Hussam Basith > Hussam's Quotes

“من لم يحرّكه الربيعُ وأزهاره، والعودُ وأوتاره، فهو فاسدُ المزاج ليس له علاج”
― أبو حامد الغزالي, إحياء علوم الدين

“The body, so to speak, is simply the riding-animal of the soul, and perishes while the soul endures. The soul should take care of the body, just as a pilgrim on his way to Mecca takes care of his camel; but if the pilgrim spends his whole time in feeding and adorning his camel, the caravan will leave him behind, and he will perish in the desert.”
― Al-Ghazzali, The Alchemy of Happiness

“مَنْ لم يدرس المنطق، لا يُوثق بعلمه”
― أبو حامد الغزالي

“اعمَلْ أنتَ بما تعلمُ؛ لينكشفَ لكَ ما لمْ تعلمْ.”
― أبو حامد الغزالي, أيها الولد

“Jesus (upon whom be peace!) saw the world revealed in the form of an ugly old hag. He asked her how many husbands she had possessed; she replied that they were countless. He asked whether they had died or been divorced; she said that she had slain them all. "I marvel", he said, "at the fools who see, what you have done to others, and still desire you.”
― Al-Ghazzali, The Alchemy of Happiness

“يحتاج المريد إلى شيخ وأستاذ يقتدي به لا محالة ليهديه إلى سواء السبيل، فإن سبيل الدين غامض، وسبل الشيطان كثيرة ظاهرة فمن لم يكن له شيخ يهديه، قاده الشيطان إلى طرقه لا محالة. فمن سلك سبل البوادي المهلكة بغير خفير فقد خاطر بنفسه وأهلكها، ويكون المستقل بنفسه كالشجرةِ التي تنبت بنفسها فإنها تجف على القرب، وإن بقيت مدة وأورقت لم تثمر، فمعتَصَمُ المريد شيخُهُ، فليتمسك به.
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― أبو حامد الغزالي

“The perfect man is the one who does not let the light of his knowledge quench the light of his reverence.”
― أبو حامد الغزالي, The Niche of Lights

“The Prophet said, "Live with each man according to his habits and disposition,”
― أبو حامد الغزالي, The Alchemy of Happiness

“The third duty of a teacher is that he should not withhold from his students any advice. After he finishes the outward sciences, he should teach them the inward sciences. He should tell them that the object of education is to gain nearness of God, not power or richness and that God created ambition as a means of perpetuating knowledge which is essential for these sciences.”
― Imam Al-Ghazali

“A person in whom the desire for this knowledge has disappeared is like one who has lost his appetite for healthy food, or who prefers feeding on clay to eating bread.”
― أبو حامد الغزالي, The Alchemy of Happiness

“A wise man said: When knowledge increases, loquacity decreases.”
― Imam Al-Ghazali

“Him with his whole heart. The saint Fudhail said to a certain man, "If anyone asks you whether you love God, keep silent; for if you say, 'I do not love Him,' you are an infidel; and if you say, 'I do,' your deeds contradict you." The”
― أبو حامد الغزالي, The Alchemy of Happiness

“God said to David, "Be not too intimate with men; for two kinds of persons are excluded from My presence: those who are earnest in seeking reward and slack when they obtain it, and those who prefer their own thoughts to the remembrance of Me. The sign of My displeasure is that I leave such to themselves." In”
― أبو حامد الغزالي, The Alchemy of Happiness

“For one who knows not God – Mighty and Glorious!- silence is imperative, and for one who knows God Most High silence is prescribed.”
― أبو حامد الغزالي

“Wealth and property are the servants of body which is the vehicle of soul of which the essence is knowledge and for which there is honor of soul.”
― Imam Al-Ghazali

“Some of thy attributes are those of animals, some of devils, and some of angels, and thou hast to find out which of these attributes are accidental and which essential.”
― أبو حامد الغزالي, The Alchemy of Happiness

“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
― Rumi

“Dance, when you're broken open. Dance, if you've torn the bandage off. Dance in the middle of the fighting. Dance in your blood. Dance when you're perfectly free.”
― Rumi

“Love comes with a knife, not some shy question, and not with fears for its reputation!”
― Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi

“What matters is how quickly you do what your soul directs.”
― Rumi, The Essential Rumi

“This place is a dream. Only a sleeper considers it real. Then death comes like dawn, and you wake up laughing at what you thought was your grief.”
― Rumi

“Whoever's calm and sensible is insane!”
― Rumi, The Essential Rumi

“Learn the alchemy true human beings know. The moment you accept what troubles you've been given the door with open.”
― Jelaluddin Rumi

“let's get away from
all the clever humans
who put words in our mouth
let's only say what our hearts desire.”
― Rumi

“We may know who we are or we may not. We may be Muslims, Jews or Christians but until our hearts become the mould for every heart we will see only our differences.”
― Rumi

“Why struggle to open a door between us when the whole wall is an illusion?”
― Rumi

“You must ask for what you really want. / Don't go back to sleep. / The door
is round and open. / Don't go back to sleep.”
― Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi

“When the light returns to its source, it takes nothing of what it has illuminated.”
― Rumi

“There are thousands of wines
that can take over our minds.

Don't think all ecstasies
are the same!

Jesus was lost in his love for God.
His donkey was drunk with barley.”
― Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi, The Essential Rumi

“The art of knowing is knowing what to ignore.”
― Rumi