Knowledge without action is wastefulness and action without knowledge is foolishness.
AL-GHAZALIDoes money upset the hearts of learned men? He answered, “men whose hearts are changed by money are not learned.”
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If you see Allah, Mighty and Magnificent, holding back this world from you, frequently trying you with adversity and tribulation, know that you hold a great status with Him. Know that He is dealing with you as He does with His Awliya’ and chosen elite, and is watching over you.
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Dear friend, Your heart is a polished mirror. You must wipe it dean of the veil of dust that has gathered upon it, because it is destined to reflect the light of divine secrets.
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A man of bad character punishes his own soul.
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Know, O beloved, that man was not created in jest or at random, but marvelously made and for some great end. Although he is not form everlasting, yet he lives for ever; and though his body is mean and earthly, yet his spirit is lofty and divine.
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If your busy with yourself now, you will be busy with yourself then. If you are busy with Allah now, you will be with Him then.
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He who does not arrive at the Intuition of these Truths by means of Ecstasy knows only the name of Inspiration.
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Does money upset the hearts of learned men? He answered, “men whose hearts are changed by money are not learned.”
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You possess only whatever will not be lost in a ship wreck.
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To get what you love, you must first be patient with what you hate.
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Man’s nature is made up of four elements, which produce in him four attributes, namely, the beastly, the brutal, the satanic, and the divine. In man there is something of the pig, the dog, the devil, and the saint.
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Those who look for seashells will find seashells; those who open them will find pearls.
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Knowledge exists potentially in the human soul like the seed in the soil; by learning the potential becomes actual.
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In God, there is no sorrow or suffering or affliction. If you want to be free of all affliction and suffering, hold fast to God, and turn wholly to Him, and to no one else. Indeed, all your suffering comes from this: that you do not turn toward God and no one else.
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You must convince your heart that whatever Allah has decreed is most appropriate and most beneficial for you.
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Offen love between two people intensifies not because of beauty or some advantage, but because of sheer spiritual affinity.
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