when my heart was hardened and my courses constrained I made my hope a stairway to your forgiveness My sin burdened me heavily, but when I measured it by your forgiveness Lord, Your forgiveness was the greater.
Acquire knowledge. It enables its possesor to distinguish right from wrong; it lightens the way to Heaven; it is our friend in the desert, our society in solitude, our companion when friendless, it guides us to happiness; it sustaines us in misery; it is an ornament amongst friends; and an armour against enemies.
The eye of tge heart, though closed in the fallen man, is able to take in a glimmering of the light and that is faith. But anyway of living causes a covering like rust to accumulate over the heart so that it cannot sense the divine origin of God's message.
Meet people in such a manner that if you die, they should weep for you, and if you live, they should long for you .
(Ali Ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him.)
We must begin looking at each other as brothers and sisters...and not walking brochures. We must see each others strengths and encourage those strengths....We must see each others weaknesses and be patient with those weaknesses... sometimes even look beyond what we see as "weaknesses" and move on with compassion and love and respect. That takes true faith. (Dawud Wharnsby Ali )
"A keeper of the fast, who doesn't abandon lying and detraction, God cares not about his leaving off eating and drinking (that is, God doesn't accept his fasting). "