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Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya
Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya

Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya was a distinguished medieval Islamic scholar, jurist, and theologian. Born on January 28, 1292, and deceased on September 15, 1350, he made substantial contributions to various fields of Islamic knowledge. His works on fiqh, hadith, and tasawwuf have had a lasting impact on Islamic thought and practice. more

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“A book is a map. There will be times in your life when you will feel lost and confused. The way back to yourself is through reading. There is not a problem in existence that has not been eased, somewhere and at some time, by a book. I want you to remember that.The answers have all been written. And the more you read, the more you will know how to find your way through those difficult times.”

“And most of all, books. They were, in and of themselves, reasons to stay alive. Every book written is the product of a human mind in a particular state. Add all the books together and you get the end sum of humanity. Every time I read a great book I felt I was reading a kind of map, a treasure map, and the treasure I was being directed to was in actual fact myself.”

“Words and works eat not at one table.”