“Qatâdah said: “Allâh created angels with reason and no desires, animals with desires and no reason, and man with both reason and desires.” So if a man’s reason is stronger than his desire he is like an angel, and if his desires are stronger than his reason, then he is like an animal.”
Quote by Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya
Work
Patience and Gratitude
Browse quotes and source details for this work. more
Author
Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya
Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya was a distinguished medieval Islamic scholar, jurist, and theologian. Born on January 28, 1292, and deceased on September 15, 1350, he made substantial contributions to various fields of Islamic knowledge. His works on fiqh, hadith, and tasawwuf have had a lasting impact on Islamic thought and practice. more
You May Also Like
Source: Pursued: God’s relentless pursuit and a drug addict’s journey to finding purpose
“Anger could start a thing, but it took endurance and forbearance and patience to finish it.”
Source: The City in Glass
Source: Threshold
“Time and bravery will get you through anything”
Source: Just One Taste
“I am quite sure that poetry will live long with our generations to come.”
“वे हमसे इंतजार करने की उम्मीद करते हैं जिनका खुद वापस लौटने का भरोसा नहीं है।”
“It took a thick skin to find a good man swimming in an ocean of losers.”
Source: In Every Dark Corner
“Patience is a sign of self-confidence, while impatience indicates uncertainty about ourselves.”
Source: Words of the Shaman: 50 Quotes from Paching Hoé Lambaiho