Pearls of Wisdom....155

1. Who is better among Allah's slaves than the one who sees others better than him! [Abu Bakr Saidlani]

2. When your brother is out of sight, mention him as you would like him to mention you when you are out of his sight. [Sufyan al Thawri]

3. Whoever spreads gossip for you, will spread gossip against you. [Imam al Shafi'i]

4. Whoever relates tales to you will tell tales about you. [Imam al Shafi'i]

5. Whoever when you please him says about you what is not in you, when you anger him will say about you what is not in you. [Imam al Shafi'i]

6. The secret for happiness is to forget the past and forget the future and live in the present moment for the Creator. [Abu Qanit al Hassani]

6. Whoever strives for knowledge for the life to come obtains great gain in righteousness. But he is at utter loss who seeks knowledge to obtain an advantage over people. [Imam Abu Hanifa]

7. Through our destiny God speaks to us. Through our worship we speak to Him. [Hasan Le Gai Eaton]

8. Fear of Allah has forsaken you when you find it hard to cry in front of Him. [Shaykh Nuh Keller]

9. The heart is comforted by true words, just as a thirsty man is comforted by water. [Mawlana Rumi]

10. The wealth of this world consists of gold and silver. The capital in Allah's sight is love and two crying eyes. [Mawlana Rumi]