The way to paradise is an uphill climb whereas hell is downhill. Hence, there is a struggle to get to paradise and not to hell.
AL-GHAZALIThose who look for seashells will find seashells; those who open them will find pearls.
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Those who look for seashells will find seashells; those who open them will find pearls.
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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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A human-being is not a human-being while his tendencies include self-indulgence, covetousness, temper and attacking other people.
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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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If you do not prepare now for the Afterlife, then when will you do so?
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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.
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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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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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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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Whoever passes forty without his virtue overpowering his vice, let him get ready for hellfire. This advice contains enough for people of knowledge.
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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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You possess only whatever will not be lost in a ship wreck.
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If those who do not possess knowledge avoid the scholarly discussions, disagreement will end.
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The corruption of religions comes from turning them to mere words and appearances.
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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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