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.
AL-GHAZALIThe hypocrite looks for faults; the believer looks for excuses.
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If those who do not possess knowledge avoid the scholarly discussions, disagreement will end.
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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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Understand that for every rule which I have mentioned from the Quran, the Devil has one to match it, which he puts beside the proper rule to cause error.
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The happiness of the drop is to die in the river.
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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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You possess only whatever will not be lost in a ship wreck.
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If you do not prepare now for the Afterlife, then when will you do so?
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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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He who buries his head deep into a nosebag full of food cannot hope to see the invisible world.
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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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Those who look for seashells will find seashells; those who open them will find pearls.
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If the world had two gods, it would surely go to ruin-this is the first premise. Now it is known that it has not gone to ruin-this is the second premise. From these premises the conclusion must of necessity follow, that is, the denial of two gods.
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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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