“To develop and train your eyes so that you are able to look at Him and derive the greatest of pleasures, it is as if he is saying: if you are fascinated with the makhluq (creation), then you should be… — Abu Hamid al-Ghazali Copy Share
“Faith is confession with the tongue and belief with the heart and work with the members of the body. So long as you do… — Abu Hamid al-Ghazali Copy Share Image
“Say to my friends, when they look upon me, dead, Weeping for me and mourning me in sorrow, ‘Do not believe that this corpse you see is myself, In the name of God, I tell you, it is not I, I am a spirit, and this is naught but flesh, It was my abode and my garment for a time.… — Abu Hamid al-Ghazali Copy Share
“To develop and train your eyes so that you are able to look at Him and derive the greatest of pleasures, it is as if he is saying: if you are fascinated with the makhluq (creation), then you should be even more fascinated with the Khaliq (Creator). When the Muslim practitioner reads anatomy with this lens, a feeling of gratitude… — Abu Hamid al-Ghazali Copy Share
“Knowledge without work is insanity, and work without knowledge is vanity. Know that any science which does not remove you today far from apostasy,… — Abu Hamid al-Ghazali Copy Share Image
Live as long as you want, but you must die; Love whatever you want, but you will become separated from it; And do what… — Abu Hamid al-Ghazali Copy Share Image
“How many nights have you remained awake repeating science and poring over books, and have denied yourself sleep. I do not know what the… — Abu Hamid al-Ghazali Copy Share Image