ISLAMIC SAYINGS

"The company of a good friend is like an owner of musk; if you dont buy anything, you will get the smell of it.
The company of a bad friend is like the blacksmiths bellows; if you are not affected by its black dirt, you will be touched by
its smoke." Prophet Muhammad (SAW)
"An hours contemplation is better than a years adoration." Prophet Muhammad (SAW)
"Whoever is not merciful will not be shown mercy." Prophet Muhammad (SAW)
"Whoever goes out in search of knowledge is on the path of Allah until returning." Prophet Muhammad (SAW)
"Knowledge is my companion, it is with me wherever I go. My heart is its container, not the bookshelf. "Hazrat Ali RA
"Ilm (knowledge) without aql (intelligence) is like having shoes with no feet. And Aql without ilm is like having feet with
no shoes." Hazrat Ali RA
"Your true friend is the one who participates in your efforts and for the sake of your gain, is prepared to suffer losses."
Hazrat Ali RA
"Anger begins with madness and ends with regret." Hazrat Ali RA
"The friends of Allah are those who renounce the world and attain Divine Truth." Hazrat Hasan Basri RA
"Worship and knowledge while eating haraam is like construction on dung." Imam Al Ghazali RA
"To completely trust in Allah is to be like a child who knows deeply that even if he does not call for the mother, the mother
is totally aware of his condition and is looking after him." Imam Al Ghazali RA
"People oppose things because they are ignorant of them."Imam Al Ghazali RA
"The hypocrite looks for faults; the believer looks for excuses."Imam Al Ghazali RA
"Once I had been a slave: lust was my master, lust then became my servant, I was free." Imam Al Ghazali RA
"Do not try to run away from trials and tribulations, but endure them with patience. They cannot be avoided and there is
nothing for it, but to endure them with patience." Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani RA
"Those who are blessed with the love of Allah have ocean-like generosity, sun-like bounty and earth-like hospitality."
Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishthi RA
"Indeed the whole world is imagination. Only He [Allah] is the real in Reality. Whoever understands this knows the secrets
of the spiritual path." Hazrat Ibn Al Arabi RA
"Its good to leave each day behind, like flowing water, free of sadness. Yesterday is gone and its tale told. Today new
seeds are growing." Hazrat Rumi RA
"The surest way of attaining closeness to Allah is by bringing happiness to another's heart." Hazrat Nizamuddin RA
"Allah protects the hearts of those who protect others from indulging in evil deeds." Hazrat Salih Bin Abdullah Tustari RA
"The heart is pardoned when it is emptied of lust." Hazrat Abu Madyan RA
Compiled by A. Jubair Abdul Basith