To be able to thank Allah for a blessing is a blessing within itself.

Knowledge is not what is memorised. Knowledge is what benefits.

Be hard on yourself, easy on others.

My sin burdened me heavily. But when I measured it against Your Grace, O Lord, Your forgiveness came out greater.

You say that you are just a body, but inside of you is something greater than the Universe.

How strange! You seek guidance, yet you do not tread its path, surely a boat does not sail on land.

Wealth remains behind on earth while ibadaah accompanies you into the grave.

To admonish your brother in private is to advise him and improve him. But to admonish him publicly is to disgrace and shame him.

I complained to Waki' about the weakness of my memorisation, So he instructed me to abandon disobedience; He informed me that knowledge is a light, And the light of Allah is not given to a sinner.

Only someone who is sincere recognizes what showing off is.

The loftiest in status are those who do not know their own status, and the most virtuous of them are those who do not know their own virtue.

Unintended jealousy is merciless.

You were sent to unite peopleYou were not sent to divide people.

It's all papers and forms, the entire Civil Service is like a fortress made of papers, forms and red tape.

Once you become predictable, no one's interested anymore.

My belief is that the music is always stronger than the performer: there is always something new, something we learn, whether at a performance or during a rehearsal.

I believe such passion-even passion born of fear and anxiety-is far better than a life of banality.

More often than not, the only thing between you and your dream is a rational excuse.

You cant make your music good. You cant try to be good. You can try to be present and you can try to remain open so what is going to speak to you can speak through you.

Men like to flirt with, and sometimes even date a wild child, but those women aren't usually first on their lists for marriage or motherhood.

I'd like to harness their youthful energy with a strap.