The sincere hearts and the pious supplications are soldiers which can never be defeated.
IBN TAYMIYYAH
IBN TAYMIYYAH
Ibn Taymiyyah on defeat
Ibn Taymiyyah45 quotes“The sincere hearts and the pious supplications are soldiers which can never be defeated.”
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Ibn TaymiyyahIbn Taymiyyah The one who is [truly] imprisoned is the one whose heart is imprisoned from Allah and the captivated one is the one whose desires have enslaved him.
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Ibn TaymiyyahIbn Taymiyyah Dhikr (remembrance of Allah) is to the heart as water is to a fish; see what happens to a fish when it is taken out of water.
Ibn TaymiyyahIbn Taymiyyah When someone offends me, I think it’s a gift from Allah (god). He (Allah) is teaching me humility.
Ibn TaymiyyahIbn Taymiyyah Imprisoned is he whose heart is imprisoned from Allâh. Captured is he who is captured by his desires.
Ibn TaymiyyahIbn Taymiyyah Everyone experiences bouts of jealousy; but the dignified person conceals it, while the vulgar one acts upon it
Ibn TaymiyyahIbn Taymiyyah A calamity that makes you turn to Allah is better for you then a blessing which makes you forget the remembrance of Allah
Ibn TaymiyyahIbn Taymiyyah What can you do with me? My jannah is in my heart! If you take me to jail, I will make zikr of Allah. If you exile me out of my land, I will make takaffur. If you execute me, I would be a shaheed. What can you do with me? Because I am not limited to this dunya. I am living for al-akhira!
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