Wisdom Quotes

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Someone who seeks to travel the path of Allah should begin with a sound repentance from all his sins. — Abdullah ibn Alawi al-Haddad
By Allah, whenever I endure any adversity I gain four blessings of Allah in exchange. The first of them is, when the adversity is not… — Unknown Author
The wise man knows the only fitting price for his soul is a place in Paradise. — Ibn Hazm
The mere physical man is like the ant crawling on the paper, who observes black lettering and attributes its production to the pen and nothing… — Al-Ghazali
Only someone who is sincere recognizes what showing off is. — Al-Shafiâ€˜i
Doubt is a precipice on the way to God. Blessed is he who is freed from its bonds. He who fares without any doubt, adhere… — Unknown Author
Dhikr is the reason for the life of the heart and leaving it is the reason for its death. — Ahmad ibn Ajiba
This world is full of remedies. But you have no remedy until God opens a window for you. You may not be aware of that… — Unknown Author
What hurts the soul? To live without tasting the water of its own essence. — Unknown Author
None in this age will amass wealth except those having five traits ofcharacter. High hopes; abnormal greediness; excessive miserliness, lack of fearing Allaah; and forgetfulness… — Sufyan al-Thawri
As for the people of Tasawwuf, they affirm the love of Allah, and this is more evident among them than all other issues....the affirmation of… — Ibn Taymiyyah
You rave about the Holy Place (Masjid al-Haram) and say you've visited God's garden but where is your bunch of flowers? There is some merit… — Unknown Author
I am astonished about those people who are ordered to prepare their provisions, then the start of the journey is announced, however they remain unmindful… — Hasan of Basra
The purpose of our creation is obvious: to reach our utmost goals of belief, knowledge, and spirituality; to reflect on the universe, humanity, and God,… — Fethullah Gulen
The heart becomes sick, as the body becomes sick, and its remedy is al-Tawbah (repentance) and protection [from transgression]. It becomes rusty as a mirror… — Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya
True devotion is for itself: not to desire heaven nor to fear hell. — Rabia Basri
My health is in the hands of Allah, who has ways of testing us. Whatever happens, happens. I a'int the greatest - it's Allah. I… — Muhammad Ali
Yearning for Allah and His meeting is like the gentle breeze blowing upon the heart, extinguishing the blaze of the Dunya. Whosoever caused his heart… — Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya
The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Success, recognition, and conformity are the bywords of the modern world where everyone seems to crave the anesthetizing security of being identified with the majority. — Martin Luther King, Jr.

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