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-GHAZALIWhoever says that all music is prohibited, let him also claim that the songs of birds are prohibited.
More Al-Ghazali Quotes
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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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This visible world is a trace of that invisible one and the former follows the latter like a shadow.
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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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A human-being is not a human-being while his tendencies include self-indulgence, covetousness, temper and attacking other people.
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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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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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In God, there is no sorrow or suffering or affliction. If you want to be free of all affliction and suffering, hold fast to God, and turn wholly to Him, and to no one else. Indeed, all your suffering comes from this: that you do not turn toward God and no one else.
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A man of bad character punishes his own 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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Knowledge exists potentially in the human soul like the seed in the soil; by learning the potential becomes actual.
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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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To completely trust in Allah is to be like a child who knows deeply that even if he does not call for the mother, the mother is totally aware of his condition and is looking after him.
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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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Do not allow your heart to take pleasure with the praises of people, nor be saddened by their condemnation.
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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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