“Surely in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find comfort.”
(Quran, 13:28)
stated, “I have not uttered, nor have those before me, words like ‘There is no god but Allah.'”
-Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
–Al-Saduq, Al-Shaikh. Kitab Al-tawhid. AMI Press, Al – Mahdi Institute, 2013.
“He is the One Who created everything in the earth for you. Then He turned towards the heaven, forming it into seven heavens. And He has ‘perfect’ knowledge of all things.” (Quran, 2:29)
“He ˹also˺ subjected for you whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth—all by His grace. Surely in this are signs for people who reflect.”
(Quran, 45:13)
“O He who has placed wonders in the seas.”
–A Phrase from Joshan Kabir Prayer
There is a hadith qudsi (the words of the prophet Muhammad as revealed to him by the Almighty God saying, “O My servant! I created all things for you, and I created you for Myself.”
–The Academy for Learning Islam
“The best form of worship is to say ‘There is no deity but Allah’…”
–Al-Majlisi, Allama Baqir. Bihar al-Anwar. Independently published, 16 June 2020.
“Even then your hearts became hardened like a rock or even harder, for some rocks gush rivers; others split, spilling water; while others are humbled in awe of Allah. And Allah is never unaware of what you do.” (Quran, 2:74)
“They are like cattle. In fact, they are even less guided!” (Quran, 7:179)
“And so We have made for every prophet enemies—devilish humans and jinn—whispering to one another with elegant words of deception. Had it been your Lord’s Will, they would not have done such a thing. So leave them and their deceit,” (Quran, 6:112)
“From among jinn and among people.” (Quran, 114:6)
“Is the one who is a believer equal ˹before Allah˺ to the one who is rebellious? They are not equal!” (Quran, 32:18)
“By the ˹passage of˺ time! Surely humanity is in ˹grave˺ loss, except those who have faith, do good, and urge each other to the truth, and urge each other to perseverance.” (Quran, 103:1-3)
The Holy Imam Ali Bin Al-Husayn said to Zuhry, when he was in Arafaat: ‘How many people do you think are over here?’ He replied: ‘I think there are about four and a half million, all of them Pilgrims having spent their wealth in the way of Allah supplicating to Allaha with their voices.’ The Imam said to him: ‘O Zuhry! The supplicants are numerous but the Pilgrims are few. Zuhry said: ‘They are all Pilgrims. You take them to be few?’
The Imam said to him: ‘O Zuhry! Bring your face close to me’ He came nearer and the Holy Imam touched his face with his hands and then said: ‘Look!’ He looked at the people and said: ‘I see all of these creatures to be as monkeys. I do not see among them a person except one out of ten thousand of them.’ Then the Holy Imam said to him: ‘Come close to me O Zuhry! He went near and the Imam touched his face and then said: ‘Look!’ He looked at the people and said: ‘I see all of these creatures to be as pigs.’ Then the Imam said to him: ‘Bring your face near to me. He brought his face nearer and the Imam touched his face and they all appeared to be as wolves with the exception of a few of them who had the characteristics of people.
Al-Imam Askari, Hasan bin Ali (pbuh). Tafseer-e-Imam Hassan Askari, Part XII, p.54
“Say, “If your parents, and your children, and your siblings, and your spouses, and your relatives, and the wealth you have acquired, and a business you worry about, and homes you love, are dearer to you than Allah, and His Messenger, and the struggle in His cause, then wait until Allah executes His judgment.” Allah does not guide the sinful people.” (Quran, 9:24)
The more the faith of a servant increases the more his love for women increases.
The Prophet (pbuh)
–Al-Qadi, al-Nu’man. The pillars of Islam: Da’a’im al-Islam. Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2002.
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There is no good in a person who does not wish to earn money through lawful means to maintain their dignity, pay off their debts, and uphold family ties.
–Al-Kulayni, Abu Jafar Muhammad bin Yaqub Al-Kulayni. AL-KAFI. Islamic Seminary Incorporated, The; 2nd edition, 18 January 2015.
