“If a gem falls into mud it is still valuable. If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless.” IfsStillsWisdomFallHeavenRemainsValuableDustIslamicMudGemsValueless Author:Saadi
“By the mercy of Allah Paradise has eight doors one of those is the door of repentance, child. All the others are sometimes open, sometimes shut, but the door of repentance is never closed. Come seize the opportunity: the door is open; carry your baggage there at once.” ChildrenSometimesWisdomOpportunityDoorsMercyEightParadiseIslamicRepentanceBaggageSeize The Opportunity Author:Rumi
“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
