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.
AL-GHAZALIDeclare 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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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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He who buries his head deep into a nosebag full of food cannot hope to see the invisible world.
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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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Desires make slaves out of kings and patience makes kings out of slaves.
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The hypocrite looks for faults; the believer looks for excuses.
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Those who look for seashells will find seashells; those who open them will find pearls.
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If those who do not possess knowledge avoid the scholarly discussions, disagreement will end.
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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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Whoever says that all music is prohibited, let him also claim that the songs of birds are prohibited.
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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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Never have I dealt with anything more difficult than my own soul, which sometimes helps me and sometimes opposes me.
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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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You possess only whatever will not be lost in a ship wreck.
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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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