Remember it is the heart and not the body, which strives to draw near to God. By heart I do not mean the flesh perceived by the senses, but that secret thing which is sometimes expressed by spirit, and sometimes by soul.
AL-GHAZALIKnow, 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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Do not allow your heart to take pleasure with the praises of people, nor be saddened by their condemnation.
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It is sometimes said that we drink our religion with our mother’s milk.
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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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Work 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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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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Does money upset the hearts of learned men? He answered, “men whose hearts are changed by money are not learned.”
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Knowledge without action is wastefulness and action without knowledge is foolishness.
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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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Do not fix hopes on your health, and do not laugh away life. Remember how they walked and now all their joints lie separately, and the tongue with which they talked lightly is eaten away by the worms.
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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 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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Those who look for seashells will find seashells; those who open them will find pearls.
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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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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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To get what you love, you must first be patient with what you hate.
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