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Never have I dealt with anything more difficult than my own soul, which sometimes helps me and sometimes opposes me.

Al-Ghazali

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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Body Creation Divine Forever Greatness Live Mean Men Purpose
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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Character Cheat Enemy Lying Religious See Yourself
Whoever determines the truth from people alone will remain lost in the plains of bewilderment. Rather, know the truth, and you will know its people.
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Alone Determination People Truth Wisdom
You possess only whatever will not be lost in a ship wreck.
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Lost Wisdom
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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Death End Wisdom World
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.
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Hell Religion Struggle
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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Character Divine Dog Men Nature
The corruption of religions comes from turning them to mere words and appearances.
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Appearance Corruption Religion Word
A man of bad character punishes his own soul.
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Character Men Punishment Soul
You must convince your heart that whatever Allah has decreed is most appropriate and most beneficial for you.
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Belief God Heart Yourself
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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Ignorance People Religion Ugly World
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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Advice Enough Knowledge People Virtue Wisdom
The hypocrite looks for faults; the believer looks for excuses.
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Believe Hypocrite Wisdom
The mere physical man is like the ant crawling on the paper, who observes black lettering and attributes its production to the pen and nothing more.
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Black Man Wisdom
Whoever says that all music is prohibited, let him also claim that the songs of birds are prohibited.
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Bird Limitation Music Song
If you do not prepare now for the Afterlife, then when will you do so?
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Deep Life Preparation Spiritual Yourself

Never have I dealt with anything more difficult than my own soul, which sometimes helps me and sometimes opposes me.

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