Islamic Wisdom Quotes
Collection of top 100 famous quotes about Islamic Wisdom
Anyone who rises above the things of this world, to which you kneel, is mightier than you.
— Ibn Hazm
The death of the self lies in the life of the heart
— Ja'far Al-Sadiq
O Lord ... Once I wanted You so much
I didn't even dare walk past Your house-
And now
I am not even worthy to be let in — Rabia Basri
The tolerance within the body of Islam was, and is, something without parallel in history; class and race and color ceasing altogether to be barriers.
— Marmaduke Pickthall
Beware of the flight of Blessings,For nothing that runs away is returned. — Ali Ibn Abi Talib
Knowledge is taken from breath, not lives in a book
— Hamza Yusuf
"if a rock falls on another rock on the other side of the moon, how does Islam explain it?""Who Cares?" — Nuh Ha Mim Keller
The beginning of knowledge is the intention, then listening, then understanding, then action, then preservation, and then spreading it.
— Abdullah Ibn Mubarak
Put aside your pride, Set down your arrogance,
And remember your grave. — Ali Ibn Abi Talib
Be a good man to Allah and a bad man to yourself (desires); and be one of the commoners among the people
— Ali Ibn Abi Talib
The world is darkness; knowledge is light; but knowledge without truth is a mere shadow.
— Ali Ibn Abi Talib
Many a spoken word is more piercing than an attack.
— Ali Ibn Abi Talib
Knowledge is of two kinds: that which is absorbed and that which is heard. And that which is heard does not profit if it is not absorbed. — Ali Ibn Abi Talib
He taught people with his best way. He showed his beauty. He was all good so peace be on him and his family. — Saadi
Cease to sin, because you will not meet Allah with anything [as valuable] as few sins. — Aisha Bint Abi Bakr
How often it is that a small action becomes great by its intention. And how often it is that a great action becomes small by its intention. — Abdullah Ibn Mubarak
Iman is to believe, even when an overpowering tide of evil surrounds you. — Anwar Al-Awlaki
A man without any history is like a tree without roots — Malcolm X
If you don't wake up for Fajr, then don't wake up at all — Hamza Yusuf
One who is mild rather than forceful has greater capacity for outreach. — Ali Ibn Abi Talib
It was not Muslims that had made Islam great; it was Islam that had made the Muslims great. — Muhammad Asad
To blame others for our misfortunes is always a victory for the nafs. — Timothy Winter
Someone who seeks to travel the path of Allah should begin with a sound repentance from all his sins. — Abdullah Ibn Alawi Al-Haddad
The mere physical man is like the ant crawling on the paper, who observes black lettering and attributes its production to the pen and nothing more. — Al-Ghazali
When the inward is good the outward is also inevitably so, for the outward always follows the inward, whether good or evil. — Abdullah Ibn Alawi Al-Haddad
Seek the fellowship of those who enjoy fellowship with the Lord — Abdul-Qadir Gilani
If you are aware of your humility, then you are arrogant. — Ibn Ata Allah
Whoever determines the truth from people alone will remain lost in the plains of bewilderment. Rather, know the truth, and you will know its people. — Al-Ghazali
While you are alive, your worldly self is like a collector of benefits from Allah's bounties, which come to you from myriads of hands. — Ibn Arabi
Your souls are precious and can only be equal to the price of Paradise, therefore sell them only at that price — Ali Ibn Abi Talib
Learn the wisdom of compromise, for it is better to bend a little then to break — Jane Wells
If someone wants to know what position he enjoys in the eyes of God, he has only to look at what place he gives to God (in his heart and life) — Hakim
I seek forgiveness from Allah for the lack of my sincerity when I say I seek the forgiveness of Allah — Rabia Basri
The hypocrite looks for faults; the believer looks for excuses. — Al-Ghazali
I love Allah: I have no time left in which to hate the devil. — Rabia Basri
Your nafs (soul/desires) is your first battlefield. If you are victorious over it, then you will find the other battlefields easier. — Hassan Al-Banna
Worry about Allah and what He wants you to do and He will take care of your worries. — Nuh Ha Mim Keller
Guard your tongue from praise as you have guarded it from blame. — Maruf Karkhi
How long will you keep pounding on an open door Begging for someone to open it? — Rabia Basri
Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice. — Saadi
Those who Know they do not Know that to Know is to Know what they do not Know! — Ali Sina
I have been so naughted in Thy Love's existence that my nonexistence is a thousand times sweeter than my existence — Rumi
Live for this life as though you live in it forever and live for the life to come as though you die tomorrow — 'Amr Ibn Al-'As
Whoever is not made glorified by taqwa can find no glory. — Al-Shafi'i
Intelligence is the shadow of objective truth. How can the shadow vie with sunshine? — Rumi
You say that you are just a body, but inside of you is something greater than the Universe. — Al-Shafi'i
Actions are but lifeless forms whose soul is the secret of sincerity in them — Ibn Ata Allah
Knowledge is not what is memorised.Knowledge is what benefits. — Al-Shafi'i
Be with Allah,You will find Allah with you. — Abd Al-Ghani Al-Nabulsi
A feeling of discouragement when you slip up is a sure sign that you put your faith in deeds — Ahmad Ibn ?Ajiba
Whoever does not hold his tongue cannot understand his deen. — Hasan Of Basra
The realization of 'La ilaha illa Allah' is one of the states of the heart that can be neither expressed by the tongue nor thought out by the mind. — Ibn Ata Allah
Who are we to wish for Paradise? It will be enough if Allah spares us his wrath. — Abu Hanifa
A friend cannot be considered a friend until he is tested in three occasions: in timeof need, behind your back, and after your death. — Ali Ibn Abi Talib
How many lessons there are and how little they are taken — Ali Ibn Abi Talib
I studied adab for thirty years and I studied knowledge for twenty years. — Abdullah Ibn Mubarak
A tree, freshly rooted, may be pulled up by one man on his own. Give it time, and it will not be moved, even with a crane — Saadi
Joy and sorrow are the light and shade of life; without light and shade no picture is clear. — Hazrat Inayat Khan
A human-being is not a human-being while his tendencies include self-indulgence, covetousness, temper and attacking other people — Al-Ghazali
The highest person is he who is of most use to humankind. — Ali Ibn Abi Talib
If those who do not possess knowledge avoid the scholarly discussions, disagreement will end. — Al-Ghazali
Many times I heard Imam Ahmad saying (when asked to give his opinion) on controversial scholarly issues 'I do not know.' — Abu Dawood
To admonish your brother in private is to advise him and improve him. But to admonish him publicly is to disgrace and shame him. — Al-Shafi'i
May Allah steal from you All that steals you from Him. — Rabia Basri
It may well be that you are in a bad state, but to keep company with someone worse than you would allow to see good in yourself. — Ibn Ata Allah
Do not sit idle, for indeed death is seeking you — Hasan Of Basra
Knowledge for us means knowledge of the allowance/dispensation (rukhsa). As for strictness, anyone can show strictness. — Sufyan Al-Thawri
Only someone who is sincere recognizes what showing off is. — Al-Shafi'i
If a gem falls into mud it is still valuable. If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless. — Saadi
Dhikr is the reason for the life of the heart and leaving it is the reason for its death. — Ahmad Ibn ?Ajiba
If your busy with yourself now, you will be busy with yourself then. If you are busy with Allah now, you will be with Him then. — Al-Ghazali
For those who realize that everything is from God, everything is the same. — Rumi
Knowledge no longer exists if one has ignored the attributes of the Almighty Great Creator. — Ibn Hazm
As there is no darkness in the moonlight. So is Mustafa (Muhammad), the well wisher, bright. — Abu Bakr
It is sometimes said that we drink our religion with our mother's milk. — Al-Ghazali
Whoever desires to purify his heart, then let him prefer Allah to his desires — Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya
Beauty is a King that needs to be obeyed — Nuh Ha Mim Keller
Never forget that turning a blind eye to oppression and watching from the sidelines is itself opression — Harun Yahya
Perfecting one's intellect causes one to speak less, and those words spoken will be adorned with wisdom. — Ali Ibn Abi Talib
There is not on the face of the earth-after the Book of Allah - a book which is more sahih than the book of Malik. — Al-Shafi'i
Does money upset the hearts of learned men? He answered, "men whose hearts are changed by money are not learned" — Al-Ghazali
Historically whoever advocates truth always suffers. I am just a fighter for the truth. Our truths are universal — Merve Kavakci
Till man destroys "self" he is no true friend of God. — Rumi
Truth is Timeless, and returning to Truth is better than continuing in Falsehood — Umar
We used to say that those amongst us with the most sins are those who spend their time talking about the sins of others. — Ibn Sirin
Everyone who is taken by death asks for more time, while everyone who still has time makes excuses for procrastination. — Ali Ibn Abi Talib
The Muslims have got Islam as a legacy, hence they fail to recognize its value — Marmaduke Pickthall
Only that which was effective for the first of this community will be effective for the last of it — Malik Ibn Anas
Never be without remembrance of Him, for His remembrance gives strength and wings to the bird of the Spirit. — Rumi