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jawziyyah

  1. Living wisely with oneself entails three things: knowing one's level, knowing the limits of one's ability, and striving to improve oneself. 11:34 AM Feb 7th via web
  2. True nobility lies in living wisely with oneself, living patiently with others and living in need of God. 1:32 PM Feb 6th via web
  3. Pessimism: to see difficulty in every opportunity. Optimism: to see opportunity in every difficulty. 1:16 PM Jan 24th via web
  4. Eating etiquettes: The eye is more hungry than the stomach, so beware how much you put on your plate. 10:16 AM Jan 24th via web
  5. We stand more in need of a small amount of good conduct (adab) than we do a great deal of knowledge. 10:36 AM Jan 13th via Twitter for iPhone
  6. The Holy Assembly (al-majlis al-quds) and the Glorious Spectacle (al-mashhad al-‘izz): for this let seekers seek and competitors compete. 12:32 PM Jan 11th via web
  7. Time is like a sword; if you do not cut it, it will cut you. [Imam al-Shafi'i] 1:45 PM Jan 10th via Mobile Web
  8. Litmus test of divine love: to disobey someone you love, if they invite you to disobey God. 10:50 AM Jan 9th via Mobile Web
  9. Wisdom: the doing of what is most appropriate, at the most appropriate time, in the most appropriate manner. 5:32 AM Jan 8th via Twitter for iPhone
  10. Works of faith are a necessity, but we do not arrive at the One by them. Arriving is only by pure Grace. 1:08 PM Jan 4th via web
  11. You hope for salvation, yet flee from its paths; A ship cannot sail on dry land. [Sa'id b. Isma'il in verse form] 12:16 AM Jan 2nd via web
  12. ... But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished by how much he'd learned in seven years. [Mark Twain] 11:52 AM Dec 30th, 2011 via web
  13. When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around ... 11:51 AM Dec 30th, 2011 via web
  14. Men die, but the Monoculture must be made immortal. Thus it is necessary that new generations be raised to its service.  2:02 PM Dec 27th, 2011 via Mobile Web
  15. Haste may be frowned upon, but a sense of urgency is another thing altogether. 11:14 AM Dec 16th, 2011 via Mobile Web
  16. ... And if you can't speak well of them, don't speak ill of them. [Yahya ibn Mu‘adh al-Razi] 7:05 AM Dec 4th, 2011 via web
  17. Let your dealing with others be of three types: If you can't benefit them, don't harm them. If you can't gladden them, don't sadden them ... 7:04 AM Dec 4th, 2011 via web
  18. Strong are those who conquer others; mighty are those who conquer themselves. 2:38 PM Nov 29th, 2011 via web
  19. Be with the Real, without creation; and be with creation, without your ego. [Shaykh ‘Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani] 11:02 AM Nov 25th, 2011 via web
  20. If the heart is nourished on God's remembrance, quenched with meditation and purged of blemishes, it shall see wonders. [Ibn al-Qayyim] 10:16 AM Nov 23rd, 2011 via web
  • Name Jawziyyah Institute
  • Location London
  • Web http://www.jawziy...
  • Bio The Jawziyyah aspires to cultivate an Islam that is true to its time-honoured tradition, relevant to its current context, and of benefit to wider civil society.
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