What should one make of esoteric comments such as ‘the Mathnawi is the Persian Quran’, and what are the correct ways of responding to critics who label Sufism in a negative light because of such comments?¶
‘Those who know don’t talk, and those who talk don’t know.’ Is this solely in reference to divine closeness or also applicable to the adab of the tariq? How is one to regard high-profile murids quoting the sheikh?¶