Half of disbelief in Allah in the world is caused by people who make religion look ugly due to their bad conduct and ignorance.
AL-GHAZALIIn 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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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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He who buries his head deep into a nosebag full of food cannot hope to see the invisible world.
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If those who do not possess knowledge avoid the scholarly discussions, disagreement will end.
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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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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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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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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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A man of bad character punishes his own soul.
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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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Do not allow your heart to take pleasure with the praises of people, nor be saddened by their condemnation.
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The hypocrite looks for faults; the believer looks for excuses.
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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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You must convince your heart that whatever Allah has decreed is most appropriate and most beneficial for you.
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If your busy with yourself now, you will be busy with yourself then. If you are busy with Allah now, you will be with Him then.
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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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