'Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.' (Rumi)
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Rumi was once asked: “Which type of music is forbidden in Islam?” Rumi replied: “The sounds made by the spoons and pots of the wealthy, heard by the poor and hungry.”
May God protect us from ungratefulness, grant relief to the poor and through our hands feed the hungry.
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“Learn what is to be taken seriously and laugh at the rest.” - Herman Hesse
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Contentment is a choice. Therefore, spend your worldly provisions on experiences rather than things.
“True religion is not to witness the divine in the world, it is to witness the world in the divine.”
We’re not held back by the love we didn’t receive in the past, but by the love we’re not extending in the present.
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How foolish is man! He ruins the present while worrying about the future, but weeps in the future while recalling his past. - Ali ibn Ali Talib
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“If I were given treasures of the whole world, I would spend it all on feeding the poor.” - Shaykh Abdul-Qadir Al-Jilani
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The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be. So ‘be happy for this moment; this moment is your life.’ - Omar Khayyam
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Oh God! Give me eyes that see the best in people, a heart that forgives the worst, a mind that forgets the bad and a soul that never loses faith.
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"Let me simply point out that although it may be possible to prove the existence of God, it is clearly impossible to prove the nonexistence of God—since to prove the nonexistence of anything is intrinsically impossible. – at Redlands, CA
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Hamdun al-Qassar, one of the great early Muslims, said, “If a friend among your friends errs, make seventy excuses for them. If your hearts are unable to do this, then know that the shortcoming is in your own selves.” [Imam Bayhaqi, Shu`ab al-Iman, 7.522]
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When the Messenger of God (peace be upon him) prayed, he would stand for so long that his feet would become swollen. Aishah said: “O Messenger of God, are you doing this when God has forgiven your past and future sins?” He said, “O ‘Aisha, should I not be a thankful servant?”
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Ali ibn Abi Talib was asked, "How was your love for the Messenger of Allah?" He replied, "By Allah, we loved him more than our wealth, our sons, our fathers and our mothers; and more than cold water in a time of great thirst." - Ash-Shifa of Qadi Iyad


