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‘𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱: 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱.’ - Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen This is true - there is a direct correlation between the actions of the limbs and the state of ...

‘One loyal friend equals ten thousand relatives.’ الصديق الصادق يساوي عشرة آلاف من الأقارب. - Euripides...

It was said: ‎الحياء من الرجال حسن، ولكنه من النساء أحسن. The shyness of men is good [hassan], but the shyness of women is better [ahsan]. ‎والتوبة من الشيخ حسن، ولكنها من الشباب أحسن. The repentance of elderly is good [hassan], but the repentance ...

Ibn Taymiyah said: ‎وقد صار لفظ الصوفية لفظًا مجملاً ‎يدخل فيه من هو صِدِّيق ‎ومن هو زنديق ‘The word ‘Sufi’ has become a broad term which now accommodates both: the Siddeeq [truthful], and Zindeeq [heretic]....

God blamed the scribes of the previous nations for distorting their scriptures [Bible]: ‎يُحَرِّفُونَ ٱلْكَلِمَ عَن مَّوَاضِعِهِۦ ‘They distort words from their places.’ [Qur’an 5:13]. Ibn Kathir said: ‎يتأولون على غير تأويله ، ويفسرونه بغير مراد ا...

A spy form Byzantine described the Muslims as: ‎رهبانا بالليل فرسانا بالنهار ‘Monks (worshipers) by night and knights by day.’ [‘Al-Bidayah wa al-Nihayah’, 7/11]....

Letting go of the past …… I’ve noticed that, often when people leave an ideology, they become totally obsessed with it … like a person who cannot move on from their ex-husband or ex-wife. This happens with ex-Sufis, ex-Salafis, ex-Shia, ex-Hanafis ...

To all the mini-influencers on social media: ‎قليل الكلام ‎كثير الاحترام ‘Little speech [kalaam] Lots of respect [ihtiraam].’ Don’t overdo it…sometimes less is more … I want you all to do well, so here’s the golde...

Don’t Fear Social Media Warriors: Barking dogs don’t bite, biting dogs don’t bark… The Persians say: مرغی که نچیر (گوشت) میخوره نوکش کجه ... 'Birds who [hunt] eat meat have curved beaks.' The hunters are known… so don’t be afraid w...

Ancient books are full of stories about stingy people [البخلاء], but there are also some modern examples: Hetty Green [1834-1916] This was a wealthy American business-woman who went down as one of the world's stingiest women in history. The Guinnes...