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“Love is an activity, not a passive affect; it is a “standing in,” not a “falling for.” In the most general way, the active character of love can be described by stating that love is primarily giving, not receiving.”

My life is but a separation, though in my heart she lives,
So close, so near to every pulse, yet so distant from my yearning eyes.

In life, at sometime or another we come to a point where all relationships cease-where there is only us and Allah. Then we realise that there is no earth under us nor the sky above, but only Allah who is supporting us in this emptiness. Then we realize our worth- it is not more than a grain of sand or the leaf of a plant. Then we realize our existence is only confined to our being.

“A life without love is of no account. Don’t ask yourself
what kind of love you should seek, spiritual or material, divine or mundane, Eastern or Western.…
Divisions only lead to more divisions. Love has no labels, no definitions. It is what it is, pure and
simple.
“Love is the water of life. And a lover is a soul of fire!
The universe turns differently when fire loves water.

“Did you know that of the five prayers a Muslim is
supposed to perform every day, the one in the morning is said to be the most sacred but also the most
testing?”
“And why is that?”
“I guess it’s because it wakes us up from dreams, and we don’t like that. We prefer to keep sleeping.
That’s why there is a line in the morning call that doesn’t exist in the others. It says, ‘Prayer is better than
sleep.’ ”

Yes, I could do what I always do and pretend that everything is normal.
I could pretend if it weren't for this sweet ache in my heart

For despite what some people say, love is not a sweet feeling bound to come and quickly go away. In many ways the twenty-first century is not that different from the thirteenth century. Both will be recorded in history as times of unprecedented religious clashes, cultural misunderstandings, and a general sense of insecurity and fear of the Other. At times like these, the need for love is greater than ever.

"The trustworthiness of servants is the basis of the entire Indian economy."

"I was a servant once, you see.
Only three nations have never let themselves be ruled by foreigners: China, Afghanistan, and Abyssinia. These are the only three nations I admire."

For that moment in your life when you need to decide between light and darkness . You may tread the path that leads to light or, if you wish, take the path that ends in darkness.
And indeed guidance is given to them who desire it.

You admire as a lover, not as a connoisseur.

reading again after 7 years.

Selling cleverness, buying bewilderment.

Selling cleverness, buying bewilderment.

Adh'an yet sounds, but never now Like Bilal’s, soulfully;
Philosophy, conviction-less, Now mourns its Ghazzali

Reh Gyi Rasm-e-Azan, Rooh-e-Bilali Na Rahi
Falsafa Reh Gya, Talqeen-e-Ghazali Na Rahi

Hum to jeete hain ki dunya me Tera naam rahe
Kahin mumkin hai ki saaki na rahe jaam rahe.
#Shikwa

Hum to jeete hain ki dunya me Tera naam rahe
Kahin mumkin hai ki sabki na rahe jaam rahe.
#Shikwa

Kitab-al-fitan ( Book of trials and tribulations) by Ibn Kathir, does anyone know from where I can get it in Urdu or English?

"Each one is hostage to one's deeds."

“The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express. ”
― Francis Bacon