Words of Wisdom

Life is always fair, and the reason for that is the hereafter. For anyone who believes in the hereafter will realize that every hardship will hit a dead end. And that dead end will have a door, beyond the door is the reward. When one accepts fate, situations, hardships, pain, they have already passed 50% of the trial by accepting it. Then it’s about getting through it. Knowing that Allah is the only one who can give it and also clear us of it will make us turn to Him and then we will find is so much easier. What makes it hard is the fact that we think “life isn’t fair”, “why me?” “why do i deserve this?” etc. We are tiny tiny creations and we can NEVER question our Lord. - Br. Yasin

The heart is the soil of Allah , Laa ilah illallah is the seed

When light engages the heart, it causes an illumation of the path,a purification of the consciousness , an enlightenment of the intellect and an establishment of the foundations of dhikr and shukr and of beautiful worship. - Habib Umar Bin Hafiz

The greatest poverty is the lack of intelligence. – Arabic proverb

A man attains the rank of righteousness only after passing through these six steps:

1) He must close the door of bounty and open the door of hardships.

2) He must close the door of dignity and open the door of humility.

3) He must close the door of repose and open the door of striving.

4) He must close the door of sleep and open the door of vigilance.

5) He must close the door of wealth and open the door of poverty.

6) He must close the door of worldly expectation and open the door of preparedness for death.

Ibrahim Bin Adham (d.777)

A child can always teach an adult three things:

:: to be happy for no reason,

:: to always be busy with something,

:: and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires.”

Paulo Coelho’s ‘The Fifth Mountain’

If you want the door of hope be opened for you,
then consider what comes to you from your Lord,

but if you want the door of sadness be opened for you,
then consider what goes to Him from you.

The Hikam” Sufi Aphorisms by Ibn Ata’Allah al Iskandari: Late 13th Century C.E.

“Fear Allah has forsaken you when you find it hard to cry in front of Him”. - Sheikh Nuh Ha Mim Keller

“Joy and sorrow are the light and shade of life; without light and shade no picture is clear.” Inayat Khan

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