Abu Hamid al-Ghazali Quotes

“O Friend, the cloth from which your burial shroud will be cut may have already reached the market and you remain unaware.

Abu Hamid al-Ghazali

“All of a man's happiness is in his being the master of his ego, while all his suffering is in his ego being his master.

Abu Hamid al-Ghazali

“Renewing Islam is not by changing the religion until it fits people's desires, rather, it is by moving people away from their desires to a place that gains God's approval.

Abu Hamid al-Ghazali

“The corruption of the ordinary people is due to the corruption of the rulers, and the corruption of the rulers is due to the corruption of the scholars (or intelligentsia), and the corruption of the scholars is due to the fact that the love of money and status has taken their hearts over, and whenever the love of the world takes over a person, he will not be able to stand up to petty criminals, so how could he face the kings and rulers?

Abu Hamid al-Ghazali

“If those who do not know stayed silent, there would be little disagreement between people.

Abu Hamid al-Ghazali

“The first stage of sincerity is that your private and public state should be the same.

Abu Hamid al-Ghazali

“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 towards God.

Abu Hamid al-Ghazali

“The inward battle makes no noise, and there are no weapons in it, but this battle is more important in its results than the battles in which corpses disperse, and in which blood is spent.

Abu Hamid al-Ghazali

“The period of waiting patiently for release from suffering is an act of worship.

Abu Hamid al-Ghazali

“To get what you love, you must first be patient with what you hate.

Abu Hamid al-Ghazali

“When you have a bad suspicion about a Muslim in your heart, you should increase your consideration toward him and make dua for him. This way you will infuriate Satan and will be able to drive him away. Because of this, Satan will be reluctant to put evil thoughts into your heart, afraid that you would increase your consideration towards your brother and will make dua for him again.

Abu Hamid al-Ghazali

“As I look back on my life, I realize that every time I thought I was being rejected from something good; I was actually being re-directed to something better. You must convince your heart that whatever Allah has decreed is most appropriate and most beneficial for you.

Abu Hamid al-Ghazali

“The corruption of religions comes from turning them to mere words and appearances.

Abu Hamid al-Ghazali

“God does not become weary of forgiving until the servant becomes weary of asking for forgiveness.

Abu Hamid al-Ghazali

“Desires make slaves out of kings and patience makes kings out of slaves.

Abu Hamid al-Ghazali

“The happiness of the drop is to die in the ocean.

Abu Hamid al-Ghazali

“Hypocrites look for faults; the believers look for excuses.

Abu Hamid al-Ghazali

“Love for God envelops the heart, it rules the heart and it emanates over everything.

Abu Hamid al-Ghazali

“To completely trust in God is to be like a child who knows deeply that even if he does not call for the mother, the mother is totally aware of his condition and is looking after him.

Abu Hamid al-Ghazali

“If you see an unbeliever, say, “I don’t know, maybe he will become a Muslim, and his life will be sealed with the best of deeds, and for his Islam he will emerge free of sin, as a strand of hair is gently removed from dough. As for me, Allâh could cause me to go astray, so that I become of the unbelievers, and my life could be sealed with the worst of deeds. So tomorrow this person might be of the Ones Drawn Nigh [to Allâh], and I of the distant ones!"

Abu Hamid al-Ghazali

“Never have I dealt with anything more difficult than my own soul which sometimes helps me and sometimes opposes me.

Abu Hamid al-Ghazali

“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’ [friends] and chosen elite, and is watching over you, have you not heard His saying, "So wait steadfastly for the judgment of your Lord—you are certainly before Our eyes." [At-Tur 52:48]

Abu Hamid al-Ghazali

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