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A tear that runs down a believer’s cheek is more beneficial than a thousand raindrops on the earth

Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya

There are no means of attaining faith and certainty except through the Qur’an.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYA

Attain Certainty Mean
If a man’s patience is stronger than his whims and desires, then he is like an angel, but if his whims and desires are stronger than his patience, then he is like a devil. If his desire for food, drink and sex is stronger than his patience, then he is no better than an animal.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYA

Angel Animal Sex
If you wish to check how much you love Allah, then see how much your heart loves the Quran, and you will know the answer.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYA

Answers Heart Wish
O people who take pleasure in a life that will vanish, falling in love with a fading shadow is sheer stupidity
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYA

Fall In Love Life Religious
And to have spent the night sleeping and awoken regretful, is better than to have spent the night standing (in prayer) and awaken impressed with oneself!
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYA

Impress Night Prayer Sleep
This wordly life is like a shadow. If you try to catch it, you will never be able to do so. If you turn your back towards it, it has no choice but to follow you.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYA

Choices Life Shadow
Beware of preoccupying your heart with what it has not been created for.
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Created Heart Preoccupying
A tear that runs down a believer’s cheek is more beneficial than a thousand raindrops on the earth
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYA

Islamic Religious Running
A person’s tongue can give you the taste of his heart.
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Giving Heart Taste
Sins have many side-effects. One of them is that they steal knowledge from you.
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Sides Sin Stealing
Be to Allah as He wishes, and He will be to you more than you can wish for.
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God More Trust Wish
Doom comes about because of neglecting to evaluate one’s self and because of just following one’s whims.
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Neglect Self Whim
Ibn Taymiyyah lived poorly. He was imprisoned and threatened. But I have never seen anyone as happy as him.
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Except God Imprisoned Threatened
Women are one half of society which gives birth to the other half so it is as if they are the entire society.
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Giving Society Women
The perfection of Tawheed is found when there remains nothing in the heart except Allaah
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Found Heart Perfection
As you can taste a pot full of food with a spoon likewise someone’s tounge can tell you about his heart.
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Heart Spoons Taste