http://qisas.com/wisdom Hidden jewels of guidance... Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:25:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en You must thank God for all that He has favored you with, you have no good thing, whether outward or inward, religious or worldly, but it comes from Him. [Imam al Haddad] http://qisas.com/wisdom/616/ Those who are the elect of Adam's children breathe the breath of "We have wronged ourselves." Display your need for God------do not argue like the impudent and accursed Iblis. [Mawlana Rumi] http://qisas.com/wisdom/615/ A poet said: If your sins are paining you they need to be treated, By raising your hands in prayer before the dark night is completed. Of the Mercy of God, you should never despair! For your despairing is far greater than your sins, [beware]! His Mercy to the righteous is tremendous generosity, But His Mercy ... http://qisas.com/wisdom/614/ ‘Aisha (radhiallaahu `anha): A man came to her and asked ‘When will I know that I am pious?’ She said, ‘When you realise that you are a sinner.’ He said, ‘And when will I know I am a sinner?’ She replied, ‘When you think you are pious.’ - Tanbeeh al-Ghafileen http://qisas.com/wisdom/613/ ‘Abd al-Malik, the son of ‘Umar bin ‘Abd al-’Aziz, said to his father: “O father, why are you not forthcoming in people’s affairs? By Allah, I do not care about anything else when it comes to implementing the truth, even if everyone were to despise us for it.” So, ‘Umar ... http://qisas.com/wisdom/612/ ‘Umar bin ‘Abd al-’Aziz used to say: “None can reach the state of taqwa until he possesses neither actions nor words that can be exposed to his embarrassment, either in this World or the Hereafter.” http://qisas.com/wisdom/611/ Abu Hurayrah said:“The slave will be brought between the Hands of Allah - the Exalted - on the Day of Resurrection, and Allah will Say to him: ‘Did you love one of my awliya’, so that I can join you with him?’“ http://qisas.com/wisdom/610/ Mujahid said: “Those who love each other for Allah’s Sake, when they smile at each other, their sins fall from each other, just as the leaves fall from a tree before the winter.” http://qisas.com/wisdom/609/ Ibn as-Sammak said, on his deathbed: “O Allah! You Know that, even if I had disobeyed You, I loved those who obeyed You! So, make this for me a means of nearness to You!” http://qisas.com/wisdom/608/ Ibn-ul-Qayyim said, "The year is like a tree, months are its branches, days are the branch sticks, hours are its leaves, and the breaths are its fruits. Therefore, if one's breaths are in obedience [to Allah and His Messenger], the fruits of his tree are good. If they are in ... http://qisas.com/wisdom/607/