Inspiration from Past & Present
I am amazed by the eye which sleeps while it knows the length of the sleep within the darkness of the graves.
—Mu’adhah bint ‘Abdillah Al-Basriyyah
(Read on pg 102, Shaykh Mashhur Hasan al Salman, The Noble Women Scholars of Hadith. Jamiah Media. 2010.)
Allah’s Apostle (S) was the most eloquent speaker of all of Allah’s creation. His speech was sweet, comprehensive, and he had the most beautiful way with words. His words captured the hearts and souls. Even his enemies had to admit to this quality.
—Ibn al-Qayyim [d. 751H/1350CE]
(English Translation of Zad-ul Ma’ad fi Hadyi Khairi-l ‘Ibad 1/312))
Politeness is part of the attitude of the believers, and it is lowering the wing of humility to people, speaking gently, and not speaking harshly to them, which are among the best means of creating harmony
—ibn Battaal
(Fath al-Baari 10/528)
The major sins are the sins one commits, then considers them insignificant and underrates them.
—al-Awza’i
(Read on pg 51, Talib Ibn Tyson al-Birtani, Purify My Heart. Dar-us-Salam Publications. Riyadh:2012.)