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Quote by Abdullah ibn Alawi al-Haddad

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

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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

“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.”

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Author:Umar

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

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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.”

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Author:Al-Ghazali

“Your heart mirrors not His love, Rusty with your sins it is, Remove this rust and you shall Perceive how Glorious He is.”

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Author:Rumi

“Only someone who is sincere recognizes what showing off is.”

Wisdom Islamic Sincere Showing Off

Author:Al-Shafi‘i

“Doubt is a precipice on the way to God. Blessed is he who is freed from its bonds. He who fares without any doubt, adhere to his footprints if you do not know the way. Cleave to the footprints of the deer and advance with care that you may reach the musk-gland. By means of such trekking, even if you walk on fire, you will reach the luminous peak.”

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Author:Rumi

“Dhikr is the reason for the life of the heart and leaving it is the reason for its death.”

Heart Reason Wisdom Leaving Islamic Dhikr

Author:Ahmad ibn Ajiba

“What can my enemies do to me? I have in my breast both my Heaven and my Garden. If I travel they are with me, and they never leave me. Imprisonment for me is a religious retreat [khalwa]. To be slain for me is martyrdom [shahada] And to be exiled from my land is a spiritual journey [siyaha].”

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Author:Ibn Taymiyyah

“A Conservative government is necessary. There is no credible alternative.”

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Author:Jarvis Cocker

“Since you are not a prophet, follow the way taught by prophets. Since you are not a king, be a loyal subject to The King. Since you are not a captain, do not take the helm of the ship. Since you do not possess every skill, have partners in your business. Be as pliant as dough in the hands of others, that you may rise well.”

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Author:Rumi

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