Al-Hikam al-’Ataa’Iyyah – No. 47

Ibn ‘Ataa’ Illaah (rahimahullaah) wrote in his hikam: 
Do not leave the remembrance because of your lack of presence of heart with Allah therein, because your heedlessness of the remembrance of Allah is more harmful than your heedlessness during the remembrance of Allah. It may well be that He take you from remembrance in which there [...]

The Grave (Ghazali)

The Grave- Companion of the Dead
‘Not a single man dies without being called by the pit in which he is buried, which declares, “I am the house of gloom, and of loneliness and solitude! If you were obedient to God during your lifetime then today I shall be a source of mercy for you, but [...]

Ghazali and the Highway Robbers

Ghazali and the Highway Robbers
Author Unknown
Ghazali, the renowned Muslim scholar, was born in Tus, a small village near Mashhad. He lived in the fifth century hijrah.
In those days, students wishing to acquire higher knowledge of Islam travelled to Nishapur, which boasted several centres of learning and many teachers of repute. Ghazall, after completing his preliminary [...]