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“You [Abu Bakr as-Siddiq] were the first of the people to accept Islaam, and the most sincere of them in Eeman (faith). You were the best of them as a companion, and the most like the Messenger (salallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) in both guidance and humility, and the most generous of them to him. You succeeded him in the Religion well when the people left Islaam, and you held firm to the methodology of the Messenger (salallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam). You were like a mountain that was not moved by the storm nor crushed by the quake. You are modest with yourself, and great with Allaah. And the closest people to you are the most obedient to Allaah, and the most pious. May Allaah make you join the company of his Messenger, and may He not deprive us of your reward. And may He not lead us astray after you.

Imam Ali bin Abi Talib

“We learn, when it's too late, that the value of life is in living it--to live every day and hour of it.

Muhammad al-Ghazali

“The Christ, peace be upon him, passed by a group of Jews who spoke evil towards him. He replied in a good and kind manner to them. It was said to him: "They are speaking evil words to you, and you say good words to them?" He said: "Everyone spends from what he has."

Muhammad al-Ghazali

“Allah (swt) told Musa (as) to be nice to Firaun. Firaun tried to kill Musa (as) when he was just a baby. Firaun killed a thousand babies every year. He called himself God. There’s so many reasons to hate Firaun and Allah (swt) says when you go to him, be nice to him. If you have to be nice to Firaun, what about your wife? What about your husband? your children? your parents? your siblings? your cousins? your uncle? These are the people that make us angry. Family makes you really angry, I know. But these are the people that deserve the softest responses from us. We have to change the way we behave with them.

Nouman Ali Khan

“Man has free will in the things he has knowledge about, but is pushed forward by other forces in the things he has no knowledge about. In other words, his freedom increases whenever his knowledge increases.

Muhammad al-Ghazali

“If you think deeply about the conditions of people, you will find those who are most concerned with the faults of others to have the most faults themselves.

Al-Jahiz

“Don’t cheat your soul by only remembering Allah with your tongue and not your heart.

Saad Tasleem

“Everyone will meet Allah, but only some will get to be with Him forever.

Shaykh Omar Suleiman