black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

You must convince your heart that whatever Allah has decreed is most appropriate and most beneficial for you.

Al-Ghazali

Work for your terrestrial life in proportion to your location in it, and work for your afterlife in proportion to your eternity in it.
AL-GHAZALI

Forever Life Philosophy Spiritual Wisdom
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.
AL-GHAZALI

Body Care Himself Leaving Philosophy Religious Soul Spiritual Time Wisdom
It is sometimes said that we drink our religion with our mother’s milk.
AL-GHAZALI

Mother Ourselves Religion Wisdom
Desires make slaves out of kings and patience makes kings out of slaves.
AL-GHAZALI

Desire Inspirational Patience Slave
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.
AL-GHAZALI

Death End Wisdom World
Do not fix hopes on your health, and do not laugh away life. Remember how they walked and now all their joints lie separately, and the tongue with which they talked lightly is eaten away by the worms.
AL-GHAZALI

Eat Hope Laughter Life Lying Walk Wisdom Yourself
Does money upset the hearts of learned men? He answered, “men whose hearts are changed by money are not learned.”
AL-GHAZALI

Change Character Deep Learning Man Mindset Money Philosophy Spiritual Wise
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.
AL-GHAZALI

God Ruin World
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.
AL-GHAZALI

Destiny Divine Heart Light Reflection Secret Wisdom Yourself
He who does not arrive at the Intuition of these Truths by means of Ecstasy knows only the name of Inspiration.
AL-GHAZALI

Himself Inspirational Truth
Whoever passes forty without his virtue overpowering his vice, let him get ready for hellfire. This advice contains enough for people of knowledge.
AL-GHAZALI

Advice Enough Knowledge People Virtue Wisdom
Never have I dealt with anything more difficult than my own soul, which sometimes helps me and sometimes opposes me.
AL-GHAZALI

Deal Difficult Help Myself Oppression Soul
Do not allow your heart to take pleasure with the praises of people, nor be saddened by their condemnation.
AL-GHAZALI

Heart People Praise Sad Yourself
You possess only whatever will not be lost in a ship wreck.
AL-GHAZALI

Lost Wisdom
The happiness of the drop is to die in the river.
AL-GHAZALI

Death Deep Happiness One Liner Philosophy River
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-GHAZALI

Errors Evil Religious Rule Understand

You must convince your heart that whatever Allah has decreed is most appropriate and most beneficial for you.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

You must convince your heart that whatever Allah has decreed is most appropriate and most beneficial for you.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Al-Ghazali Quotes