More Quotes by Al-Ghazali
The happiness of the drop is to die in the river.
The corruption of religions comes from turning them to mere words and appearances.
To completely trust in Allah is to be like a child who knows deeply that even if he does not call for the mother, the mother is totally aware of his condition and is looking after him.
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.
Never have I dealt with anything more difficult than my own soul, which sometimes helps me and sometimes opposes me.
Those who look for seashells will find seashells; those who open them will find pearls.
You must convince your heart that whatever Allah has decreed is most appropriate and most beneficial for you.
Desires make slaves out of kings and patience makes kings out of slaves.
Do not allow your heart to take pleasure with the praises of people, nor be saddened by their condemnation.
A man of bad character punishes his own soul.
