Al-Ghazali

Whoever determines the truth from people alone will remain lost in the plains of bewilderment. Rather, know the truth, and you will…

— Al-Ghazali

A man of bad character punishes his own soul.

— Al-Ghazali

“Know, O beloved, that man was not created in jest or at random, but marvellously made and for some great end. Although…

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“A third group of people see the highest felicity in the abundance of property and the extension of ease. After all, property…

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Anyone who refuses to marry is shrinking his farmwork, wasting the seed, and leaving idle the appropiate tools created by God; he…

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The mere physical man is like the ant crawling on the paper, who observes black lettering and attributes its production to the…

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In God, there is no sorrow or suffering or affliction. If you want to be free of all affliction and suffering, hold…

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Do not dispute with anyone in any matter as far as possible. For in argumentation lies much harm and its evil is…

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To get what you love, you must first be patient with what you hate. -Imam Al

— Al-Ghazali

“Firsyt of all, it must be realized that only God truly knows about Himself ( ya- rif aqq ma- rifatih) and fully…

— al-Ghazâlî

Love for God is the farthest reach of all stations, the sun of the highest degrees, and there is no station after…

— Al-Ghazali

People count with self-satisfaction the number of times they have recited the name of God on their prayer beads, but they keep…

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Neglect not your time, nor use it haphazardly; on the contrary you should bring yourself to account. Structure your litanies and other…

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You possess only whatever will not be lost in a ship wreck.

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The soul should take care of the body, just as the pilgrim on his way to Makkah takes care of his camel;…

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The hypocrite looks for faults; the believer looks for excuses.

— Al-Ghazali

The essence of knowledge is to know what obedience and worship are -Abu Hamid al

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Whoever passes forty without his virtue overpowering his vice, let him get ready for hellfire. This advice contains enough for people of…

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There are two kinds of Riya - Showing off-Ostentation ie pure ostentation and adulterated ostention. In pure ostentation "Riya" a man does…

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The corruption of religions comes from turning them to mere words and appearances.

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Desires make slaves out of kings and patience makes kings out of slaves.

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Whatever the situation may be, in the recollection of death there is reward and merit. For even the man engrossed in the…

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It is sometimes said that we drink our religion with our mother's milk.

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Knowledge without action is wastefulness and action without knowledge is foolishness.

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“A fourth group of people climbs from ignorance and pretends to possess the rational faculty. They suppose that the highest felicity is…

— Al-Ghazali