You say that you are just a body, but inside of you is something greater than the Universe.
AL-SHAFI'IMy sins seemed very great to me but when I compared them to Your forgiveness I found Your forgiveness to be greater
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My sin burdened me heavily. But when I measured it against Your Grace,
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Whenever I face an opponent in debate I silently pray – O Lord, help him so that truth may flow from his heart and on his tongue, and so that if truth is on my side.
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To be able to thank Allah for a blessing is a blessing within itself.
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Be hard on yourself, easy on others.
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O Lord, Your forgiveness came out greater.
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And the most virtuous of them are those who do not know their own virtue.
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Wealth remains behind on earth while ibadaah accompanies you into the grave.
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If he does it outwardly (among others) then he has dishonored and shamed him.
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I complained to Waki’ about the weakness of my memorisation, So he instructed me to abandon disobedience;
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Only someone who is sincere recognizes what showing off is.
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My heart is at ease knowing that what was meant for me will never miss me, and that what misses me was never meant for me.
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The one who admonishes his brother secretly, he has advised sincerely and has honored him.
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He may follow me; and if truth be on his side, I may follow him.
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How strange! You seek guidance, yet you do not tread its path, surely a boat does not sail on land.
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And those who do good deeds are deceived, except those who are sincere; and those who are sincere are always in a state of worry.
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