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“He has afflicted you
From every direction
In order to pull you back
To the Directionless.

“Invoke Him (Allah) with deeds, not words, for deeds are real and will save you in the afterlife.

“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.

“Oh Allah I ask you for a mercy, oh Allah I ask you for a love that lasts, oh Allah I ask you for a compassionate contentment and a good heart, oh Allah there is no mercy except through You, from You, and for You.

Dr. Mustafa Mahmud

“The artist seeks beauty, the thinker seeks truth, the revolutionary seeks justice, the Sufi seeks Allah. They differ in their appearances, but in reality they do not differ, because Truth, Justice, Creativity and Beauty are all names of Allah.

Dr. Mustafa Mahmud

“A life that ends at death, with no existence beyond it, is a life not worth living.

Dr. Mustafa Mahmud

“There is no shield left against insanity, and no protection against breakdown except for each one of us to take refuge in Allah and hold on tight to his faith. Allah has said that the worldly life is a house of trials and there is no stability and no refuge in it. The command to be patient is mentioned over 100 times in the Quran, and not just patience, but beautiful patience: "So endure patiently, with a beautiful patience." (Quran 70:5), "He said: ‘No! Your own selves have tempted you to do something evil [against Joseph]! Therefore a beautiful patience (shall be my refuge)." (Quran 12:18). Beautiful patience is the sign of true submission for the person capable of it, and the only lifeline in a turbulent age.

Dr. Mustafa Mahmud

“Work and move closer to Allah through seeking knowledge, not through growing beards, shortening your garments, wearing sandals, and holding on to the apparent and secondary things, for the first verse that was sent down in your Book was: "Read!"

Dr. Mustafa Mahmud

“There is meaning in all things. But are you paying attention?

Yasmin Mogahed

“When your failures surround you, and all the open doors have closed, look up. There’s a door that never closes, a way, when all the other ways have failed you.

Yasmin Mogahed

“Let’s practice what we learn, and then preach what we practice. Don’t jump from learning straight to preaching.

Shaykh Omar Suleiman

“It is fitting for a student that he begins with memorization of the Book of Allah -since it is the greatest of the branches of knowledge and that which should be placed first and given precedence.

al-Khateeb al-Baghdadi

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