Allah the Exalted loves him who forgoes worldly life, the Angels love him who rejects the vices, and the Muslims love him who gives up greediness in respect of the Muslims.

Worrying about the dunya is a darkness in the heart, while worrying about akhirah is a light in the heart.

If the hearts are pure, they will never have enough from reciting Allah's words (the Qur'an).

Acquire wisdom from the story of those who have already passed.

Enjoin what is good and forbid what is evil before the worst amongst you are given authority over you and then when even the best of you make dua against them, their duas will not be accepted.

No one conceals something in his heart, but Allah causes it to be seen on his face or in a slip of the tongue.

It is sufficient for you that the one who envies you is distressed at the time of your joy.

Absorption in worldly affairs breeds darkness in the heart, and absorption in the affairs of the next world enkindles light in the heart

Take note of the fact that I am a follower (of the religion) and not an innovator.

Had our hearts been pure, we would never tire with the Dhikr of Allaah.

If anyone stumbles then he must repent. If anyone errs then he must repent. And no one must insist on (the path of) destruction. If anyone insists on tyranny then he is far away from the path

It is evidently equally foolish to accept probable reasoning from a mathematician and to demand from a rhetorician demonstrative proofs.

Autonomy, Purpose, & Mastery: If you are having difficulty creating the life you want, chances are one or more of these are missing.

The elite isn't leading anymore. It's trapped.

I turned and bumped by head against his chest a few times. It was the nearest hard surface.

It is intelligence that brings order, not discipline.

I'm a beet freak. I put them in the pressure cooker.

Science is meaningless because it gives no answer to our question, the only question important for us: 'What shall we do and how shall we live?'

If you don't want temptation to follow you, don't act as if you are interested.

I love B.C., but you know what taxes are like in Canada.

I like the dark, mysterious, maybe even gothic type girls. They have to have a good personality too! I'm very picky!