"You must convince your heart that whatever Allah has decreed is most appropriate and most beneficial for you." ~ Imam Al Ghazali.
"Useful knowledge is that which makes you grow in the fear of Allah, increases you in awareness of your defects, deepens your knowledge of the worship of your Lord Most High, decreases your desire for this world and increases your desire for the life to come, and opens your eyes to the defects of your actions so that you guard against them." ~ Imam Ghazali ~
"Whoever complains of the bad character of another, has revealed the badness of his own character." - Imam Al Ghazali (Rahimahullah)
O Friend, the cloth from which your burial shroud will be cut may have already reached the market & yet you remain unaware! -- Imam al-Ghazali
And the heart is also a home. It is the home of the Angels, where they descend, where they reside. Despicable characteristics, such as anger, desires, belittlement, envy, arrogance, self-amazement, etc. are all barking dogs. So, how can the Angels enter such a place while it is crawling with dogs? - Imam Ghazali
“Not everyone is in harmony with himself, and not everyone treats himself as a friend, although he may think so. For man is generally his own enemy. He does not know it, but he proves it in his doings.” ---Imam al-Ghazali
"Soft words soften the hearts that are harder than rock, harsh words harden hearts that are softer than silk." --Imam Al Ghazali rahimahullah
"Do not allow your heart to take pleasure with the praises of people, nor be saddened by their condemnation." --- Al Ghazali
'Desires make slaves out of kings and patience makes kings out of slaves.' --- Imam Ghazali
"To get what you love, you must first be patient with what you hate.” ~ Imam Al-Ghazali"
