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.
AL-GHAZALITo get what you love, you must first be patient with what you hate.
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Knowledge without action is wastefulness and action without knowledge is foolishness.
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A man of bad character punishes his own soul.
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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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Do not allow your heart to take pleasure with the praises of people, nor be saddened by their condemnation.
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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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You must convince your heart that whatever Allah has decreed is most appropriate and most beneficial for you.
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Those who look for seashells will find seashells; those who open them will find pearls.
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The happiness of the drop is to die in the river.
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To get what you love, you must first be patient with what you hate.
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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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If those who do not possess knowledge avoid the scholarly discussions, disagreement will end.
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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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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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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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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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