฃูˆ ุงู„ุทู‚ูˆุณ ู‡ูŠ ุงู„ุชูŠ ุชุฌุนู„ู†ุง ู…ุคู…ู†ูŠู† ุจู„ ุฅู† ูƒุงู†ุช ู‚ู„ูˆุจู†ุง ุตุงููŠุฉ ุฃู… ู„ุง.
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Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love)
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ู„ุง ูŠุนู†ูŠู†ูŠ ุงู„ุญู„ุงู„ ูˆู„ุง ุงู„ุญุฑุงู… ูุฃู†ุง ุฃูุถู„ ุฃู† ุฃุทูุฆ ู†ุงุฑ ุฌู‡ู†ู…ุŒ ูˆุฃู† ุฃุญุฑู‚ ุงู„ุฌู†ุฉ ุญุชู‰ ูŠุญุจ ุงู„ู†ุงุณ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ู…ู† ุฃุฌู„ ุงู„ุญุจ ุงู„ุฎุงู„ุต.
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Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love)
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ุฅุฐุง ุฃุฑุงุฏ ุงู„ู…ุฑุก ุฃู† ูŠุบูŠูู‘ุฑ ุงู„ุทุฑูŠู‚ุฉ ุงู„ุชูŠ ูŠุนุงู…ู„ู‡ ููŠู‡ุง ุงู„ู†ุงุณุŒ ููŠุฌุจ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุฃูˆู„ุงู‹ ุฃู† ูŠุบูŠูู‘ุฑ ุงู„ุทุฑูŠู‚ุฉ ุงู„ุชูŠ ูŠุนุงู…ู„ ููŠู‡ุง ู†ูุณู‡ุŒ ูˆุฅุฐุง ู„ู… ูŠุชุนูŽู‘ู… ูƒูŠู ูŠุญุจ ู†ูุณู‡ ุญุจู‹ุง ุตุงุฏู‚ู‹ุง ูƒุงู…ู„ุงู‹ ูู„ุง ุชูˆุฌุฏ ูˆุณูŠู„ุฉ ูŠู…ูƒู†ู‡ ููŠู‡ุง ุฃู† ูŠุญุจ. ู„ูƒู†ู‡ ุนู†ุฏู…ุง ูŠุจู„ุบ ุชู„ูƒ ุงู„ู…ุฑุญู„ุฉ ุณูŠุดูƒุฑ ูƒู„ ุดูˆูƒุฉ ูŠู„ู‚ูŠู‡ุง ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุขุฎุฑูˆู†ุŒ ูู‡ุฐุง ูŠุนู†ูŠ ุฃู† ุงู„ูˆุฑูˆุฏ ุณุชู†ู‡ู…ุฑ ู‚ุฑูŠุจู‹ุง.
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Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love)
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ู…ุน ุงู„ุฒู…ู† ูŠุชุญูˆู„ ุงู„ุฃู„ู… ุฅู„ู‰ ุญุฒู†ุŒ ูˆูŠุชุญูˆู„ ุงู„ุญุฒู† ุฅู„ู‰ ุตู…ุชุŒ ูˆูŠุชุญูˆู„ ุงู„ุตู…ุช ุฅู„ู‰ ูˆุญุฏุฉ ุถุฎู…ุฉ ูˆุดุงุณุนุฉ ูƒุงู„ู…ุญูŠุทุงุช ุงู„ู…ุธู„ู…ุฉ.
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Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love)
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ู…ู† ุงู„ุณู‡ู„ ุฃู† ุชุญุจ ุฅู„ู‡ุงู‹ ูŠุชุตู ุจุงู„ูƒู…ุงู„ุŒ ูˆุงู„ู†ู‚ุงุก ูˆุงู„ุนุตู…ุฉ. ู„ูƒู† ุงู„ุฃุตุนุจ ู…ู† ุฐู„ูƒ ุฃู† ุชุญุจ ุฅุฎูˆุงู†ูƒ ุงู„ุจุดุฑ ุจูƒู„ ู†ู‚ุงุฆุตู‡ู… ูˆุนูŠูˆุจู‡ู…. ุชุฐูƒู‘ุฑุŒ ุฃู† ุงู„ู…ุฑุก ู„ุง ูŠุนุฑู ุฅู„ุง ู…ุง ู‡ูˆ ู‚ุงุฏุฑ ุนู„ู‰ ุฃู† ูŠุญุจ. ูู„ุง ุญูƒู…ุฉ ู…ู† ุฏูˆู† ุญุจ. ูˆู…ุง ู„ู… ู†ุชุนู„ู… ูƒูŠู ู†ุญุจ ุฎู„ู‚ ุงู„ู„ู‡ุŒ ูู„ู† ู†ุณุชุทูŠุน ุฃู† ู†ุญุจ ุญู‚ุงู‹ ูˆู„ู† ู†ุนุฑู ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุญู‚ุงู‹.
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Hell is in the here and now. So is heaven. Quit worrying about hell or dreaming about heaven, as they are both present inside this very moment. Every time we fall in love, we ascend to heaven. Every time we hate, envy, or fight someone, we tumble straight into the fires of hell.
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ูƒู„ู…ุง ูˆุฏุนุช ู…ูƒุงู†ุงู‹ ุฃุญุจู‡ุŒ ุฃุญุณ ุจุฃู†ูŠ ุฃุชุฑูƒ ููŠู‡ ุฌุฒุกู‹ ู…ู†ูŠ.
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ุฅู† ุงู„ู…ุงุถูŠ ุฏูˆุงู…ู‘ุฉุŒ ุฅุฐุง ุชุฑูƒุชู‡ ูŠุณูŠุทุฑ ุนู„ูŠ ู„ุญุธุชูƒ ุงู„ุญุงู„ูŠุฉ ุณูŠู…ุชุตูƒ ูˆูŠุฌุฑููƒ.
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I hunt everywhere for a life worth living and a knowledge worth knowing. Having roots nowhere, I have everywhere to go.
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Most of the problems of the world stem from linguistic mistakes and simple misunderstandings. Don't ever take words at face value. When you step into the zone of love, language as we know it becomes obsolete. That which cannot be put into words can only be grasped through silence.
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Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love)
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ุฃุฑูŠุฏ ุฃู† ูŠุนูˆุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุตุฏูŠู‚ุง ู„ูŠ ูƒู…ุง ูƒุงู† ุฐุงุช ู…ุฑุฉ.
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You can study God through everything and everyone in the universe, because God is not confined in a mosque, synagogue or church. But if you are still in need of knowing where exactly His abode is, there is only one place to look for Him: in the heart of a true lover.
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Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love)
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ู…ู† ุงู„ุบุฑุงุจุฉ ุฃู† ุชู‚ูˆู„ ุฐู„ูƒ ู„ุงู…ุฑุฃุฉ ุชููƒุฑ ุจุงู„ู…ุงุถูŠ ูƒุซูŠุฑุงู‹, ูˆุชููƒุฑ ุจุงู„ู…ุณุชู‚ุจู„ ุฃูƒุซุฑ, ู„ูƒู† ุจุทุฑูŠู‚ุฉ ู…ุง, ู„ู… ุชู…ุณู‘ู‡ุง ุงู„ู„ุญุธุฉ ุงู„ุฑุงู‡ู†ุฉ.
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Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love)
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ููŠ ุจุนุถ ุงู„ุฃุญูŠุงู† ูŠุฌุจ ุฃู† ุชุญุทู… ูƒู„ ุงุฑุชุจุงุทุงุชูƒ ุญุชู‰ ุชููˆุฒ ุจู†ูุณูƒ.
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ุฅู† ุงู„ุทุฑูŠู‚ ุฅู„ู‰ ู‚ู„ุจ ุงู„ุฑุฌู„ ู‚ุฏ ูŠุฌุฑู ุงู„ู…ุฑุฃุฉ ุจุนูŠุฏุงู‹ ุนู† ู†ูุณู‡ุง ุฃุญูŠุงู†ุงู‹.
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I slept peacefully that night, feeling exultant and determined. Little did I know that I was making the most common and the most painful mistake women have made all throughout the ages: to naively think that with their love they can change the man they love.
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Moments are born and moments die. For new experiences to come to life, old ones need to wither away.
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East, West, South or North makes little difference. No matter what your destination, just be sure to make every journey, a journey within. If you travel within, youโ€™ll travel the whole wide world and beyond.
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ุฃู† ุงู„ู„ุบุฉ ุชุฎููŠ ุงู„ุญู‚ูŠู‚ุฉ ุฃูƒุซุฑ ู…ู…ุง ุชูƒุดูู‡ุง
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Love exists within each of us from the moment we are born and waits to be discovered from then on.
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ุญูŠุงุชูƒ ุญุงูู„ุฉุŒ ู…ู„ูŠุฆุฉุŒ ูƒุงู…ู„ุฉุŒ ุฃูˆ ู‡ูƒุฐุง ูŠุฎูŠู‘ู„ ุฅู„ูŠูƒุŒ ุญุชู‰ ูŠุธู‡ุฑ ููŠู‡ุง ุดุฎุตู‹ุง ูŠุฌุนู„ูƒ ุชุฏุฑูƒ ู…ุง ูƒู†ุช ุชูุชู‚ุฏู‡ ุทูˆุงู„ ู‡ุฐุง ุงู„ูˆู‚ุช. ู…ุซู„ ู…ุฑุขุฉ ุชุนูƒุณ ุงู„ุบุงุฆุจ ู„ุง ุงู„ุญุงุถุฑุŒ ุชุฑูŠูƒ ุงู„ูุฑุงุบ ููŠ ุฑูˆุญูƒุŒ ุงู„ูุฑุงุบ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ูƒู†ุช ุชู‚ุงูˆู… ุฑุคูŠุชู‡. ู‚ุฏ ูŠูƒูˆู† ุฐู„ูƒ ุงู„ุดุฎุต ุญุจูŠุจู‹ุง ุฃูˆ ุตุฏูŠู‚ู‹ุง ุฃูˆ ู…ุนู„ู…ู‹ุง ุฑูˆุญูŠู‹ุง. ูˆู‚ุฏ ูŠูƒูˆู† ุทูู„ู‹ุง ูŠุฌุจ ุฅุญุงุทุชู‡ ุจุงู„ุญุจ ูˆุงู„ุฑุนุงูŠุฉ. ุงู„ู…ู‡ู… ู‡ูˆ ุฃู† ุชุนุซุฑ ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ุฑูˆุญ ุงู„ุชูŠ ุชููƒู…ู‘ู„ ุฑูˆุญูƒ.
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Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love)
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ูŠุฌุจ ุฃู„ุง ูŠุญูˆู„ ุดูŠุก ุจูŠู† ู†ูุณูƒ ูˆุจูŠู† ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุŒ ู„ุง ุฃุฆู…ุฉุŒ ูˆู„ุง ู‚ุณุงูˆุณุฉ ูˆู„ุง ุฃุญุจุงุฑ ูˆู„ุง ุฃูŠ ูˆุตูŠ ุขุฎุฑ ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ุฒุนุงู…ุฉ ุงู„ุฃุฎู„ุงู‚ูŠุฉ ุฃูˆ ุงู„ุฏูŠู†ูŠุฉุŒ ูˆู„ุง ุงู„ุณุงุฏุฉ ุงู„ุฑูˆุญูŠูˆู†ุŒ ูˆู„ุง ุญุชู‰ ุฅูŠู…ุงู†ูƒ. ุขู…ู† ุจู‚ูŠู…ูƒ ูˆู…ุจุงุฏุฆูƒุŒ ู„ูƒู† ู„ุง ุชูุฑุถู‡ุง ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ุขุฎุฑูŠู†ุŒ ูˆุฅุฐุง ูƒู†ุช ุชุญุทู… ู‚ู„ูˆุจ ุงู„ุขุฎุฑูŠู† ูู…ู‡ู…ุง ูƒุงู†ุช ุงู„ุนู‚ูŠุฏุฉ ุงู„ุฏูŠู†ูŠุฉ ุงู„ุชูŠ ุชุนุชู†ู‚ู‡ุงุŒ ูู‡ูŠ ู„ูŠุณุช ุฌูŠู‘ุฏุฉ ุงุจุชุนุฏ ุนู† ุนุจุงุฏุฉ ุงู„ุฃุตู†ุงู… ุจุฌู…ูŠุน ุฃู†ูˆุงุนู‡ุงุŒ ู„ุฃู†ู‡ุง ุชุดูˆู‡ ุฑุคูŠุชูƒุŒ ู„ูŠูƒู† ุงู„ู„ู‡ุŒ ูˆุงู„ู„ู‡ ูˆุญุฏู‡ ุฏู„ูŠู„ูƒ. ุชุนู„ู… ุงู„ุญู‚ูŠู‚ุฉ ูŠุง ุตุฏูŠู‚ูŠุŒ ู„ูƒู† ุงุญุฑุต ุนู„ู‰ ุฃู„ุง ุชุตู†ุน ู…ู† ุงู„ุญู‚ุงุฆู‚ ุงู„ุชูŠ ุชุชูƒูˆู† ู„ุฏูŠูƒ ุฃูˆุซุงู†ุง !
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Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love)
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ู„ุง ูŠุนู†ู‰ ุงู„ุตุจุฑ ุฃู† ุชุชุญู…ู„ ุงู„ู…ุตุงุนุจ ุณู„ุจุงุŒ ูŠู„ ูŠุนู†ู‰ ุฃู† ุชูƒูˆู† ุจุนูŠุฏ ุงู„ู†ุธุฑ ุจุญูŠุซ ุชุซู‚ ุจุงู„ู†ุชูŠุฌุฉ ุงู„ู†ู‡ุงุฆูŠุฉ ุงู„ุชูŠ ุณุชุชู…ุฎุถ ุนู† ุฃูŠ ุนู…ู„ูŠุฉ. ู…ุงุฐุง ูŠุนู†ูŠ ุงู„ุตุจุฑุŸ ุฅู†ู‡ ูŠุนู†ูŠ ุฃู† ุชู†ุธุฑ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุดูˆูƒุฉ ูˆุชุฑู‰ ุงู„ูˆุฑุฏุฉุŒ ุฃู† ุชู†ุธุฑ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ูŠู„ ูˆุชุฑู‰ ุงู„ูุฌุฑ. ุฃู…ุง ู†ูุงุฏ ุงู„ุตุจุฑ ููŠุนู†ู‰ ุฃู† ุชูƒูˆู† ู‚ุตูŠุฑ ุงู„ู†ุธุฑ ูˆู„ุง ุชุชู…ูƒู† ู…ู† ุฑุคูŠุฉ ุงู„ู†ุชูŠุฌุฉ. ุฅู† ุนุดุงู‚ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ู„ุงูŠู†ูุฏ ุตุจุฑู‡ู… ู…ุทู„ู‚ุงุŒ ู„ุฃู†ู‡ู… ูŠุนุฑููˆู† ุฃู†ู‡ ู„ูƒู‰ ูŠุตุจุญ ุงู„ู‡ู„ุงู„ ุจุฏุฑุงุŒ ูู‡ูˆ ูŠุญุชุงุฌ ุฅู„ู‰ ูˆู‚ุช
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Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love)
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The universe is one being. Everything and everyone is interconnected through an invisible web of stories. Whether we are aware of it or not, we are all in a silent conversation. Do no harm. Practise compassion. And do not gossip behind anyone's back - not even seemingly innocent remark! The words that come out of our mouth do not vanish but are perpetually stored in infinite space, and they will come back to us in due time. One man's pain will hurt us all. One man's joy will make everyone smile.
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Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love)
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ุฅู† ุงู„ุตู…ุช ุงู„ุฐูŠ ูŠุนู‚ุจ ูƒุงุฑุซุฉ ู‡ุงุฆู„ุฉุŒ ู‡ูˆ ุฃุดุฏ ุงู„ุฃุตูˆุงุช ุงู„ุชูŠ ูŠู…ูƒู†ูƒ ุณู…ุงุนู‡ุง ู‡ุฏูˆุกู‹ุง ุนู„ู‰ ุณุทุญ ุงู„ุจุณูŠุทุฉ.
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Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love)
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ู‡ู„ ู…ู† ูˆุณูŠู„ุฉ ู„ูู‡ู… ู…ุนู†ู‰ ุงู„ุญุจ ู…ู† ุฏูˆู† ุฃู† ุชุตุจุญ ุญุจูŠุจุง ููŠ ุงู„ู…ู‚ุงู… ุงู„ุฃูˆู„ ุŸ
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Fret not where the road will take you. Instead concentrate on the first step. That's the hardest part and that's what you are responsible for. Once you take that step let everything do what it naturally does and the rest will follow. Do not go with the flow. Be the flow.
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Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love)
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ุฅู† ู„ุง ุดูŠุก ูŠู‚ุฑุจู†ุง ู…ู† ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุบูŠุฑ ุงู„ุฃู„ู… ูˆุงู„ู…ุนุงู†ุงุฉ.
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Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love)
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Isn't connecting people to distant lands and culture one of the strengths of good literature?
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Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love)
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Try not to resist the changes that come your way. Instead let life live through you. And do not worry that your life is turning upside down. How do you know that the side you are used to is better than the one to come
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Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love)
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ู‚ุงุนุฏุฉ ุฃุฎุฑู‰ ูŠุชูƒูˆู† ุงู„ููƒุฑ ูˆุงู„ุญุจ ู…ู† ู…ูˆุงุฏ ู…ุฎุชู„ูุฉ ูุงู„ููƒุฑ ูŠุฑุจุท ุงู„ุจุดุฑ ููŠ ุนู‚ุฏ ู„ูƒู† ุงู„ุญุจ ูŠุฐูŠุจ ุฌู…ูŠุน ุงู„ุนู‚ุฏ ุฅู† ุงู„ููƒุฑ ุญุฐุฑ ุนู„ูŠ ุงู„ุฏูˆุงู… ูˆู‡ูˆ ูŠู‚ูˆู„ ู†ุงุตุญุง "ุงุญุฐุฑ ุงู„ูƒุซูŠุฑ ู…ู† ุงู„ู†ุดูˆุฉ" ุจูŠู†ู…ุง ุงู„ุญุจ ูŠู‚ูˆู„ "ู„ุง ุชูƒุชุฑุซ ุฃู‚ุฏู… ุนู„ู‰ ู‡ุฐู‡ ุงู„ู…ุฌุงุฒูุฉ" ูˆููŠ ุญูŠู† ุฃู† ุงู„ููƒุฑ ู„ุง ูŠู…ูƒู† ุฃู† ูŠุชู„ุงุดู‰ ุจุณู‡ูˆู„ุฉ ูุฅู† ุงู„ุญุจ ูŠุชู‡ุฏู… ุจุณู‡ูˆู„ุฉ ูˆูŠุตุจุญ ุฑูƒุงู…ุง ู…ู† ุชู„ู‚ุงุก ู†ูุณู‡ ู„ูƒู† ุงู„ูƒู†ูˆุฒ ุชุชูˆุงุฑูŠ ุจูŠู† ุงู„ุฃู†ู‚ุงุถ ูˆุงู„ู‚ู„ุจ ุงู„ูƒุณูŠุฑ ูŠุฎุจุฆ ูƒู†ูˆุฒุง.
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The world does not move through time as if it were a straight line, proceeding from the past to the future. Instead time moves through and within us, in endless spirals. Eternity does not mean infinite time, but simply timelessness.
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ูƒูŠู ูŠู…ูƒู† ู„ู„ู…ุฑุก ุฃู† ูŠู„ูˆู… ุงู„ุขุฎุฑูŠู† ู„ุฃู†ู‡ู… ู„ุง ูŠุญุชุฑู…ูˆู†ู‡ ุฅุฐุง ู„ู… ูŠูƒู† ูŠุนุชุจุฑ ู†ูุณู‡ ุฌุฏูŠุฑุง ุจุงู„ุงุญุชุฑุงู….
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Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love)
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ุนู†ุฏู…ุง ูŠุฏุฎู„ ุนุงุดู‚ ุญู‚ูŠู‚ูŠ ู„ู„ู‡ ู„ุฃูŠ ุญุงู†ุฉุŒ ูุฅู†ู‡ุง ุชุตุจุญ ุบุฑูุฉ ุตู„ุงุชู‡, ู„ูƒู† ุนู†ุฏู…ุง ูŠุฏุฎู„ ุดุงุฑุจ ุงู„ุฎู…ุฑ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุบุฑูุฉ ู†ูุณู‡ุงุŒ ูุฅู†ู‡ุง ุชุตุจุญ ุฎู…ุงุฑุชู‡. ูููŠ ูƒู„ ุดูŠุก ู†ูุนู„ู‡ุŒ ู‚ู„ูˆุจู†ุง ู‡ูŠ ุงู„ู…ู‡ู…ุฉุŒ ู„ุง ู…ุธุงู‡ุฑู†ุง ุงู„ุฎุงุฑุฌูŠุฉ.
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ููŠ ุงู„ุดุทุฑู†ุฌุŒ ูƒู…ุง ููŠ ุงู„ุญูŠุงุฉุŒ ุชูˆุฌุฏ ุญุฑูƒุงุช ุชู†ูุฐู‡ุง ู„ุชุฑุจุญุŒ ูˆ ุญุฑูƒุงุช ุชู‚ูˆู… ุจู‡ุง ู„ุฃู†ู‡ุง ุงู„ุญุฑูƒุงุช ุงู„ุชูŠ ูŠุฌุจ ุฃู† ุชู‚ุฏู… ุนู„ูŠู‡ุง.
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Try not to resist the changes that come your way. Instead let life live through you. And do not worry that your life is turning upside down. How do you know that the side you are used to is better than the one to come? Elif Shafak
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Little did she know that this was going to be not just any book, but the book that changed her life. In the time she was reading it, her life would be rewritten.
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What is the point of roaming the world when it's the same misery everywhere?
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ุฃู† ุงู„ุทุฑูŠู‚ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุญู‚ูŠู‚ุฉ ูŠู…ุฑ ู…ู† ุงู„ู‚ู„ุจุŒ ู„ุง ู…ู† ุงู„ุฑุฃุณ ูุฃุฌุนู„ ู‚ู„ุจูƒ ู„ุง ุนู‚ู„ูƒ ุฏู„ูŠู„ูƒ ุงู„ุฑุฆูŠุณูŠ ุŒ ูˆุฌู‡ .. ุชุญุฏ ,, ูˆุชุบู„ุจ ููŠ ู†ู‡ุงูŠุฉ ุงู„ู…ุทุงู ุนู„ู‰ (ุงู„ู†ูุณ) ุจู‚ู„ุจูƒ ุฅู† ู…ุนุฑูุชูƒ ุจู†ูุณูƒ ุณุชู‚ูˆุฏูƒ ุฅู„ู‰ ู…ุนุฑูุฉ ุงู„ู„ู‡.
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Each time I say good-bye to a place I like, I feel like I am leaving a part of me behind. I guess whether we choose to travel as much as Marco Polo did or stay in the same spot from cradle to grave, life is a sequence of births and deaths. Moments are born and moments die. For new experiences to come to light, old ones need to wither away.
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ู„ู‚ุฏ ุฎู„ู‚ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุงู„ู…ุนุงู†ุงุฉ ู„ูƒูŠ ุชุธู‡ุฑ ุงู„ุณุนุงุฏุฉ ู…ู† ุฎู„ุงู„ ู†ู‚ูŠุถู‡ุง. ูุงู„ุฃุดูŠู„ุก ุชุธู‡ุฑ ู…ู† ุฎู„ุงู„ ุฃุถุฏุงุฏู‡ุง .ูˆุจู…ุง ุฃู†ู‡ ู„ุง ูŠูˆุฌุฏ ู†ู‚ูŠุถ ู„ู„ู‡ุŒ ูุฅู†ู‡ ูŠุธู„ ู…ุฎููŠุง.
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ุฅุฐุง ูƒู†ุง ู†ุชู†ุงูˆู„ ุงู„ุทุนุงู… ู†ูุณู‡, ูˆู†ุบู†ูŠ ุงู„ุฃุบุงู†ูŠ ุงู„ุญุฒูŠู†ุฉ ุฐุงุชู‡ุง, ูˆู†ุคู…ู† ุจุงู„ุฎุฑุงูุงุช ุนูŠู†ู‡ุง, ูˆู†ุญู„ู… ุจุฐุงุช ุงู„ุฃุญู„ุงู…, ูู„ู… ู„ุง ู†ูƒูˆู† ู‚ุงุฏุฑูŠู† ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ุนูŠุด ู…ุนุงู‹ุŸ
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Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love)
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ุฅู† ุงู„ู…ุฏู† ุชู†ุชุตุจ ููˆู‚ ุฃุนู…ุฏุฉ ุฑูˆุญูŠุฉุŒ ูƒุงู„ู…ุฑุงูŠุง ุงู„ุนู…ู„ุงู‚ุฉุŒ ูˆู‡ูŠ ุชุนูƒุณ ู‚ู„ูˆุจ ุณูƒุงู†ู‡ุงุŒ ูุฅุฐุง ุฃุธู„ู…ุช ู‡ุฐู‡ ุงู„ู‚ู„ูˆุจ ูˆูู‚ุฏุช ุฅูŠู…ุงู†ู‡ุง ูุฅู†ู‡ุง ุณุชูู‚ุฏ ุจุฑูŠู‚ู‡ุง ูˆุจู‡ุงุกู‡ุง. ู„ู‚ุฏ ุญุฏุซ ุฐู„ูƒ ู„ู…ุฏู† ูƒุซูŠุฑุฉ ูˆู‡ูˆ ูŠุญุฏุซ ุฏุงุฆู…ุง.
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Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love)
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Bountiful is your life, full and complete. Or so you think, until someone comes along and makes you realize what you have been missing all this time. Like a mirror that reflects what is absent rather than present, he shows you the void in your soulโ€”the void you have resisted seeing. That person can be a lover, a friend, or a spiritual master. Sometimes it can be a child to look after. What matters is to find the soul that will complete yours. All the prophets have given the same advice: Find the one who will be your mirror!".
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If you want to change the way others treat you, you should first change the way you treat yourself. Unless you learn to love yourself, fully and sincerely, there is no way you can be loved. Once you achieve that stage, however, be thankful for every thorn others might throw at you. It is a sign that you will soon be showered in roses.
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Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love)
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ู„ู‡ุฐุง ุงู„ุณุจุจ ุฃูƒุฑู‡ ุงู„ุฏูŠู†. ุฅุฐ ูŠุนุชู‚ุฏ ุงู„ู…ุชุฏูŠู†ูˆู† ุฃู† ุงู„ู„ู‡ ูˆุงู‚ู ุฅู„ู‰ ุฌุงู†ุจู‡ู… ูˆูŠุธู†ูˆู† ุฃู†ู‡ู… ูŠุชููˆู‚ูˆู† ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ุขุฎุฑูŠู†.
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Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love)
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ู„ูˆ ุจู‚ูŠู†ุง ุฐุงุช ุงู„ุดุฎุต ู‚ุจู„ ุฃู† ู†ุญุจ ูˆุจุนุฏู‡ุŒ ูู‡ุฐุง ูŠุนู†ูŠ ุฃู† ุญุจู‘ู†ุง ู„ู… ูŠูƒู† ูƒุงููŠู‹ุง.
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Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love)
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ุจุนุถ ุงู„ู†ุงุณ ูŠุชุบุฐูˆู† ุนู„ู‰ ุชุนุงุณุงุช ุงู„ุขุฎุฑูŠู† ูˆู„ุง ูŠุญุจูˆู† ุฑุคูŠุฉ ุฃู† ูŠู†ุฎูุถ ุนุฏุฏ ุงู„ุจุคุณุงุก ุนู„ู‰ ูˆุฌู‡ ุงู„ุฃุฑุถ.
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Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love)
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ุงู„ุชุญุฏูŠ ุงู„ุญู‚ูŠู‚ูŠ ู‡ูˆ ุฃู† ูŠุญุจ ุงู„ู…ุฑุก ุงู„ุฃุดูŠุงุก ุงู„ุฌูŠุฏุฉ ูˆุงู„ุณูŠุฆุฉ ู…ุนุงู‹ ู„ุง ู„ุฃู†ู‡ ูŠุฌุจ ุฃู† ูŠุชู‚ุจู„ ุงู„ุฃุดูŠุงุก ุจุญู„ูˆู‡ุง ูˆู…ุฑู‡ุงุ› ุจู„ ู„ุฃู†ู‡ ูŠุฌุจ ุฃู† ูŠุชุฌุงูˆุฒ ู‡ุฐู‡ ุงู„ุฃูˆุตุงู ูˆุฃู† ูŠุชู‚ุจู„ ุงู„ุญุจ ุจุฑู…ุชู‡.
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Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love)
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ู„ุฃู†ู‡ ุนู„ูŠ ุงู„ุฑุบู… ู…ู…ุง ูŠู‚ูˆู„ู‡ ุงู„ุจุนุถุŒ ูุฅู† ุงู„ุนุดู‚ ู„ูŠุณ ู…ุฌุฑุฏ ุดุนูˆุฑุญู„ูˆ ู…ู‚ุฏู‘ุฑ ู„ู‡ ุฃู† ูŠุฃุชูŠ ูˆูŠุฐู‡ุจ ุจุณุฑุนุฉ
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Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love)
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Personally, I didnโ€™t think there was anything wrong with sadness. Just the opposite โ€“ hypocrisy made people happy and truth made them sad.
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Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love)
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ุงู„ุจุดุฑ ูŠู…ูŠู„ูˆู† ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุงุณุชุฎูุงู ุจู…ุง ู„ุง ูŠู…ูƒู†ู‡ู… ูู‡ู…ู‡.
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Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love)
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The chemistry of mind is different from the chemistry of love. The mind is careful, suspicious, he advances little by little. He advices โ€œBe careful, protect yourselfโ€ Whereas love says โ€œLet yourself, go!โ€ The mind is strong, never fells down, while love hurts itself, fells into ruins. But isnโ€™t it in ruins that we mostly find the treasures? A broken heart hides so many treasures.
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Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love)
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Cities are erected on spiritual columns. Like giant mirrors, they reflect the hearts of their residents. If those hearts darken and lose faith, cities will lose their glamour.
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Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love)
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ุงู„ุดูŠุก ุงู„ุฐูŠ ู„ุง ูŠู…ูƒู† ุงู„ุชุนุจูŠุฑ ุนู†ู‡ ุจุงู„ูƒู„ู…ุงุช ู„ุง ูŠู…ูƒู† ุฅุฏุฑุงูƒู‡ ุฅู„ุง ุจุงู„ุตู…ุช.
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Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love)
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ูˆุญุชู‰ ู„ูˆ ูƒุงู† ู‚ุฏ ุชุจู‚ู‰ ู…ู† ุญูŠุงุชูƒ ูŠูˆู… ูˆุงุญุฏ ูŠุดุจู‡ ุงู„ูŠูˆู… ุงู„ุฐูŠ ุณุจู‚ู‡ ุŒ ูุฅู† ุฐู„ูƒ ูŠุฏุนูˆ ู„ู„ุฑุซุงุก . ูููŠ ูƒู„ ู„ุญุธุฉ ุŒ ูˆู…ุน ูƒู„ ู†ูุณ ุฌุฏูŠุฏ ุŒ ูŠุฌุจ ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ู…ุฑุก ุฃู† ูŠุชุฌุฏุฏ ูˆูŠุชุฌุฏุฏ ุซุงู†ูŠุฉ . ูˆู„ุง ุชูˆุฌุฏ ุฅู„ุง ูˆุณูŠู„ุฉ ูˆุงุญุฏุฉ ุญุชู‰ ูŠูˆู„ุฏ ุงู„ู…ุฑุก ููŠ ุญูŠุงุฉ ุฌุฏูŠุฏุฉ ูˆู‡ูŠ ุฃู† ูŠู…ูˆุช ู‚ุจู„ ุงู„ู…ูˆุช.
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Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love)
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ูˆุฌูˆุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ู„ุง ูŠู†ุญุตุฑ ููŠ ุงู„ู…ุณุฌุฏ ุฃูˆ ููŠ ุงู„ูƒู†ูŠุณุฉ. ู„ูƒู†ูƒ ุฅุฐุง ุฃุฑุฏุช ุฃู† ุชุนุฑู ุฃูŠู† ูŠู‚ุน ุนุฑุดู‡ ุจุงู„ุชุญุฏูŠุฏุŒ ูŠูˆุฌุฏ ู…ูƒุงู† ูˆุงุญุฏ ูู‚ุท ุชุณุชุทูŠุน ุฃู† ุชุจุญุซ ููŠู‡ ุนู†ู‡ุŒ ูˆู‡ูˆ ู‚ู„ุจ ุนุงุดู‚ ุญู‚ูŠู‚ูŠ. ูู„ู… ูŠุนุด ุฃุญุฏ ุจุนุฏ ุฑุคูŠุชู‡ุŒ ูˆู„ู… ูŠู…ุช ุฃุญุฏ ุจุนุฏ ุฑุคูŠุชู‡. ูู…ู† ูŠุฌุฏู‡ ูŠุจู‚ู‰ ู…ุนู‡ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุฃุจุฏ.
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ู‡ู„ ูŠู…ูƒู†ู†ุง ุฃู† ู†ุญุจ ู…ุฎู„ูˆู‚ุงุช ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฌู…ูŠุนู‡ุงุŸ ุฃู†ู‡ ุงุฎุชุจุงุฑ ุตุนุจ ูˆู„ุง ูŠุณุชุทูŠุน ุฅู„ุง ุงู„ู‚ู„ูŠู„ ู…ู† ุงู„ู†ุงุณ ุงุฌุชูŠุงุฒู‡.
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ู„ูŠุณ ุงู„ุนุดู‚ ุชุณู…ูŠุงุช ูˆู„ุง ุนู„ุงู…ุงุช ูˆู„ุง ุชุนุงุฑูŠู ุฅู†ู‡ ูƒู…ุง ู‡ูˆุ› ู†ู‚ูŠ ูˆุจุณูŠุท.
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ุญูŠุงุชูƒ ุญุงูู„ุฉุŒ ู…ู„ูŠุฆุฉุŒ ูƒุงู…ู„ุฉุŒ ุฃูˆ ู‡ูƒุฐุง ูŠุฎูŠู„ ุฅู„ูŠูƒ ุญุชู‰ ูŠุธู‡ุฑ ููŠู‡ุง ุดุฎุต ูŠุฌุนู„ูƒ ุชุฏุฑูƒ ู…ุง ูƒู†ุช ุชูุชู‚ุฏู‡ ุทูˆุงู„ ู‡ุฐุง ุงู„ูˆู‚ุช.
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ู‡ูƒุฐุง ู‡ูŠ ุงู„ุญูŠุงุฉ. ูุนู†ุฏู…ุง ุชุฎุจุฑ ุฃุญุฏู‡ู… ุจุงู„ุญู‚ูŠู‚ุฉุŒ ูุฅู†ู‡ ูŠูƒุฑู‡ูƒ. ูˆูƒู„ู…ุง ุชุญุฏู‘ุซุช ุนู† ุงู„ุญุจู‘ุŒ ุงุฒุฏุงุฏุช ูƒุฑุงู‡ูŠุชู‡ ู„ูƒ.
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No matter who we are or where we live, deep inside we all feel incomplete. Itโ€™s like we have lost something and need to get it back. Just what that something is, most of us never find out. And of those who do, even fewer manage to go out and look for it.
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Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love)
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ูƒู† ุฑุญูŠู…ุงู‹ ูˆู„ุง ุชูƒู† ู†ู…ู‘ุงู…ุงู‹ ุญุชู‰ ู„ูˆ ูƒุงู†ุช ูƒู„ู…ุงุชูƒ ุจุฑูŠุฆุฉ ุŒ ู„ุฃู† ุงู„ูƒู„ู…ุงุช ุงู„ุชูŠ ุชู†ุจุนุซ ู…ู† ุฃููˆุงู‡ู†ุง ู„ุง ุชุชู„ุงุดู‰ ุจู„ ุชุธู„ ููŠ ุงู„ูุถุงุก ุงู„ู„ุงู†ู‡ุงุฆูŠ ุฅู„ู‰ ู…ุง ู„ุง ู†ู‡ุงูŠุฉ ูˆุณุชุนูˆุฏ ุฅู„ูŠู†ุง ููŠ ุงู„ูˆู‚ุช ุงู„ู…ู†ุงุณุจ . ุฅู† ู…ุนุงู†ุงุฉ ุฅู†ุณุงู† ูˆุงุญุฏ ุชุคุฐูŠู†ุง ุฌู…ูŠุนุง. ูˆุจู‡ุฌุฉ ุฅู†ุณุงู† ูˆุงุญุฏ ุชุฌุนู„ู†ุง ุฌู…ูŠุนุง ู†ุจุชุณู… . ู‡ูƒุฐุง ุชู‚ูˆู„ ุฅุญุฏู‰ ู‚ูˆุงุนุฏ ุงู„ุนุดู‚.
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ุฅู† ุงู„ู‚ุฐุงุฑุฉ ุงู„ุญู‚ูŠู‚ูŠุฉ ุชู‚ุจุน ููŠ ุงู„ุฏุงุฎู„ุŒ ุฃู…ุง ุงู„ู‚ุฐุงุฑุฉ ุงู„ุฃุฎุฑู‰ ูู‡ูŠ ุชุฒูˆู„ ุจุบุณู„ู‡ุง. ูˆูŠูˆุฌุฏ ู†ูˆุน ูˆุงุญุฏ ู…ู† ุงู„ู‚ุฐุงุฑุฉ ู„ุง ูŠู…ูƒู† ุชุทู‡ูŠุฑู‡ุง ุจุงู„ู…ุงุก ุงู„ู†ู‚ูŠุŒ ูˆู‡ูˆ ู„ูˆุซุฉ ุงู„ูƒุฑุงู‡ูŠุฉ ูˆุงู„ุชุนุตุจ ุงู„ุชูŠ ุชู„ูˆุซ ุงู„ุฑูˆุญ. ู†ุณุชุทูŠุน ุฃู† ู†ุทู‡ุฑ ุฃุฌุณุงู…ู†ุง ุจุงู„ุฒู‡ุฏ ูˆุงู„ุตูŠุงู…ุŒ ู„ูƒู† ุงู„ุญุจ ูˆุญุฏู‡ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ูŠุทู‡ุฑ ู‚ู„ูˆุจู†ุง. Real filth is the one inside. The rest simply washes off. There is only one type of dirt that cannot be cleansed with pure waters, and that is the stain of hatred and bigotry contaminating the soul. You can purify your body through abstinence and fasting, but only love will purify your heart.
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Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love)
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ุฅู† ุงู„ุฅู†ุตุงุช ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ู…ุฏูŠู†ุฉ ูˆู‡ูŠ ุบุงููŠุฉ ูŠุฌุนู„ู†ูŠ ุญุฒูŠู†ุง ูˆุณุนูŠุฏุง ููŠ ูˆู‚ุช ูˆุงุญุฏ ุŒ ูˆุฃุชุณุงุกู„ ู…ุง ู†ูˆุน ุงู„ู‚ุตุต ุงู„ุชูŠ ุชุฑูˆู‰ ู…ู† ูˆุฑุงุก ุงู„ุฃุจูˆุงุจ ุงู„ู…ูˆุตุฏุฉ ุŒูˆู…ุง ู‡ูŠ ุงู„ู‚ุตุต ุงู„ุชูŠ ู‚ุฏ ุฃุนูŠุดู‡ุง ู„ูˆ ุฃู†ู†ูŠ ุฎููŠู‘ุฑุช ุณู„ูˆูƒ ุทุฑูŠู‚ ุขุฎุฑ . ู„ูƒู†ูŠ ู„ู… ุฃุฎุชุฑุŒ ุจู„ ุงู„ุทุฑูŠู‚ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ุงุฎุชุงุฑู†ูŠ.
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Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love)
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Most of the problems of the world stem from linguistic mistakes and simple misunderstandings. Donโ€™t ever take words at face value. When you step into the zone of love, language as we know it becomes obsolete. That which cannot be put into words can only be grasped through silence. (6)
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Intellect and love are made of two different materials. Intellect ties people in knots and risks nothing, but love dissolves all tangles and risks everything. Intellect is always cautious and advises, โ€œBeware too much ecstasy,โ€ whereas Love says, โ€œOh never mind. Take the plunge!โ€ Intellect does not easily break down, whereas love can effortlessly reduce itself to rubble. But treasures are hidden amongst ruins. A broken heart hides treasure. (5)
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You can study God through everything and everyone in the universe, because God is not confined in a mosque, synagogue or church. But if you are still in need of knowing exactly where his abode is, there is only one place to look for him: in the heart of a true lover. (4)
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The Path to the Truth is a labour of the heart, not of the head. Make your heart your primary guide. Not your mind. Meet, challenge, and ultimately prevail over your nafs (false ego) with your heart. Knowing your ego (higher self/soul) will lead you to the knowledge of God. (2)
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Patience does not mean to passively endure. It means to be farsighted enough to trust the end result of a process. What does patience mean? It means to look at the thorn and see the rose, to look at the night and see the dawn. Impatience means to be so short-sighted as to not be able to see the outcome. The loverโ€™s of God never run out of patience, for they know that time is needed for the crescent moon to become full. (9)
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It is never too late to ask yourself, โ€˜Am I ready to change the life I am living? Am I ready to change within?โ€™ Even if a single day in your life is the same as the day before, it surely is a pity. At every moment and with each new breath, one should be renewed and renewed again. There is only one way to be born into a new life: to die before death.
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Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love)
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ุฅุฐุง ุฃุฑุฏุช ุฃู† ุชู‚ูˆูŠ ุฅูŠู…ุงู†ูƒุŒ ููŠุฌุจ ุฃู† ุชูƒูˆู† ู„ูŠู†ู‹ุง ููŠ ุฏุงุฎู„ูƒ. ู„ุฃู†ู‡ ู„ูƒูŠ ูŠุดุชุฏ ุฅูŠู…ุงู†ูƒุŒ ูˆูŠุตุจุญ ุตู„ุจู‹ุง ูƒุงู„ุตุฎุฑุฉุŒ ูŠุฌุจ ุฃู† ูŠูƒูˆู† ู‚ู„ุจูƒ ุฎููŠูู‹ุง ูƒุงู„ุฑูŠุดุฉ. ูุฅุฐุง ุฃุตุงุจู†ุง ุจู…ุฑุถุŒ ุฃูˆ ูˆู‚ุนุช ู„ู†ุง ุญุงุฏุซุฉุŒ ุฃูˆ ุชุนุฑุถู†ุง ู„ุฎุณุงุฑุฉุŒ ุฃูˆ ุฃุตุงุจู†ุง ุฎูˆูุŒ ุจุทุฑูŠู‚ุฉ ุฃูˆ ุจุฃุฎุฑู‰ุŒ ูุฅู†ู†ุง ู†ูˆุงุฌู‡ ุฌู…ูŠุนู‹ุง ุงู„ุญูˆุงุฏุซ ุงู„ุชูŠ ุชุนู„ู…ู†ุง ูƒูŠู ู†ุตุจุญ ุฃู‚ู„ ุฃู†ุงู†ูŠุฉ ูˆุฃูƒุซุฑ ุญูƒู…ุฉุŒ ูˆุฃูƒุซุฑ ุนุทูู‹ุง. ูˆุฃูƒุซุฑ ูƒุฑู…ู‹ุง. ูˆู…ุน ุฃู† ุจุนุถู†ุง ูŠุชุนู„ู… ุงู„ุฏุฑุณ ูˆูŠุฒุฏุงุฏ ุฑู‚ุฉ ูˆุงุนุชุฏุงู„ุงู‹ุŒ ูŠุฒุฏุงุฏ ุขุฎุฑูˆู† ู‚ุณูˆุฉ. ุฅู† ุงู„ูˆุณูŠู„ุฉ ุงู„ุชูŠ ุชู…ูƒู†ูƒ ู…ู† ุงู„ุงู‚ุชุฑุงุจ ู…ู† ุงู„ุญู‚ูŠู‚ุฉ ุฃูƒุซุฑ ุชูƒู…ู† ููŠ ุฃู† ูŠุชุณุน ู‚ู„ุจูƒ ู„ุงุณุชูŠุนุงุจ ุงู„ุจุดุฑูŠุฉ ูƒู„ู‡ุงุŒ ูˆุฃู† ูŠุธู„ ููŠู‡ ู…ุชุณุน ู„ู…ุฒูŠุฏ ู…ู† ุงู„ุญุจ.
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ู† ูƒู„ ุฅู†ุณุงู† ุนุจุงุฑุฉ ุนู† ูƒุชุงุจ ู…ูุชูˆุญ ูˆูƒู„ ูˆุงุญุฏ ู…ู†ุง ู‚ุฑุงู† ู…ุชู†ู‚ู„.ุฅู† ุงู„ุจุญุซ ุนู† ุงู„ู„ู‡ ู…ุชุฃุตู„ ููŠ ู‚ู„ูˆุจ ุงู„ุฌู…ูŠุน ุณูˆุงุก ุฃูƒุงู† ูˆู„ูŠุงู‹ ุฃู… ู‚ุฏูŠุณุง ุฃู… ู…ูˆู…ุณุง. ูุงู„ุญุจ ูŠู‚ุจุน ููŠ ุฏุงุฎู„ ูƒู„ ู…ู†ุง ู…ู†ุฐ ุงู„ู„ุญุธุฉ ุงู„ุชูŠ ู†ูˆู„ุฏ ููŠู‡ุง ูˆูŠู†ุชุธุฑ ุงู„ูุฑุตุฉ ุงู„ุชูŠ ูŠุธู‡ุฑ ููŠู‡ุง ู…ู†ุฐ ุชู„ูƒ ุงู„ู„ุญุธุฉ . ูˆู‡ุฐุง ู…ุง ุชู‚ูˆู„ู‡ ุฅุญุฏู‰ ุงู„ู‚ูˆุงุนุฏ ุงู„ุฃุฑุจุนูŠู† : ูŠู‚ุจุน ุงู„ูƒูˆู† ูƒู„ู‡ ุฏุงุฎู„ ูƒู„ ุฅู†ุณุงู† - ููŠ ุฏุงุฎู„ูƒ. ูƒู„ ุดูŠ ุชุฑูŠู†ู‡ ู…ู† ุญูˆู„ูƒ ุจู…ุง ููŠ ุฐู„ูƒ ุงู„ุฃุดูŠุงุก ุงู„ุชูŠ ู‚ุฏ ู„ุง ุชุญุจูŠู‡ุง ุŒ ุญุชู‰ ุงู„ุฃุดุฎุงุต ุงู„ุฐูŠู† ุชุญุชู‚ุฑูŠู†ู‡ู… ุฃูˆ ุชู…ู‚ุชูŠู†ู‡ู… ูŠู‚ุจุนูˆู† ููŠ ุฏุงุฎู„ูƒ ุจุฏุฑุฌุงุช ู…ุชูุงูˆุชุฉ. ู„ุฐู„ูƒ ู„ุง ุชุจุญุซูŠ ุนู† ุงู„ุดูŠุทุงู† ุฎุงุฑุฌ ู†ูุณูƒ . ูุงู„ุดูŠุทุงู† ู„ูŠุณ ู‚ูˆุฉ ุฎุงุฑู‚ุฉ ุชู‡ุงุฌู…ูƒ ู…ู† ุงู„ุฎุงุฑุฌ ุจู„ ู‡ูˆ ุตูˆุช ุนุงุฏูŠ ูŠู†ุจุนุซ ู…ู† ุฏุงุฎู„ูƒ.
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Each and every reader comprehends the Qurโ€™an/ Bible on a different level in tandem with the depth of his understanding. There are 4 levels of insight. The first level is the outer meaning and it is the one that the majority of people are content with. Next is the Batum- the inner level. Third there is the inner of the inner. And the fourth level is so deep it cannot be put into words and is therefore bound to be indescribable. Scholars who focus on the Sharia/ Bible know the outer meaning. Sufis/ Lightworkers know the inner meaning. Saints know the inner of the inner. The fourth level is known by prophets and those closest to God. So donโ€™t judge the way other people connect to God. To each his own way and his own prayer. God does not take us at our word but looks deep into our hearts. It is not the ceremonies or rituals that make a difference, but whether our hearts are sufficiently pure or not. (3)
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Forty is a most beautiful age for both men and women. Did you know that in mystic thought forty symbolizes the ascent from one level to a higher one and spiritual awakening? When we mourn we mourn for forty days. When a baby is born it takes forty days for him to get ready to start life on earth. And when we are in love we need to wait for forty days to be sure of our feelings. The Flood of Noah lasted forty days, and while the waters destroyed life, they also washed all impurity away and enabled human beings to make a new, fresh start. In Islamic mysticism there are forty degrees between man and God. Likewise, there are four basic stages of consciousness and ten degrees in each, making forty levels in total. Jesus went into the wilderness for forty days and nights. Muhammad was forty years old when he received the call to become a prophet. Buddha meditated under a linden tree for forty days. Not to mention the forty rules of Shams. You receive a new mission at forty, a new lease on life! You have reached a most auspicious number. Congratulations! And donโ€™t worry about getting old. There are no wrinkles or gray hair strong enough to defy the power of forty!
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Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love)