al-kawnu insanun kabirun wa-l- insanu kawnun saghir (al-kawnu ’insānun kabīrun wa-l-’insānu kawnun ṣaghīr)

(Language: Arabic)

Short Description: Sufi saying

Long Description: “The universe (or, the cosmos) is a big man and man is a little universe (or, cosmos).”

Sources: Introduction to Sufi Doctrine (by Titus Burckhardt)