I call the Sufis the Lovers. What is the use of pure greatness without love? And excess of love is Ishq. The specialty of Ishq is that it annihilates all except the beloved.
Healer of the Generation Hazrat Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (RA), may Allah have Mercy on him. Dawat-ul-Haq, Muharram 1431 AH, p.22, December 2009 AC.
