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.
AL-GHAZALIIf 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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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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Whoever determines the truth from people alone will remain lost in the plains of bewilderment. Rather, know the truth, and you will know its people.
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Those who look for seashells will find seashells; those who open them will find pearls.
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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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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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Whoever says that all music is prohibited, let him also claim that the songs of birds are prohibited.
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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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A human-being is not a human-being while his tendencies include self-indulgence, covetousness, temper and attacking other people.
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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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The corruption of religions comes from turning them to mere words and appearances.
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Knowledge without action is wastefulness and action without knowledge is foolishness.
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To get what you love, you must first be patient with what you hate.
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The mere physical man is like the ant crawling on the paper, who observes black lettering and attributes its production to the pen and nothing more.
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The happiness of the drop is to die in the river.
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It is sometimes said that we drink our religion with our mother’s milk.
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