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There is greatness in the fear of God, contentment in faith of God, and honour in humility.
Sep 10, 2025
...until the Crusades Islam was indistinguishable from Judaism and... only then did it receive its independent character, while Muhammad and the first Caliphs are mythical figures.
The greatest truth is honesty, and the greatest falsehood is dishonesty.
To fight against the infidels is Jihad; but to fight against your evil self is greater Jihad.
He who prays five times a day is in the protection of God, and he who is protected by God cannot be harmed by anyone.
Be good to others, that will protect you against evil.
He who avoids complaint invites happiness.
How many lessons there are and how little they are taken
I wonder at a man who loses hope of salvation when the door of repentance is open for him.
If you find that somebody is not grateful for all that you have done for him, then do not get disappointed because often you will find that someone else feels under your obligation though you have done nothing for him and thus your good deeds will be compensated, and Allah will reward you for your goodness.
Muslims should live like brothers.
You should not quarrel with your neighbour, for he will remain where he is, but your high handedness will become the talk of the people.
When knowledge is limited - it leads to folly... When knowledge exceeds a certain limit, it leads to exploitation.
Use the same measure for selling that you use for purchasing.
It is bad for a young man to sin; but it is worse for an old man to sin.
"Pay him what was promised", said the caliph. "And put out his eyes."
Jihad is obligatory for the Muslims.
Piety is the most solid goodness, and the vilest of what is evil is vice.
He who becomes a Muslim does so in his own interest.
He who indulges in falsehood will find the paths of paradise shut to him.
Pride in the case of a rich man is bad, but pride in the case of a poor man is worse.
The more knowledge you have, the greater will be your fear of Allah.
He who builds a masjid in the way of Allah, God will build a house for him in the paradise.
Allah will help him who moves in the way of Allah.
The worst of our faults is our interest in other people's faults.
Death is the easiest of all things after it, and the hardest of all things before it.
He who is not impressed by sound advice, lacks faith.
Every day, nay every moment, try to do some good deed.
Blessed is he whose own faults keep him from seeing the faults of others.
If you want to control other people, first control yourself.
Follow the way of life, which the Holy Prophet has shown you, for verily that is the right path.
To fight against one's desires is the greatest of all fights.
Dislike in yourself what you dislike in others.
If an ignorant person is attracted by the things of the world, that is bad. But if a learned person is thus attracted, it is worse.
Knowledge is the life of the mind.
Cursed is the man who dies, but the evil done by him survives.
Fear the sins that you commit in secret, because the Witness of those sins is the Judge Himself!
Hide the good you do, and make known the good done to you.
Get used to a rough life, for luxury does not last forever.
Sometimes the people with the worst past, create the best future
If Abu Bakr is dead and Umar is Caliph, then we hear and obey.
Let not your love become attachment, nor your hate become destruction.
Put aside your pride, Set down your arrogance, And remember your grave.
Two things cause people to be destroyed: fear of poverty and seeking superiority through pride.
Do not follow vain desires; for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger.
A moment of patience in a moment of anger prevents a thousand moments of regret.
Khalif (Caliph) Al-Ma'mun's period of rule (813 - 833 C.E.) may be considered the 'golden age' of science and learning. He had always been devoted to books and to learned pursuits. His brilliant mind was interested in every form of intellectual activity. Not only poetry but also philosophy, theology, astronomy, medicine and law all occupied his time.
There were a hundred booksellers in the old round city founded by the eighth-century caliph al-Mansur. The café and wine-drinking culture of Baghdad has been famous for centuries; there was a whole school of Iraqi poets who wrote poems about the wine bars of medieval Baghdad - the khamriyaat, or wine songs, that I quote in the book.
When you advise any person you should be guided by the fear of God.
Our abode in this world is transitory, our life therein is but a loan, our breaths are numbered and our indolence is manifest.