“Who are we to wish for Paradise? It will be enough if Allah spares us his wrath.” IfsEnoughWisdomWishParadiseIslamicSparesWrath Author:Abu Hanifa
“No one who possesses snow would find any hardship in exchanging it for jewels and pearls. This world is like snow exposed to sun, which continues to melt until it disappears altogether, while the next life is like a precious stone that never passes away.” WorldWisdomLife IsNextSunThis WorldStonesDisappearSnowIslamicHardshipExposedPearlsJewelsLife Is LikePassing AwayExchangingNext LifePrecious Stones Author:Al-Ghazali
“Fight against your ego with the four swords of training: eat little, sleep little, speak little, and be patient when people harm you... Then the ego will walk the paths of obedience, like a fleeing horseman in the field of battle.” PeopleLittlesWisdomFightingSpeakSleepWalksPathFourFieldsBattleEgoTrainingPatientHarmObedienceIslamicBe PatientFleeingHorsemenNafs Author:Yahya ibn Mu'adh al-Razi
“A human-being is not a human-being while his tendencies include self-indulgence, covetousness, temper and attacking other people” PeopleHumansSelfWisdomHuman BeingsTendenciesIslamicTemperAttackingIndulgenceCovetousnessSelf Indulgence Author:Al-Ghazali
“Prayer is that which enables the soul to realize its divinity. Through prayer human beings worship absolute truth, and seek an eternal reward. Prayer is the foundation-stone of religion; and religion is the means by which the soul is purified of all that pollutes it. Prayer is the worship of the first cause of all things, the supreme ruler of all the world, the source of all strength. Prayer is the adoration of the one whose being is necessary.” WorldFirstsHumansMeanSoulWisdomCausesRealizingPrayerHuman BeingsSourceEternalWorshipAll ThingsStonesAbsolutesFoundationRewardsSupremeIslamicDivinityRulersAdorationAbsolute Truth Author:Avicenna
“When you resolve to become pious, the devil in your nature cries out at you, "Tread not those paths, O confused one; distress and poverty will overcome you. You will be despised, let down by friends, you will regret it." Dread of the devil has bound their souls; the cries of the devil are the drover of the damned; the call of the Lord is a guardian of the saints.” SoulWisdomLordPovertyPathCryRegretDevilOvercomingBoundsSaintConfusedIslamicResolveDreadDistressGuardianDespisedPiousLet DownYou Will Regret Author:Rumi
“The Muslims have got Islam as a legacy, hence they fail to recognize its value” WisdomValuesFailingIslamLegacyIslamic Author:Marmaduke Pickthall
“Anyone who rises above the things of this world, to which you kneel, is mightier than you.” WorldWisdomThis WorldIslamicRise Above Author:Ibn Hazm
“If there is someone in need whom you wish to help, whether the initiative came from him or from you, do no more than he expects of you, not what you might personally wish to do. If you overstep the mark, you will not deserve thanks, but blame from him and others and you will attract hostility, not friendship.” IfsNeedsHelpingWisdomMightWishDeserveMarkBlameThanksIslamicInitiativeHostilityNot Friends Author:Ibn Hazm
“Among the principles of the Ahlus Sunnah wal Jama'ah lie the attitude of peace and purity of their heart and tongue towards the Sahaba(Companions) of the Prophet (saw).” HeartWisdomLyingAttitudePrinciplesSawsTongueProphetPurityIslamicCompanionSunnah Author:Ibn Taymiyyah