Wisdom Quotes

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Cease to sin, because you will not meet Allah with anything [as valuable] as few sins. — Unknown Author
Allah made the illusion look real and the real an illusion. He concealed the sea and made the foam visible, the wind invisible, and the… — Unknown Author
Whoever passes forty without his virtue overpowering his vice, let him get ready for hellfire. This advice contains enough for people of knowledge. — Al-Ghazali
The eye of the heart, though closed in fallen man, is able to take in a glimmering of light and this is faith. But anyway… — Martin Lings
Joy and sorrow are the light and shade of life; without light and shade no picture is clear. — Hazrat Inayat Khan
I will not serve Allah like a laborer, in expectation of my wages. — Rabia Basri
How long will you keep pounding on an open door Begging for someone to open it? — Rabia Basri
The one who admonishes his brother secretly, he has advised sincerely and has honored him. If he does it outwardly (among others) then he has… — Al-Shafiâ€˜i
It is sometimes said that we drink our religion with our mother's milk. — Al-Ghazali
Work for your terrestrial life in proportion to your location in it, and work for your afterlife in proportion to your eternity in it. — Al-Ghazali
My son, when you pray, do it like a person who is bidding farewell to this world, and don't assume you will have another chance… — Muadh ibn Jabal
The Righteous Salaf were as fearful of their good deeds being squandered, or not being accepted, as the present generation is certain that their neglect… — Hasan of Basra
Does money upset the hearts of learned men? He answered, "men whose hearts are changed by money are not learned" — Al-Ghazali
We should think of those who were famous for their good deeds or their bad deeds; did their fame raise them one single degree in… — Ibn Hazm
Never break a Muslim's heart by refusing what he offers you, when you know that anything that comes to you through him is in reality… — Abdullah ibn Alawi al-Haddad
There is not on the face of the earth-after the Book of Allah - a book which is more sahih than the book of Malik. — Al-Shafiâ€˜i
While you are alive, your worldly self is like a collector of benefits from Allah's bounties, which come to you from myriads of hands. — Ibn Arabi
Every drop of sweat and every breath we take in life, if not taken for the sake of Allah, will lead to regret and sorrow… — Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya
Repel the thought, for if you don't, it becomes an idea. So repel the idea, for if you don't it will become a desire. So… — Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya
Truthfulness is composed of justice and courage. — Ibn Hazm

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