“Whenever I face an opponent in debate I silently pray – O Lord, help him so that truth may flow from his heart and on his tongue, and so that if truth is on my side.”

Be hard on yourself, easy on others.

Whoever is not made glorified by taqwa can find no glory.

He may follow me; and if truth be on his side, I may follow him.

The one who admonishes his brother secretly, he has advised sincerely and has honored him.

How strange! You seek guidance, yet you do not tread its path, surely a boat does not sail on land.

My heart is at ease knowing that what was meant for me will never miss me, and that what misses me was never meant for me.

Never do I argue with a man with a desire to hear him say what is wrong, or to expose him and win victory over him.

When my heart became constricted and my paths became narrow I took my hope in Your pardon and forgiveness as an opening and an escape

My sin burdened me heavily. But when I measured it against Your Grace,

O Lord, Your forgiveness came out greater.

To admonish your brother in private is to advise him and improve him.

All humans are dead except those who have knowledge; and all those who have knowledge are asleep, except those who do good deeds.

Knowledge is not what is memorised. Knowledge is what benefits.

To be able to thank Allah for a blessing is a blessing within itself.

You say that you are just a body, but inside of you is something greater than the Universe.

I complained to Waki’ about the weakness of my memorisation, So he instructed me to abandon disobedience;

You just go with the flow because life is just all about how you feel.

We know that political power doesn’t flow from the sleeve of a dashiki. We know that political power flows from the barrel of a gun.

I just go with the flow, so any style can be in my music – that makes it exciting.

I’ve never been a very prolific person, so when creativity flows, it flows.

When love flows with freedom there is beauty. When love flows with dependence there is ugliness.

She who knows life flows, feels no wear or tear, needs no mending or repair.

How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. December is here before its June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?

All streams flow to the sea because it is lower than they are. Humility gives it its power.