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.
AL-GHAZALIThe happiness of the drop is to die in the river.
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It is sometimes said that we drink our religion with our mother’s milk.
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Do not dispute with anyone in any matter as far as possible. For in argumentation lies much harm and its evil is greater than its benefit.
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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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You must convince your heart that whatever Allah has decreed is most appropriate and most beneficial for you.
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Love for God is the farthest reach of all stations, the sun of the highest degrees, and there is no station after that of love, except its fruit and its consequences.
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He who buries his head deep into a nosebag full of food cannot hope to see the invisible world.
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To get what you love, you must first be patient with what you hate.
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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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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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This visible world is a trace of that invisible one and the former follows the latter like a shadow.
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The hypocrite looks for faults; the believer looks for excuses.
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The happiness of the drop is to die in the river.
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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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Does money upset the hearts of learned men? He answered, “men whose hearts are changed by money are not learned.”
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Whoever determines the truth from people alone will remain lost in the plains of bewilderment. Rather, know the truth, and you will know its people.
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