“Poverty is not for the sake of hardship. No, it is there because nothing exists but Allah. Poverty unlocks the door - what a blessed key!” WisdomPovertyDoorsKeysBlessedSakeIslamicHardship Author:Rumi
“Astride a horse I am not, nor camel-like carry a load, Subjects I have none, nor follow any sultan's code; I worry not for what exists, nor fret for what is lost, I breathe with extreme ease, and live at very little cost.” LittlesWisdomLostWorrySubjectsCostHorseExtremesBreatheCodeEaseIslamicLoadCamels Author:Saadi
“Your Nafs is just like a suckling child. If you do not take the pains to wean him, he will yearn for his mother's breast even when he's grown up. Therefore you should not try to satisfy your lust by indulging in sins. This will only increase the desire for more sins. The same is the case with the disease of gluttony. The more a person eats, the more his hunger increases.” IfsShouldTryingChildrenPersonsWisdomPainMotherDesireSinCasesDiseaseIncreaseHungerLustIslamicBreastsGluttonyNafs Author:Busiri
“In my 39 years on this earth, the Holy city of Makka had been the first time I had ever stood before the Creator of all and felt like a complete human being” YearsFirstsHumansWisdomEarthFeltHuman BeingsCitiesHolyFirst TimeCreatorIslamic Author:Malcolm X
“To blame others for our misfortunes is always a victory for the nafs.” WisdomVictoryBlameIslamicMisfortunesNafs Author:Timothy Winter
“If you remember the creation (gossip about such and such a person), then remember Allah the Most High. Remembering Him is the medicine for remembering His creation.” IfsPersonsWisdomRememberCreationMedicineIslamicGossipRemembering Him Author:Al-Fudhayl bin 'Iyyadh
“The ambition of the spiritual traveller never wants to stop with what it has been shown save that the voices of reality call to him, "what you seek is ahead of you.” WantHas BeensWisdomRealitySpiritualVoiceAmbitionIslamicTraveller Author:Ibn Ata Allah
“It may well be that you are in a bad state, but to keep company with someone worse than you would allow to see good in yourself.” WellsMayStatesWisdomCompanyIslamic Author:Ibn Ata Allah
“Botha swimmer and a drowned man are in the water; the latter is borne by the water and controlled by it, while the swimmer is borne along by his own power and of his own volition. Every movement made by the drowned man - indeed, every act and word that issue from him - comes from the water, not from him... The saints are like this. They have died before death.” MenMadeWisdomWaterIssuesMovementDiedSaintIslamicLatterControlledSwimmerVolitionBefore Death Author:Rumi