“Know, O beloved, that man was not created in jest or at random, but marvelously made and for some great end. Although he is not form everlasting, yet he lives for ever; and though his body is mean and earthly, yet his spirit is lofty and divine” KnowsMenMeanMadeEndsBodyFormSpiritDivineBelovedEverlastingLoftyJest Author:Al-Ghazali
“If the first inward thought is not warded off, it will generate a desire, then the desire will generate a wish, and the wish will generate an intention, and the intention will generate the action, and the action will result in ruin and divine wrath. So evil must be cut off at its root, which is when it is simply a thought that crosses the mind, from which all the other things follow on.” IfsMindFirstsWisdomActionDesireEvilWishResultsCuttingDivineCrossesRootsIntentionRuinsIslamicInwardWrath Author:Al-Ghazali
“Dear friend, Your heart is a polished mirror. You must wipe it dean of the veil of dust that has gathered upon it, because it is destined to reflect the light of divine secrets.” HeartWisdomLightSecretDivineMirrorsDearDustIslamicDestinedVeilsWipeDeanPolishedDear FriendIslamic Wisdom Author:Al-Ghazali
“Man's nature is made up of four elements, which produce in him four attributes, namely, the beastly, the brutal, the satanic, and the divine. In man there is something of the pig, the dog, the devil, and the saint.” MenMadeFourDogProduceDivineElementsDevilSaintAttributesBrutalPigsSatanicBeastlyFour Elements Author:Al-Ghazali
