More Quotes by Al-Ghazali
Never have I dealt with anything more difficult than my own soul, which sometimes helps me and sometimes opposes me.
A man of bad character punishes his own soul.
You must convince your heart that whatever Allah has decreed is most appropriate and most beneficial for you.
The corruption of religions comes from turning them to mere words and appearances.
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.
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.
This visible world is a trace of that invisible one and the former follows the latter like a shadow.
Desires make slaves out of kings and patience makes kings out of slaves.
Declare your jihad on thirteen enemies you cannot see - Egoism, Arrogance, Conceit, Selfishness, Greed, Lust, Intolerance, Anger, Lying, Cheating, Gossiping and Slandering. If you can master and destroy them, then will be ready to fight the enemy you can see.
Those who look for seashells will find seashells; those who open them will find pearls.
