The worldly desires are like fuel.
Do not regard the desires in your heart as weak.
They are very useful.
The more you burn them, the more taqwa will brighten your heart.
The more your heart breaks, the more dear it is to its Maker.
Once you do it,
Allah will grant you a sweetness that will exceed the sweetness of [...]
Archive for June, 2009
The worldly desires are like fuel
Posted in Heart Soother, Quotes, Rumi on June 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I swear by Allah all of these things will happen
Posted in Quotes, Reminders on June 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Consider this life as something you have left,
consider death as something you have tasted,
and consider the Hereafter as a home you have visited.I swear by Allah all of these things will happen.
[Ata al Khurrasani]
Shackled in sins
Posted in Quotes on June 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Al-Hasan al-Basri was once asked:
“Why is it that we cannot uphold prayers at night?”
He answered: “You are shackled in your own sins”.
The Road
Posted in Hadith on June 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Nawwaas ibn Sam’aan reported that the Prophet said:
“Allah has set forth the following as a parable: There is a road which leads straight to the destination. On either side of the road there is a wall in which there are open doors with curtains hanging on them. From the remote end of the road, [...]
Desire & Pride
Posted in Quotes on June 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sufyaan Ibn ’Uyaynah (d.198H) – Rahimahullaah – said:
“He whose sin is due to desire, then have hope for him; and he whose sin is due to pride, then fear for him. Because Adam (alayhis-salaam) sinned due to desire, and he was forgiven; and Iblis sinned due to pride, and he was cursed.”
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