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.
AL-GHAZALIIf those who do not possess knowledge avoid the scholarly discussions, disagreement will end.
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Know, 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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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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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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Offen love between two people intensifies not because of beauty or some advantage, but because of sheer spiritual affinity.
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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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The soul should take care of the body, just as the pilgrim on his way to Makkah takes care of his camel; but if the pilgrim spends his whole time in feeding and adorning his camel, the caravan will leave him behind, and he will perish in the desert.
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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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A human-being is not a human-being while his tendencies include self-indulgence, covetousness, temper and attacking other people.
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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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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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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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Does money upset the hearts of learned men? He answered, “men whose hearts are changed by money are not learned.”
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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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