You possess only whatever will not be lost in a ship wreck.
AL-GHAZALINo one who possesses snow would find any hardship in exchanging it for jewels and pearls. This world is like snow exposed to sun, which continues to melt until it disappears altogether, while the next life is like a precious stone that never passes away.
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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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No one who possesses snow would find any hardship in exchanging it for jewels and pearls. This world is like snow exposed to sun, which continues to melt until it disappears altogether, while the next life is like a precious stone that never passes away.
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If you do not prepare now for the Afterlife, then when will you do so?
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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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Do not dispute with anyone in any matter as far as possible. For in argumentation lies much harm and its evil is greater than its benefit.
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It is sometimes said that we drink our religion with our mother’s milk.
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Desires make slaves out of kings and patience makes kings out of slaves.
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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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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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To get what you love, you must first be patient with what you hate.
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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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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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Does money upset the hearts of learned men? He answered, “men whose hearts are changed by money are not learned.”
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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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