He who buries his head deep into a nosebag full of food cannot hope to see the invisible world.
AL-GHAZALIOffen love between two people intensifies not because of beauty or some advantage, but because of sheer spiritual affinity.
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The hypocrite looks for faults; the believer looks for excuses.
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He who does not arrive at the Intuition of these Truths by means of Ecstasy knows only the name of Inspiration.
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If you do not prepare now for the Afterlife, then when will you do so?
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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.
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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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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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The corruption of religions comes from turning them to mere words and appearances.
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If those who do not possess knowledge avoid the scholarly discussions, disagreement will end.
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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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You must convince your heart that whatever Allah has decreed is most appropriate and most beneficial for you.
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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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A man of bad character punishes his own soul.
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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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Knowledge without action is wastefulness and action without knowledge is foolishness.
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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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