Whosoever is determined to seek guidance and follow a path of right conduct must search for a shaykh from amongst those who have realization, one who follows a path methodically, who has abandoned his passions, and who has firmly established his feet in the service of his Lord.

Allah was when there was nothing else than Him, and His Throne was upon the water, and He wrote in the Reminder (al-dhikr) all things, and He created the heavens and the earth.

When the invocation descends into the heart, if there is darkness within, it illuminates it; and if there is already light, the invocation increases the light and intensifies it.

So long as you are in this world, be not surprised at the existence of sorrows.

It may well be that you are in a bad state, but to keep company with someone worse than you would allow to see good in yourself.

If you do not think well of Him because His qualities are beautiful then think well of Him because of the way He treats you.

If you are aware of your humility, then you are arrogant.