If I repent now will God forgive me? No, but if God forgives you, you will repent.

The real work is in the Heart: Wake up your Heart! Because when the heart is completely awake, Then it needs no Friend.

Since no one really knows anything about God, those who think they do are just troublemakers.

O my Lord, whatever share of this world You have bestowed on me, bestow it to my enemies, and whatever share of the next world You have for me, give it to my friends. You are enough for me.

May Allah steal from you All that steals you from Him.

Your hope in my heart is the rarest treasure Your Name on my tongue is the sweetest word My choicest hours Are the hours I spend with You - O God, I can't live in this world Without remembering You

I seek forgiveness from Allah for the lack of my sincerity when I say I seek the forgiveness of Allah

How long will you keep pounding on an open door Begging for someone to open it?

Great doubt will eventually lead to great awakening.

I love Allah: I have no time left in which to hate the devil.

True devotion is for itself: not to desire heaven nor to fear hell.

The power and magnetic pull of your vision is hinged on the purpose and passion behind it and, most importantly, the intent.

Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special attention to those who, by the accidents of time, or place, or circumstances, are brought into closer connection with you.

Much that passes as idealism is disguised hatred or disguised love of power.

There's a spiritual current in my work because there's a spiritual current in my life.

Piracy doesn't hurt an artist unless the artist puts out a bad album.

When food becomes the enemy, every time we lose the fight we not only gain weight, but lose our self-esteem as well.

For every person who might reject you if you live your truth, there are ten others who will embrace you and welcome you home.

To most white people, jazz means black and jazz means dirt, and that's not what I play. I play black classical music.

Esther, however, was the only woman who understood one very simple thing: in order to be able to find her, I first had to find myself.

Seek the best in everyone that you meet. Seek the worst when dealing with yourself.