If those who do not possess knowledge avoid the scholarly discussions, disagreement will end.
AL-GHAZALIIf you do not prepare now for the Afterlife, then when will you do so?
More Al-Ghazali Quotes
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To get what you love, you must first be patient with what you hate.
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People count with self-satisfaction the number of times they have recited the name of God on their prayer beads, but they keep no beads for reckoning the number of idle words they speak.
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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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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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You possess only whatever will not be lost in a ship wreck.
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Declare your jihad on thirteen enemies you cannot see – Egoism, Arrogance, Conceit, Selfishness, Greed, Lust, Intolerance, Anger, Lying, Cheating, Gossiping and Slandering. If you can master and destroy them, then will be ready to fight the enemy you can see.
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The corruption of religions comes from turning them to mere words and appearances.
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Knowledge without action is wastefulness and action without knowledge is foolishness.
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No one who possesses snow would find any hardship in exchanging it for jewels and pearls. This world is like snow exposed to sun, which continues to melt until it disappears altogether, while the next life is like a precious stone that never passes away.
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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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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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Knowledge exists potentially in the human soul like the seed in the soil; by learning the potential becomes actual.
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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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Man’s nature is made up of four elements, which produce in him four attributes, namely, the beastly, the brutal, the satanic, and the divine. In man there is something of the pig, the dog, the devil, and the saint.
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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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