Monday, November 03, 2008
"The contemplative believer who remembers God will begin to enjoy solitude and places of seclusion where voices and movements are hushed…
There he will find strength of heart and will, and he will no longer be worried or depressed…
Then he will begin to taste the sweetness of worship, of which he cannot have enough.
In it, he will find abundance of pleasure and comfort - more than what he used to find in diversion and play, or in the satisfaction of wordly desires…
When he experiences this state, many of the wordly concerns will disappear, as he is in a completely different world from the rest of humanity."
-Ibn Al Qayyim, Madaarij As_Salikeen
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a good du'a....
"O Allah!
I take refuge with you
from appearing to the public
to be better than I am
while my inner mind
is repulsive to You
for what it conceals,
preventing the people
from lamenting over me
for all that You know of me,
for I would be showing the people
a fine exterior
while informing You
of the evil of my actions
drawing near to mortals
while distancing myself
from Your favour."
- Ali bin Abi Talib
source: fafirrooelaallaah.wordpress.com
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