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Quote by Abdullah ibn Alawi al-Haddad

“Never break a Muslim's heart by refusing what he offers you, when you know that anything that comes to you through him is in reality from Allah, and he is only His powerless and compelled means.”

Quote by Abdullah ibn Alawi al-Haddad

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Abdullah ibn Alawi al-Haddad
Abdullah ibn Alawi al-Haddad

Abdullah ibn Alawi al-Haddad (1634-1720) was a renowned Sufi mystic and Islamic scholar whose life and thoughts have had a profound impact on posterity. more

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