Friday 23 May 2014

Silence

Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem



"Silence is a prayer, without labour;

Awe without domination;

A Castle without battlements;

Victory without weapons;

Rest for the Guardian Angels;

A Fortress for the pious;

A Characteristic of the humble;

The Rulers use it to overawe their subjects;

It is a treasure-house of Wisdom;

and it is the only answer to the queries of the ignorant."



Thursday 22 May 2014

Tuesday 20 May 2014

Caution for students of knowledge

Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem



“Four things shame the students of Ilm:

1.)         Criticising others,
2.)         Praising themselves,
3.)         Not teaching Ilm, and
4.)         Not practicing what they know.”


~ Hazrat Luqman (Alaihis Salaam)



Monday 12 May 2014

More beloved than his knowledge

Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem




 “We used to sometimes go to a Scholar, and what we 
learnt of his manners, was more beloved to us, 
than the knowledge we took from him.”

– Imam Zuhri (Rahmatullahi ‘alayh)



Thursday 8 May 2014

Hardest on the nafs

Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem



When Hazrat Sahl ibn Abdullah at-Tustari (Rahmatullahi ‘alayh) was asked, 
"What is the hardest thing for the nafs?"

He said: "Ikhlaas! Because the nafs has no share therein."


Saturday 3 May 2014

Your burial shroud

Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem



“O Friend! The cloth from which your burial shroud will be cut may have already reached the market and you remain unaware.”

~ Imam Al-Ghazali (Rahmatullahi 'alayh)