To reach and pass by the goal is the same as not reaching it.
Hanbali Sunni Muslim preacher, orator, ascetic, mystic, sayyid, faqih, and theologian who was known for being the eponymous founder of the Qadiriyya tariqa (Sufi order) of Sufism.
Only great spirits experience the triumph of success.
The best means of taking revenge on a man is not to resemble that man.
The fly does not enter the mouth that is shut.
To be a great man is easier than being a good man.
When someone rises high, he raises all spirits and this world too.
While eating lawful food is a radiant light, eating unlawful food is a suffocating darkness. Eating unlawful food kills the heart, whereas the lawful morsel brings the heart to life.
Nothing hurts a good soul and a kind heart more than to live amongst people who cannot understand it
I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing
It is safer to be silent than to reveal one's secret to any one, and telling him not to mention it
Do you wish to be the master of a good servant, with whom you will be satisfied? If so, you must perform service for yourself.
Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas
Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them
Muslim Caliph, Muslim Scholar
Muslim Caliph, Muslim Scholar
Muslim Caliph, Muslim Scholar
Muslim Caliph, Muslim Scholar