He who buries his head deep into a nosebag full of food cannot hope to see the invisible world.
AL-GHAZALIWork for your terrestrial life in proportion to your location in it, and work for your afterlife in proportion to your eternity in it.
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Those who look for seashells will find seashells; those who open them will find pearls.
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Whoever says that all music is prohibited, let him also claim that the songs of birds are prohibited.
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Knowledge without action is wastefulness and action without knowledge is foolishness.
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To completely trust in Allah is to be like a child who knows deeply that even if he does not call for the mother, the mother is totally aware of his condition and is looking after him.
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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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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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No one who possesses snow would find any hardship in exchanging it for jewels and pearls. This world is like snow exposed to sun, which continues to melt until it disappears altogether, while the next life is like a precious stone that never passes away.
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Each of your breaths is a priceless jewel, since each of them is irreplaceable and once gone, can never be retrieved.
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Never have I dealt with anything more difficult than my own soul, which sometimes helps me and sometimes opposes me.
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Desires make slaves out of kings and patience makes kings out of slaves.
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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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Half of disbelief in Allah in the world is caused by people who make religion look ugly due to their bad conduct and ignorance.
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Declare your jihad on thirteen enemies you cannot see – Egoism, Arrogance, Conceit, Selfishness, Greed, Lust, Intolerance, Anger, Lying, Cheating, Gossiping and Slandering. If you can master and destroy them, then will be ready to fight the enemy you can see.
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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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Do not allow your heart to take pleasure with the praises of people, nor be saddened by their condemnation.
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