Quotes and Advice

As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah “Whoever takes the Qur’an as a manhaj (way), Allah will grant him (knowledge of) all the Sciences.” – Ibn al-Qayyim Narrated from Jundub (ra) that he said, “I advice you with the taqwa of Allah and I advice you with the Qur’an for...

A pain in the… tongue!

As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah One of al-Mutanabbi’s most peculiar lines of poetry is the one below: ألمٌ ألَمَّ ألمْ أُلِمْ بِدَائِهِ *** إنْ انَّ آنٌ آنَ آنُ أَوَانه If you look at it closely, you’ll see that each partial bayt is almost entirely composed of a...

‘And That Is What Life Has Taught Me’ [Part 3]

As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah “There is no good in a ruler whose religion does not rule him, and there is no good in an intelligent one whose intellect does not lead him, and there is no good in a scholar whose knowledge does not guide him, and there is no good in...

Don’t let it overburden you

As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah Some quotes… It is said that a man who was overburdened by worries went to a wise man and said, “I’ve come to you because I can’t find a solution or a way out of the problems I’m in.” The wise man said to him, “I will ask you two...