Repentance, awareness of God, and uprightness are the foundations of all that is beneficial. Know that repentance is a key, God consciousness (taqwa) is vast, and uprightness is the source of rectification.
[Shaykh Ahmad al Zarruq]
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The foundations of all that is beneficial
Posted in Quotes, Taqwa, Tawbah on February 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Taqwaa
Posted in Quotes, Taqwa, tagged fear Allah, gems & jewels, taqwa, taqwaa on February 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When Ibn `Aun was bidding farewell to another man, he said:
“Upon you is to fear Allah, for the one who has taqwaa never feels loneliness”.
Zaid bin Aslam said:
“Whoever fears Allah people will love him, even if they had previously hated him”.
Imaam Thauri said to Ibn Abi Dha`ib
“If you fear Allah, He will be enough for [...]
And whosoever fears Allah and keeps his duty to Him, He will make a way for him to get out [of every difficulty]
Posted in Hardship, Quotes, Quran, Reminders, Taqwa on January 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ibn al-Jawzi said:
“Something was causing me a great deal of grief and distress, and I started to think long and hard about how to get out of this situation by any means, but I could not find any way out. then I came across this verse:
‘…And whosoever fears Allah and keeps his duty to Him, [...]
The Qur’aan is your soul amongst the people of the heavens
Posted in Quotes, Quran, Taqwa on December 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It is narrated from Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri (radhiallaahu `anhu) that he said
“Have taqwa of
Allaah because it is the head of all matters and upon you is Jihaad because it is the
monasticism of Islaam and upon you is the remembrance of Allaah and the recitation of
Qur’aan as it is your soul amongst the people of the [...]
Abandon sins big & small
Posted in Arabic, Reminders, Taqwa on November 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
خَلِّ الذنوبَ صغيرَها و كبيرَها ذاكَ التُّقى
واصْنَع كَماشٍ فوقَ أرضِ الشّوكِ يَحْذَرُ ما يَرَى
لا تَحْقِرَنّ صغيرةً إنّ الجِبالَ منَ الحَصى
Abandon sins – big and small: that is Taqwa…
And be like a person walking one a land of thorns, cautious about what he sees…
Belittle not the small sins,
Indeed mountains are made up of small stones….
In a manner beyond all expectation
Posted in Hardship, Heart Soother, Quran, Taqwa on October 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
وَمَن يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّهُ مَخْرَجًا وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُ وَمَن يَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللَّهِ فَهُوَ حَسْبُهُ
…And unto everyone who is conscious of God, He [always] grants a way out [of unhappiness]. and provides for him in a manner beyond all expectation; and for everyone who places his trust in God He [alone] is enough…
[65:2-3]
Fear Allah
Posted in Quotes, Taqwa on October 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When Ibn `Aun was bidding farewell to another man, he said: “Upon you is to fear Allah, for the one who has taqwaa never feels loneliness”.
Zaid bin Aslam said: “Whoever fears Allah people will love him, even if they had previously hated him”.
Imaam Thauri said to Ibn Abi Dha`ib “If you fear Allah, He will [...]
I did not find a better friend than safeguarding the tongue
Posted in Quotes, Sabr, Taqwa on December 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Umar (radhiAllaahu ‘anhu):
“I looked at all the friends and did not find a better friend than safeguarding the tongue. I thought about all the dresses but did not find a better dress than piety. I thought about all sorts of wealth but did not find a better wealth than contentment in a little. I thought [...]
