When He gives, He shows you His Kindness; when He deprives, He shows you His power. And in all that, He is making Himself known to you and coming to you with His gentleness.

One of the signs of relying on deeds is loss of hope when a misstep occurs.

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.

The gnosis of God is intermediate between immoderation, which is ascribing human characteristics to God, and negligence, which is denying any attributes to God. . . The Truth lies in the balance between the two extremes.

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.

If you do not know the blessings you have when you have them, then Allah will teach you about them by taking them away from you