Al-Ghazali Quotes and Sayings
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“Desires make slaves out of kings and patience makes kings out of slaves.”
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“Whoever says that all music is prohibited, let him also claim that the songs of birds are prohibited.”
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“Are you ready to cut off your head and place your foot on it? If so, come; Love awaits you! Love is not grown in a garden, nor sold in the marketplace; whether you are a king or a servant, the price is your head, and nothing less. Yes, the cost of the elixir of love is your head! Do you hesitate? 0 miser, It is cheap at that price!”
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“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.”
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“Do not allow your heart to take pleasure with the praises of people, nor be saddened by their condemnation.”
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“To get what you love, you must first be patient with what you hate. -Imam Al”
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“Never have I dealt with anything more difficult than my own soul, which sometimes helps me and sometimes opposes me.”
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“Dear friend, Your heart is a polished mirror. You must wipe it dean of the veil of dust that has gathered upon it, because it is destined to reflect the light of divine secrets.”
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“Remember it is the heart and not the body, which strives to draw near to God. By heart I do not mean the flesh perceived by the senses, but that secret thing which is sometimes expressed by spirit, and sometimes by soul.”
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