A calamity that makes you turn to Allah is better for you then a blessing which makes you forget the remembrance of Allah
IBN TAYMIYYAH
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Ibn Taymiyyah on adversity
Ibn Taymiyyah45 quotes“A calamity that makes you turn to Allah is better for you then a blessing which makes you forget the remembrance of Allah”
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