More Quotes by Al-Ghazali
This visible world is a trace of that invisible one and the former follows the latter like a shadow.
Knowledge without action is wastefulness and action without knowledge is foolishness.
Do not allow your heart to take pleasure with the praises of people, nor be saddened by their condemnation.
Do not dispute with anyone in any matter as far as possible. For in argumentation lies much harm and its evil is greater than its benefit.
If you do not prepare now for the Afterlife, then when will you do so?
Each of your breaths is a priceless jewel, since each of them is irreplaceable and once gone, can never be retrieved.
Remember your contemporaries who have passed away and were your age. Remember the honors and fame they earned, the high posts they held, and the beautiful bodies they possessed. Today all of them are turned to dust. They have left orphans and widows behind them, their wealth is being wasted, and their houses turned into ruins. No sign of them is left today, and they lie in dark holes underneath the earth. Picture their faces before your mind's eye and ponder.
The corruption of religions comes from turning them to mere words and appearances.
The way to paradise is an uphill climb whereas hell is downhill. Hence, there is a struggle to get to paradise and not to hell.
If you see Allah, Mighty and Magnificent, holding back this world from you, frequently trying you with adversity and tribulation, know that you hold a great status with Him. Know that He is dealing with you as He does with His Awliya’ and chosen elite, and is watching over you.
