On Intention – Imām al-Nawawī
Know that when you desire to perform any act of obedience, no matter how small, you must have a conscious…
Pride, Arrogance, Boastfulness – Imām al-Ghazzālī
This is the chronic disease. It is man’s consideration of himself with the eye of self-glorification and self-importance and his…
Worldly Pleasures – Imām ‘Abdullāh al-Ḥaddād
In this world, those who possess the utmost comfort and the greatest forms of pleasures and are the most intent…
On One’s Spiritual State – Imām ‘Abdullāh al-Ḥaddād
Should a man wish to know whether he is rising or falling in religious terms, he should look at how…
On Ignorance – Imām ‘Abdullāh al-Ḥaddād
Ignorance is a fire that burns a man’s religion. And its extinguishing water is knowledge.
Company One Keeps – Imām ‘Abdullāh al-Ḥaddād
The company one keeps has major effects. It may lead either to benefit and improvement or to harm and corruption,…
Remembrance of Death – Imām al-Ghazzālī
Know that lengthy hopes have two causes, the first of which is ignorance, and the second of which is love…
The Sunna – Ḥabīb Mashhur al-Ḥaddād
You have learnt that the Sunna consists of the sayings, acts and acknowledgement of the Messenger of God (may God…
On Counsel – Imām ‘Abdullāh al-Ḥaddād
You must be of good counsel to all Muslims. The highest point of this is that you conceal nothing from…
On Wilaya – Imām ‘Abdullāh al-Ḥaddād
The scholarly Shaykh, ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Khatib Ba-Raja asked him whether the Qutb was the same as the Ghawth, and about…
Nature of Remembrance – Ibn ‘Ata’ Illah
Remembrance of God is liberation from ignorance and forgetfulness through the permanent presence of the heart with the Truth. It…
On Importance of Study – Imām al-Ghazzālī
“The Prophet (may God bless him and grant him peace) said, “The heart of the believer is more unsteady than…
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