I love Allah: I have no time left in which to hate the devil.
RABIA BASRIThe real work is in the Heart: Wake up your Heart! Because when the heart is completely awake, Then it needs no Friend.
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True devotion is for itself: not to desire heaven nor to fear hell.
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O Lord, Once I wanted You so much I didn’t even dare walk past Your house- And now I am not even worthy to be let in.
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I will not serve Allah like a laborer, in expectation of my wages.
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I seek forgiveness from Allah for the lack of my sincerity when I say I seek the forgiveness of Allah
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If I repent now will God forgive me? No, but if God forgives you, you will repent.
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The real work is in the Heart: Wake up your Heart! Because when the heart is completely awake, Then it needs no Friend.
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How long will you keep pounding on an open door Begging for someone to open it?
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Since no one really knows anything about God, those who think they do are just troublemakers.
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O my Lord, whatever share of this world You have bestowed on me, bestow it to my enemies, and whatever share of the next world You have for me, give it to my friends. You are enough for me.
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O Allah, You know that the only thing I want in this life Is to be obedient to Your command. Even the living sight of my eyes Is service at your court
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How many gifts and graces You have given me! How many favors You have fed me from your hand! I look for your love in all directions, then suddenly its blessing burns in me.
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Your hope in my heart is the rarest treasure Your Name on my tongue is the sweetest word My choicest hours Are the hours I spend with You – O God, I can’t live in this world Without remembering You.
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May Allah steal from you All that steals you from Him.
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Great doubt will eventually lead to great awakening.
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Your prayers are your light; Your devotion is your strength; Sleep is the enemy of both. Your life is the only opportunity that life can give you. If you ignore it, if you waste it, You will only turn to dust.
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