And to have spent the night sleeping and awoken regretful, is better than to have spent the night standing (in prayer) and awaken impressed with oneself!
Ibn Qayyim Al-JawziyyaThe keys to the life of the heart lie in reflecting upon the Quran, being humble before Allah in secret, and leaving sins.
Ibn Qayyim Al-JawziyyaThere are no means of attaining faith and certainty except through the Qur'an.
Ibn Qayyim Al-JawziyyaIbn Taymiyyah lived poorly. He was imprisoned and threatened. But I have never seen anyone as happy as him.
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