Humankind, an admonition has been sent from your Lord. It is a balm for all that ails the heart, a source of guidance to grace the true believers. So let them rejoice in the bounty of Allah. It transcends what they hoard.
Allah tries his chosen people through many hardships, but those who persevere through adversity, surrendering themselves before the will of Allah, shall be blessed with a superb reward.
-The Prophet Muhammad, as reported by Anas bin Malik
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Two groups of people seek proximity of God, those who revere Him publicly and are held in high regard by the sacred law, and those who do not display their devotion. Secure in the knowledge that God alone bestows all that is good or bad in this world, they choose Him as their companion and are delivered of want. The former because of their own need remain veiled from divine guidance, while the latter transcend through selflessness.
-Abu'l-Sari Mansur bin Ammar
Have they not observed all things created by Allah, how their shadows incline to the right and to the left, prostrating themselves before Allah in humility? All creatures in the heavens and on the earth and also the angels prostrate themselves before Allah; they are not contemptuous.
-Qur'an, An-Nahl, Surah 16:48
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Those who commit evil in ignorance but afterward repent and mend their ways shall find the Lord forgiving and merciful.
-Qur'an, An-Nahl, Surah 16:119
Wisdom is the table, not bread or meat. Wisdom is the light, food for the soul. No nutriment can compare to the nourishment of light. Nothing can nourish the soul but light. Rid yourself of material needs and be set free. Taste the original victual, the dainty morsel of light.
-Rumi, "Mathnawi"
Each person behaves after his own manner, yet only your Lord knows who chose the best path to salvation.
-Qur'an, Al-Isra, Surah 17:84
Do not talk ill of the dead, for they have reached the final destination to receive what they sent before them.
-The Prophet Muhammad, as reported by A'ishah bint Abi Bakr
He said, "My Lord is aware of every word uttered in the heaven and the earth. He hears all, knows all."
-Qur'an, Al-Anbiya, Surah 21:4
When you see the misfortune of your brother, do not rejoice, for Allah may save him and afflict you with the same misfortune.
-The Prophet Muhammad, as reported by Wa'silah bin al-Asqa'a
Hadith translated by Aneela Khalid Arshed. Copyright 1999
It is He who sends down water from the sky, with which sprout buds of every kind. From these He brings forth the green vegetation, the thick variegated grain, and the clusters of dates that stem from the palm trees, vineyards, and the groves of olives and pomegranates, which are all so alike yet so different. Behold their fruits when they reach perfection. Indeed in all these are signs for those who believe.
-Qur'an, Al-An'am, Surah 6:100
If you persevere in adversity and depend on God, then know that He will remove your afflictions and bestow vast blessings upon you. For in His Book God promises, "Those who depend upon Allah, Allah bestows His bounty upon them and provides for them from means unknown." Therefore follow the road of patience and rejoice in His infinite bounty.
-Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jillani
Believers, remain mindful of Allah and always tell the truth. He will bless you with forthrightness and absolve you of your sins. Those who adhere to Allah and His messenger shall indeed have achieved a signal victory.
-Qur'an, Al-Ahzab, Surah 33:70-71
Translated by Aneela Khalid Arshed. Copyright
Those who restrain themselves from the greatest of sins and wickedness, except the unwilled offenses, shall find the Lord full of mercy. He is fully aware of you, from the time He created you from dust, and when you were hidden in your mothers' wombs. Therefore do not pretend to be pure, for He is completely aware of those who are chaste.
-Qur'an, An-Najm, Surah 53:32
In the valley, on the mountain, I beheld only God.
In hardship I saw Him by my side.
In ease and well-being I beheld only God.
Like a candle I melted in His flame.
Amid the sparks of the flames,
I beheld only God.
-Baba Kuhi of Shiraz, "Rabi'a the Mystic"
Children of Israel, I delivered you from your enemy and made a covenant with you on the right side of the holy mountain. Then I sent down the manna and quails and bade you to eat of the good things that were provided for you and warned you not to transgress, lest My wrath be incurred. For those who incur My wrath perish.
-Qur'an, Ta Ha, Surah 20:80-81
Beware of the pleas of the oppressed, because they will ask for justice from Allah, and Allah does not deny the rights of the deserving.
-The Prophet Muhammad, as reported by 'Ali bin Abi Talib
We have honored the children of Adam. We guided them on land and sea and made provisions for them and exalted them above many of Our creatures.
-Qur'an, Al-Isra, Surah 17:70
He that was born in the dark water of material wealth, how could he tell the freedom of open country from the dismal prison of the well? When you relinquish the ego for fear of God, the elixir of His fountain will arrive.
-Rumi, "Mathnawi"
The Truth has come; falsehood has vanished and will not return. Then tell them, "If I have gone astray, then it is to my own disadvantage, and if I am rightly guided, it is because of what my Lord has revealed to me. He hears everything and is always near."
-Qur'an, Saba, Surah 34:49-50
Fear oppression, because oppression will be intense darkness on the Day of the Resurrection.
-The Prophet Muhammad, as reported by Ibn Umar
It is He who created man from water and appointed for him kindred by blood and kindred by marriage; your Lord is ever powerful.
-Qur'an, Al-Furqan, Surah 25:54
Do not become the candle that gives light to others but itself remains in darkness. Do not follow the desires of your lower self. Should the Lord wish, He himself will pick you out and prompt you to be a source of guidance. He Himself shall endow you with the inner strength to endure the changes of fortune and will instill within you infinite wisdom.
-Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jillani, "Fayuz E Yazdani"
Abraham said, "Peace be with you! I shall implore forgiveness of my Lord for you, for He has been gracious to me."
-Qur'an, Maryam, Surah 19:47
Give up what appears to be doubtful for what is certain. Truth brings peace of mind, and deception doubt.
-The Prophet Muhammad, as reported by Hasan bin 'Ali
Give up what appears to be doubtful for what is certain. Truth brings peace of mind, and deception doubt.
-The Prophet Muhammad, as reported by Hasan bin 'Ali
Who will offer to Allah a goodly loan, that He may amply repay, multiplying it manifold? For it is He who takes away and He who rewards abundantly and to Him shall you all return.
-Qur'an, Al-Baqara, Surah 2:245
Who will offer to Allah a goodly loan, that He may amply repay, multiplying it manifold? For it is He who takes away and He who rewards abundantly and to Him shall you all return.
-Qur'an, Al-Baqara, Surah 2:245
Sufficient is our Lord for us. He is the greatest of all helpers; we depend upon Him alone.
-"Munajat E Maqbool"
And they will say: "Praise be to Allah, Who has removed from us (all) sorrow: for our Lord is indeed Oft-Forgiving Ready to appreciate (service):
"Who has, out of His Bounty, settled us in a Home that will last: no toil nor sense of weariness shall touch us therein."
-Qur'an, Fatir, Surah 35:34-35
Allah says, "I am with My servant when he remembers Me and his lips move in My service."
-The Prophet Muhammad, as reported by Abu Hurairah
Behold! verily on the friends of Allah there is no fear, nor shall they grieve; Those who believe and (constantly) guard against evil; For them are glad tidings, in the life of the present and in the Hereafter; no change can there be in the words of Allah. This is indeed the supreme felicity.
-Qur'an, Yunus, Surah 10:62-64
Your power comes from the power of God,
not from the veins or the beating heart.
The power of the saints comes from God,
not from feasts and trays of provisions.
They were created from the light
that transcends the angel and the Spirit alike.
-Rumi, "Mathnawi"
He said: "I will go to my Lord! He will surely guide me!
"O my Lord! Grant me a righteous (son)!"
So We gave him the good news of a boy ready to suffer and forbear.
Then, when (the son) reached (the age of) (serious) work with him, he said: "O my son! I see in vision that I offer thee in sacrifice: Now see what is thy view!" (The son) said: "O my father! Do as thou art commanded: thou will find me, if Allah so wills one practising Patience and Constancy!"
So when they had both submitted their wills (to Allah., and he had laid him prostrate on his forehead (for sacrifice),
We called out to him "O Abraham! Thou hast already fulfilled the vision!" - thus indeed do We reward those who do right.
For this was obviously a trial.
-Qur'an, As-Saffat. Surah 37:99-106
When you see the misfortune of your brother, do not rejoice, for Allah may save him and afflict you with the same misfortune.
-The Prophet Muhammad, as reported by Wa'silah bin al-Asqa'a
As to those who believe and work righteousness, verily We shall not suffer to perish the reward of any who do a (single) righteous deed.
-Qur'an, Al-Kahf , Surah 18:30
The good deed and the evil deed are not alike. Repel the evil deed with one which is better, then lo! he, between whom and you was enmity will become as though he was a bosom friend. But none is granted it save those who are patiently enduring and none is granted it save the owner of great happiness. And if a whisper from satan reach you, then seek refuge in Allah. Lo! He is the Hearer, the Knower.
-Qur'an, Surah 41:34-36
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