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The essence of knowledge is to know what obedience and worship are -Abu Hamid al

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Al-Ghazali
Born: 1058
Born: January 1
Autobiographer
Mutakallim
Philosopher
Theologian
Ghazzoliĭ
Muḣammad ibn Muḣammad ibn Aḣmad Abu Ḣomid at-Tusiĭ
Al-Ghazzali
Abu Hamid al-Ghazālī
Algazelus
Algazel
Abu Hamid al-Ghazali
Abu Mohammed al-Ghazali
Al-Gonzzali
Ghonzzali
Knowledge
Als
Islamic
Obedience
Worship
Essence

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Knowledge without action is wastefulness and action without knowledge is foolishness.
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The hypocrite looks for faults the believer looks for excuses.
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The corruption of religions comes from turning them to mere words and appearances.
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This visible world is a trace of that invisible one and the former follows the latter like a shadow.
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In God, there is no sorrow or suffering or affliction. If you want to be free of all affliction and suffering, hold fast to God, and turn wholly to Him, and to no one else. Indeed, all your suffering comes from this: that you do not turn toward God and no one else.
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If you see Allah, Mighty and Magnificent, holding back this world from you, frequently trying you with adversity and tribulation, know that you hold a great status with Him. Know that He is dealing with you as He does with His Awliya’ and chosen elite, and is watching over you.
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Never have I dealt with anything more difficult than my own soul, which sometimes helps me and sometimes opposes me.
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If those who do not possess knowledge avoid the scholarly discussions, disagreement will end.
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He who buries his head deep into a nosebag full of food cannot hope to see the invisible world.
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Work for your terrestrial life in proportion to your location in it, and work for your afterlife in proportion to your eternity in it.
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In the intricate paths of life when difficulties and hardships confront a man, and the darkness of difficulty and suffering becomes long, it is patience only that acts like a light for a Muslim, that keeps him safe from wandering here and there, and saves him from the muddy marsh of disappointment, desperation and frustration.
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