True devotion is for itself: not to desire heaven nor to fear hell.
RABIA BASRIYour 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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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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I seek forgiveness from Allah for the lack of my sincerity when I say I seek the forgiveness of Allah
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He does not refuse sustenance to the one who speaks ill of Him. How then could He refuse sustenance to the one whose soul is over flowing with love for Him?
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You know of the how, but I know of the how-less.
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O God! if I worship Thee in fear of Hell, burn me in Hell; and if I worship Thee in hope of Paradise, exclude me from Paradise; but if I worship Thee for Thine own sake, withhold not thine everlasting beauty.
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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 love Allah: I have no time left in which to hate the devil.
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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 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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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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If I repent now will God forgive me? No, but if God forgives you, you will repent.
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I will not serve Allah like a laborer, in expectation of my wages.
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O Beloved of Hearts, I beseech only You. Have pity this day on those who turn to You. My Hope, my Rest, my Delight, this heart can love none other but 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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