Sheikh Ahmad Mustafa al-Maraghi Quotes

“Therefore when they [the Muslims] showed ingratitude toward the blessings that Allah had given them, He caused them to undergo severe torment under the hands of the Mongols in Baghdad, and in the Crusades when Westerners violently took over Muslim lands. Even today, they continue to take away and divide their homelands and rain fire and brimstone on them. Meanwhile the Muslims are busy with entertainment and error. Whenever a calamity or crisis befalls them, they say it is God's decree, without acknowledging the causes and without seeing the wisdom behind it, and without actively seeking to find a cure.

Sheikh Ahmad Mustafa al-Maraghi

“The point of the books sent by God is that they should be followed and applied in daily life, the point is not to read them with the tongue and sing them like songs, for this is a way of disregarding them. Al-Ghazali says about this: "This is like a king sending a scroll to one of his agents asking him to build a palace for him somewhere in the kingdom, but those who receive the book, instead of building the palace, simply recite the king's orders everyday."

Sheikh Ahmad Mustafa al-Maraghi

“After Allah informed the angels of Adam's rank and that He has made him His agent on earth, He commanded the angels to bow down to him out of humility, not worship, as an acknowledgement of his rank and an apology to him for their saying about him: "will You [O Allah] put on [earth] someone who creates corruption in it?"

Sheikh Ahmad Mustafa al-Maraghi

“True faith in Allah (al-yaqeen) and the Day of Judgment are recognized by their effect on a person's actions. The faith of the one who testifies to falsehood, drinks alcohol or transgresses on the rights of people is nothing but an illusion in the mind, not a faith based on certainty, because this faith has had no effect on the actions of the limbs or the tongue. True faith is that which controls a person's behavior and decides what type of deeds he performs.

Sheikh Ahmad Mustafa al-Maraghi

“When you start something by saying bismillah ("in the name of God"), it means "I am doing this by Allah's command and for Allah's sake, and not for the sake of myself nor out of my personal desire."

Sheikh Ahmad Mustafa al-Maraghi

“Before Islam, if an Arab was asked "who created the earth and sky?" he would say Allah, and if he was asked if al-Laat and al-Uzzaa (two pagan gods) had created anything, he would say "no".

Sheikh Ahmad Mustafa al-Maraghi

“Ten companions were renowned for their interpretation of the Quran: The four rashidoon caliphs Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali, and then Abdullah ibn Masud, Ibn Abbas, Ubayy bin Kaab, Zaid bin Thabit Abu Musa al-Ashaari, and Abdullah bin az-Zubair.
The one from whom the most interpretations of Quranic verses are narrated is Ali bin Abi Talib. Narrations from the other three are rare. More interpretations are narrated from Ibn Masud, who died in the year 32 of the hijrah, than Ali bin Abi Talib.
As for Abdullah ibn Abbas, who died in the year 68 of the hijrah, he is the translator of the Quran, the scholar of the nation, and master of the interpreters, for uncountable interpretations are narrated from him, and the Prophet ﷺ prayed for him saying: "O Allah, give him knowledge of the religion and teach him interpretation."

Sheikh Ahmad Mustafa al-Maraghi

“The state of Ibadah (true worship of God) is a feeling of smallness that develops through making the heart appreciate the greatness of the One Who is worshiped.

Sheikh Ahmad Mustafa al-Maraghi

Sheikh Ahmad Mustafa al-Maraghi Quotes

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