On the blessed Eids of Islam and faith, we ask God to grant us success at our firm and continuous determination of abstaining from sins, for it is the key to prosperity in the world and hereafter.
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If half of one's life is spent in remembrance of the true benefactor and the other half in ignorance, then half of his life is considered as life and the other half as death.
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Intellect, reason, perspicacity, and intelligence in mundane and religious affairs help earn the pleasure of God. These understandings rescue man from the disasters of this world and the punishment of the Hereafter!
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Those who have been brought close (to God) fear their downfall, and not only hellfire, “Suppose that I am able to endure Your chastisement, how will I endure separation from You?”[A phrase from Dua al-Kumayl].
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