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“It was not Muslims that had made Islam great; it was Islam that had made the Muslims great.”

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The story follows an elderly woman's journey as she reevaluates her life and beliefs, culminating in a transformative pilgrimage to Mecca. more

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Muhammad Asad

Muhammad Asad, born on July 2, 1900, in India, and passed away on February 23, 1992. He was an Indian-born British journalist, writer, and translator, renowned for his research and translations on Islam. more

“Neglect not your time, nor use it haphazardly; on the contrary you should bring yourself to account. Structure your litanies and other practices during each day and night. This is how to bring about the spiritual blessing (baraka) in each period. If each of your breaths is a priceless jewel, Be not like the deceived fools who are joyous because each day their wealth increases while their life grows ever shorter.”

“Knowledge for us means knowledge of the allowance/dispensation (rukhsa). As for strictness, anyone can show strictness.”

Mean Shows Wisdom Islamic Allowance

Author:Sufyan al-Thawri

“The most entertaining songs don't always come from a nice place. In songs where I think I'm being really sensitive, they seem quite boring actually. I've found that the songs that come out of nastier, more misanthropic places are better.”

Thinking Seems Song Found Nice Boring Sensitive Entertaining Misanthropic

Author:Jarvis Cocker

“There are two kinds of Riya - Showing off-Ostentation ie pure ostentation and adulterated ostention. In pure ostentation "Riya" a man does a good deed only for worldly benefit. In Adulterated ostentation, a man does a good deed with the intention of reaping the benefits of the world as well as of the Hereafter.”

Men World Wells Kind Doe Two Wisdom Pure Benefits Intention Deeds Islamic Worldly Good Deeds Hereafter Showing Off Ostentation

Author:Al-Ghazali

“Someone who seeks to travel the path of Allah should begin with a sound repentance from all his sins.”

Should Wisdom Sound Sin Path Islamic Repentance

Author:Abdullah ibn Alawi al-Haddad

“By Allah, whenever I endure any adversity I gain four blessings of Allah in exchange. The first of them is, when the adversity is not caused by my sin (virtue is earned). The second, when the adversity is not greater than my sin (virtue is earned). The third, when I am not deprived of contentment (virtue is earned). And the fourth, I hope for virtues thereby.”

Firsts Wisdom Sin Virtue Greater Four Blessing Gains Thirds Adversity Endure Islamic Contentment Fourth Deprived

Author:Umar

“The wise man knows the only fitting price for his soul is a place in Paradise.”

Knows Men Soul Wisdom Wise Paradise Islamic Fitting

Author:Ibn Hazm

“The mere physical man is like the ant crawling on the paper, who observes black lettering and attributes its production to the pen and nothing more.”

Men Wisdom Black Paper Mere Productions Islamic Pens Attributes Ants Crawling

Author:Al-Ghazali

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