That person is wise and sensible
who subdueth his carnal desires and hopeth
for rewards from God; and he is an ignorant
man who followeth his lustful appetites, and
with all this asketh for God's forgiveness.
Prophetic Saying
He grants wisdom to whosoever He pleases.
And whosoever receives wisdom verily receives a great bounty. But only those who are blessed with reason reflect.
~But help comes from ALLAH alone; surely ALLAH is Mighty, Wise.
Holy Qur'an
All people regardless of poverty or wealth, race or country, status or education, strong or weak were able to take a perfect example from our most noble of men.
The Prophet Muhammad,
peace and blessings be unto him, encouraged equal treatment of slavery and kingship.
Rulers gained humbleness,
slaves gained honour,
tyrants gained peace,
beggars gained dignity.
This revolutionary change of character, making vulgar, primitive people into the highest grades of saints, is certainly our Prophet Muhammad's most outstanding miracle.
RABIA BRODBECK
The love of the
world and
love of God
never meet
in a single
heart.
Prophetic Saying
All knowledge, light and perfection of all the Prophets
are only refelctions from the most noble Messenger. But he prayed in utter humility:
"Oh Lord, let me live as the poor, let me die as the poor, resurrect me among the poor."
RABIA BRODBECK
If words come out
of the heart,
they will enter
the heart, but if
they come
from the tongue,
they will not
pass beyond the ears.
Should I tether
my camel or trust
in God alone?"
a man asked
the Prophet peace and blessings upon him .
"First tether your
camel, then trust in God," the prophet replied.
Prophetic Hadith
You will not
be able
to give happiness
by means of
your wealth,
so do it by means of a
cheerful countenance
and good humor.
Prophetic Hadith
I was a hidden
treasure and
I longed to be known.
So I created
the Creation so that
I may be known.
Hadith Qudsi ~ Divine Saying
Jesus, peace be upon him,
asked the Children of Israel:
'Where does the plant grow?'
They replied: 'In the dust.'
He said: 'By the Truth, I tell you,
wisdom does not grow except in a heart like dust.
The Ghazali Collection
A man will not be a gnostic until he is the earth which both the righteous and the sinner tead upon; like the clouds, which cast their shade upon all things, and like the rain, which irrigates and waters all things - regardless of whether it likes them or not.
Junayed
May Allah be pleased with him
Real learning comes through direct
experience and
reading is not
a substitute for real knowledge
of the heart.
Sufi Saying
Jesus, peace be upon him, passed by three people whose bodies had become thin and their color changed.
So he asked of them:
'What has made you like this?' They answered:'Fear of Hell Fire.' Jesus said: 'Allah has obligated upon Himself to diminish your fear.' Then he went on his way and came across three more who had become even more thinner and whose color had also changed. So he said to them: 'What has made you like this?' They answered: 'Longing for Paradise!'
He said: 'Allah has obligated upon Himself to give you what you long for.'
Then as he traveled on he came across another three who were even more thinner than the previous and whose color had changed. Their faces shone like lights as if they were mirrors
so he asked them: 'What has made you like this?' They answered: 'We love Allah, the Mighty, the Glorified.' Whereupon he replied:
'You are the nearest, the nearest!
Prophet Jesus
peace and blessings upon him
Shibli related that Yusuf Ibn Asbat (d. 811/2) was asked to describe the height of humility. He said: It is that, when you leave your house, you consider everyone you see in the street be better than yourself."
Hasan al-Basri
Tuba (a valley or tree in Paradise)
is for whosoever refrains from a present desire
for an absent promise
which has not yet been fulfilled.
Prophet Jesus pbuh
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