If we want our perfection, and ourselves we must be God's friend! And if we are God's friend, we must be the friend of the intermediaries of blessings from the Prophet and his progeny. Thus, the alchemy of prosperity is the remembrance of God, and He is the driving force of the muscles towards the c...

It is a loss to leave today's duties for tomorrow, for tomorrow will have its own tasks. If today passes, it shall be gone and will not be compensable. ...

If one is eager to seek guidance and ma'rifah (cognizance of God) and is serious and sincere in his demand, with the permission of God, all of creation would become his guide.  ...

Sometimes we do not act upon the explicit and easy commands of jurisprudence that we are already aware of, and then we go to teachers of ethics and spirituality to ask for heavy Zikrs (invocations) and matters heavier and greater than what we need… This indicates that we do not want to progress and ...

Divine Guidance and Jihad of the servants, each has a degree. Each degree of Jihad and effort of the servant brings about a degree of divine guidance. ...

From the verse “Maintain the prayer and bid what is right and forbid what is wrong, and be patient through whatever may visit you,”[Surah Luqman (31): 17] it is learnt that patience, forbearance, and hearing nonsense and accepting them like sweets is of the prerequisites of enjoining the good and fo...

May we not become satisfied with ourselves. If we become pleased with ourselves, we will not be able to fulfill the rights of our Lord in His obedience and servitude. Although we are nothing, we consider ourselves as everything.  ...

We know the illness, but are not concerned about its treatment. We have identified the medicine too, as the Qur’an says, “And He inspired man with its virtues and vices,” but we are not concerned about its treatment. ...

We regret because of having seen scholars that are very different to us (in terms of spirituality), so much so that it feels as though there is a distance of a few hundred years between us and them. ...

Some are so modest that they are not willing to state their needs despite all their poverty and misery! Must neighbors and colleagues not look after such people? ...