“There may be one fault in a man that conceals a thousand qualities, or one excellence that conceals a thousand faults. The little indicates much.”
“Intellect takes you to the door, but it doesn't take you into the house.”
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“The salat can be made up for, but there is no making up for false show or outward worship without presence.”
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“Whoever lives as he sees fit will not die as he sees fit.”
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“Nothing kills the soul that commands to evil (Nafs al Ammarra) like seeing the beauty of the heart.”
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“Alms in secret extinguish the wrath of the Lord means you are so immersed in sincerity and in preserving that sincerity that you have no pleasure in giving alms.”
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