Islamic Wisdom Quotes - Page 3

Your nafs (soul/desires) is your first battlefield. If you are victorious over it, then you will find the other battlefields easier.

Hassan al-Banna

Wisdom, Islamic, Soul

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Whoever desires to purify his heart, then let him prefer Allah to his desires

Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya

God, Wisdom, Religious

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I have been so naughted in Thy Love's existence that my nonexistence is a thousand times sweeter than my existence

Rumi

Wisdom, Islamic, Existence

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Seeking knowledge at an Young age is like engraving on a stone.

Hasan of Basra

Education, Wisdom, Islamic

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Never does any pride enter the heart of a man except that his intelligence decreases by the same amount.

Muhammad al-Baqir

Wisdom, Islamic, Heart

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I spent thirty years learning manners, and I spent twenty years learning knowledge.

Abdullah ibn Mubarak

Wisdom, Islamic, Learning

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Do not say that every day you spend on this earth is a day closer to dying. Every day you spend on this earth is a day closer to finally living.

Yasmin Mogahed

Life, Death, Religious

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Wasting time is worse than death, because death separates you from this world whereas wasting time separates you from Allah

Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya

Death, Time, Islamic

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Whoever does not hold his tongue cannot understand his deen.

Hasan of Basra

Wisdom, Islamic, Doe

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You say that you are just a body, but inside of you is something greater than the Universe.

Al-Shafi‘i

Wisdom, Islamic, Body

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It was not Muslims that had made Islam great; it was Islam that had made the Muslims great.

Muhammad Asad

Wisdom, Islamic, Quran

Muhammad Asad (1954). “The Road To Mecca”, p.214, The Book Foundation

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We need spirited, energetic and strong young people whose hearts are filled with life, enthusiasm, zeal and dynamism; whose souls are full of ambition, aspiration and vigor and have great goals, rising and aspiring to reach them until they eventually arrive at their destination.

Hassan al-Banna

Wisdom, Strong, Islamic

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You can’t change someone’s behaviour, all you can do is remind them, and hope that Allah will change their heart.

Nouman Ali Khan

Change, Hope, Religious

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If you are aware of your humility, then you are arrogant.

Ibn Ata Allah

Wise, Spiritual, Wisdom

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I know of nothing more useful to you than four matters: surrender to Allah, to humbly entreat Him, to think the best of Him, and to perpetually renew your repentance to Him, even if you should repeat as in seventy times in a day.

Ibn Ata Allah

Wisdom, Islamic, Thinking

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Sometimes you search so hard for words. You look for a way to interpret the language of this heart and the unspoken bond you feel. But in the end you are left with nothing but silence. And deep down you hope it’s understood.

Yasmin Mogahed

Inspirational, Hope, Islamic

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We are a people in more need of a little character than we are in need of an abundance of knowledge.

Abdullah ibn Mubarak

Islamic, Knowledge, Character

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Whoever is not made glorified by taqwa can find no glory.

Al-Shafi‘i

Wisdom, Islamic, Quran

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If someone remarks "What an excellent man you are!" and this pleases you more than his saying, "What a bad man you are!" know that you are still a bad man.

Sufyan al-Thawri

Spiritual, Wisdom, Islamic

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Dear friend,
Your heart is a polished mirror. You must wipe it dean of the veil of dust that has gathered upon it, because it is destined to reflect the light of divine secrets.

Al-Ghazali

Wisdom, Islamic, Heart

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Do good deeds properly, sincerely and moderately and know that your deeds will not make you enter Paradise, and that the most beloved deed to Allah's is the most regular and constant even though it were little.

Muhammad

Positive, God, Islamic

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To fight against one's desires is the greatest of all fights.

Ali ibn Abi Talib

Islamic, Fighting, Desire

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If Allah has written for you happiness, no one can steal that from you, and if He has written for your heart to break, then no-one can mend it but He, so always put your trust in Allah.

Aaidh ibn Abdullah al-Qarni

Happiness, Trust, Faith

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When talking about marriage, Allah says your spouses are garments for you. A garment may or may not fit perfectly-but either way, it covers imperfections, protects, and beautifies.

Yasmin Mogahed

Relationship, Marriage, Couple

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Never do I argue with a man with a desire to hear him say what is wrong, or to expose him and win victory over him. Whenever I face an opponent in debate I silently pray - O Lord, help him so that truth may flow from his heart and on his tongue, and so that if truth is on my side, he may follow me; and if truth be on his side, I may follow him.

Al-Shafi‘i

God, Wisdom, Prayer

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