Food for thought: Quotes

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim



In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

Ali radiallahu anhu said, “People before us used to advise each other of three things - the one who works for his Hereafter, Allah will take care of the matters of his din and dunya for him; and the one who beautifies his inner self, Allah will beautify his appearance; and the one who rectifies that which is between him and Allah, Allah will rectify that which is between him and people”

“If your hearts were really pure they would never have enough of reciting Allah’s Words.” Uthman ibn Affan (ra)

It is said that Maalik ibn Dinaar (rahimahullaah) once went to the graveyards and said:

أتيتُ القبور فناديتها *** أين المعَظَّمُ و أين المُحْتَقِرُ

و أين المُلَبِّى إذا ما دَعا *** و أين العَزِيز إذا ما افتَخِرُ

و أين المُدَلّ بِسُلْطَانِه *** و أين القوِِّىُّ أذا ما قدَرُ

“I approached the graves and called out to it

‘Where is the exalted one and where is the debased?

Where is the caller when he did call out

And where is the powerful when he did boast

Where is the one who was arrogant in his reign

And where is the strong one when he did gain power?’

فسمع صوتاً يقول له

تفَانوا جَمِيعاً فما مُخْبر *** و مَاتوا جَميعاً و ماتَ الخبرُ

تروح و تغدو بنات الثرى *** فَتَمْحُو مَحاسِنَ تلك الصُوَر

فيا سائِلى عن أناسٍ قد مَضَوا *** أمَّا لك فِيما تَرى مُعْتَبِر

So he heard a voice say:

All have fleeted, so there is no informer

And all have died and so did the news

The daughters of the rich come and go

So they wipe away the beauty of such a picture

So O questioner of a people who have gone by

Is there not in what you see, a lesson indeed?

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The Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa'sallam said:



"The Muslim is a unique Ummah among the whole of mankind:

Their Land is ONE, their War is ONE, their Peace is ONE,

Their Honour is ONE and their Trust is ONE."

[Ahmad]