Quote#Education
To those who expect the Teacher to be a man, a man will bring the…
Quote byInayat Khan · 1882–1927
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Spiritual Message of Hazrat Inayat Khan, Vol. I, The Way of Illumination Section I - The Way of Illumination, Part III : The Sufi.
English (original)
To those who expect the Teacher to be a man, a man will bring the message; to those who expect the Teacher to be a woman, a woman must deliver it. To those who call on God, God comes. To those who knock at the door of Satan, Satan answers. There is an answer to every call.
— Inayat Khan
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