Jewels of Wisdom
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Jewels of Wisdom
Sheikh Nuh, “Fear Allah has forsaken you when you find it hard to cry in front of Him”.
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The one who solely depends upon Allah is more at rest with His promise than with the promises of men. [ Shaqeeq al Balki]
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You possess a diamond called Islam. Don’t hide it away - share the light of it with others. [Imam Anwar Al-Awlaki]
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Be such a man, and live such a life, that if every man were such as you, and every life a life like yours, this earth would be God’s Paradise.
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The one who solely depends upon Allah is more at rest with His promise than with the promises of men. [ Shaqeeq al Balki]
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for what you want; but work for the things you need. The difference between an amateur and a professional is this: An amateur hopes, a professional works.
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Do not stir your feet except where you expect the reward of Allah; and do not sit except where you are likely to be safe from disobeying Allah. [Shaykh Abul Hasan al Shadhili]
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Whoever recites Qur’an, his value is amplified. Whoever records hadith, his proof is strengthened. Whoever learns jurisprudence, his status is ennobled. Whoever learns Arabic, his disposition becomes gentle. Whoever learns mathematics, his opinion will be copious. And whoever fails to defend his honor will not benefit from his knowledge.” Imam al-Shafi’i
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Know that the Qur’an is the ocean wherefrom the jewels of knowledge and the treasures of understanding are extracted. [Imam Abdullah ibn Alawi al Haddad]
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Always put your trust in Allah
When He pushes you to the edge
Of the cliff
One of two things will happen
Either
He will catch you
Or
He will teach you to fly
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‘If you wish to know which sciences and acts are the most important and beneficial for you, imagine that you are to die the next day and return to God to stand before Him and be asked to account for your knowledge, behaviour, and all your affairs and states, subsequently to be taken either to the Garden or the Fire. What you see there as most important and useful to you is precisely what you must now give priority and attachment to; whereas what you find useless, unimportant, frivolous, or simply of no great necessity is what you must neither pursue nor occupy yourself with in this life. Meditate on this matter and reflect well; it is of tremendous benefit to those who have discernment and are concerned about their appointed time, their return to God, their salvation, and their success in the Hereafter, which is better and more enduring (Quran 87:17). Success is in the Hand of God, to whom belong all graces, for He bestows them on whomever He wills; and God’s graces are immense!’
(Imam al-Haddad’s Knowledge and Wisdom Translated by Mostafa Badawi, published by the Starlatch Press, 2001).
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The responsibility of maintaining a religious and modest society weighs on the shoulders of both Muslim men and women, so let us take this role seriously. [Shaykh Amjad Rasheed]
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Ali radiallahu anhu said, “People before us used to advise each other of three things - the one who works for his Hereafter, Allah will take care of the matters of his din and dunya for him; and the one who beautifies his inner self, Allah will beautify his appearance; and the one who rectifies that which is between him and Allah, Allah will rectify that which is between him and people”
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If Allah brings you to it, He will bring you through it….
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“O God, my whole occupation
And all my desire in this world,
Of all worldly things,
Is to remember You.
And in the Hereafter
It is to meet You.
This is on my side, as I have stated.
Now You do whatever You will.”
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“Islam is a full time job, so don’t be late to punch in the clock” Imam Zaid Shakir
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Who is better among Allah’s worshippers than the one who sees others as better than him? [Abu Bakr Saidlani]
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The life of the Muslim Ummah is solely dependent on the ink of it’s scholars and the blood of it’s Martyrs. [Saheehd Sheikh Abdullah Azzam (rahimahullah)]
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Repentance, awareness of God, and uprightness are the foundations of all that is beneficial. Know that repentance is a key, God consciousness (taqwa) is vast, and uprightness is the source of rectification. [Shaykh Ahmad al Zarruq]
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Do not consider yourself to be better than your fellow-men, but rather as of less value than all others, for it is such who are counted great in the sight of God. Harith ibn Asad al-Muhasibi
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O my people! Take warning from the admonitions of the Messenger (Allah bless him and give him peace) and accept what he tells you. [From The Sublime Revelation, of Shaykh Abdal Qadir al Jilani]
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Imam Ghazali on Preaching;
Ibn as-Samáānī says: I have read [a letter] in which Imām Ghazali wrote to Abū Ĥāmid Aĥmed ibn Salāmah in Mosul, wherein he wrote:
I do not see myself worthy of preaching; because, a sermon is charity and its capital [nişāb] is practice, heeding the sermon oneself. How can one who does not have enough for himself, give charity? How can one who has not enough clothes on himself, try to hide the nakedness of others?
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Do not try to run away from trials and tribulations, but endure them with
patience. They cannot be avioded, and there is nothing for it but to endure
them with patience, How can you expect the whole of this world, and all that
has been created therein, to undergo change and transformation just to suit
your convenience? The Prophets are the best of all creatures, yet they have
always had to suffer afflication and so it is for their followers, those who
tread in their footsteps as they walk along their highway, emulating their
example.- Muhyuddin Abdul Qadir Jilani
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Abu ‘Abdullah al-Antaki mentioned: “The best of all actions is leaving even thinking about sinning.” It was asked: “Why is that?” He said: “Because when one does not even think of sinning it is all the easier to avoid sinning altogether. Therefore, one whose internal state is better than his external actions is truly virtuous, while one who has achieved equilibrium between the two is just. One whose external actions are more virtuous than his internal state oppresses himself.”
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In the sea there are countless treasures,
But if you desire safety, it is on the shore.
[Sa’di
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radiallahu anhu said, “People before us used to advise each other of three things - the one who works for his Hereafter, Allah will take care of the matters of his din and dunya for him; and the one who beautifies his inner self, Allah will beautify his appearance; and the one who rectifies that which is between him and Allah, Allah will rectify that which is between him and people”
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If something that is promised does not happen
even though the time for it is set,
do not doubt the promise!
If you do, that will dim your inner eye
and put out the light of your secret.
- Excerpt from ‘The Hikam’ 0f Ibn ‘Ata’illah
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When it has been said that the angels spread out their wings in the path of the one seeking sacred knowledge, then just imagine what Allah has in store for such a person. [Abu Ali Daqaq]
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“Do a good deed,
Throw it into the sea,
If the fish don’t know,
The Creator will.”
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Ibn `Ata said, “Patience is to dwell in tribulation with the best of conduct.”
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Sufyan b. Tahwri used to say: “My mother advised me: ‘My son! Only seek religious knowledge if you intend to implement it. Otherwise, it will be a source of torment for you on the Day of Resurrection.’ ”
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The traveler gets sores on his feet from traveling in this world, while the traveler in the spiritual realm gets sores on his heart. [Shaykh Zulfiqar Ahmad (db) “Wisdom for the Seeker” ]
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The Qur’an shows, it does not just explain. [From the Contentions of Sheikh Abdal Hakim Murad]
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For the intimate friends of Allah nothing in the world is more difficult than keeping the ego under control. [Shaykh al Junayd]
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someone gave you a beautiful, expensive new hat, wouldn’t you be grateful for the generous gift? But shouldn’t you be even more grateful for the One Who gave you the head to put that hat on. [Shaykh Muzaffer Ozak]
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Observe how the life of this world deceives those around you. It lures them into the traps of vanity, wealth, and fame, and exalts them above others. This splendor blinds them, and they are lost forever in illusion. But then in one instant, life deals the blow of death, and all is gone, and with the Beguiler it stands laughing at their sad end. So overcome your egos that you may be saved from the snares that devoured kings and paupers alike. [Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jillani]
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Hakim Sana’i:
"Take Everything Away
Take everything away
and leave me alone with You.
Close every door
and open the one to You
