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The way a person's parents are, that's how they will usually be [exceptions apply].... A Pashtun poet says : هره ونه خپله خپله مېوه نيسي په نارنج کې مې انار ليدلی نه دی '𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘀, 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂...

The people of the past used to say: إذا أراد الله هلاك النملة أنبت لها جناحين ‘𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘆 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝘁, 𝗛𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝗽𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿.’...

When it came to jurisprudence, the 'فقهاء' [classical jurists] did not leave a single stone un-turned ... one example is their discussion regarding a wife who eats excessively ... can this be ground for divorce? 1- In 'mawahib al-Jalil', [5/543]: ...

Don’t think you’re too small to do big things … It is said: كيف يمكن للبذرة أن تصدق أن هناك شجرة ضخمة مخبأة داخلها ؟ ما تبحث عنه موجود بداخلك ‘𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗵𝘂𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝘁? 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵...

There is an old proverb in Afghanistan: د ډیوې لاندې تیاره وي ‎‏ ‘𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗽...’ Meaning: even though the lamp lights everything around it, the area closest to it remains dark/unknown/unseen. Similarly, people from a distance...

Imam al-Mawardi said: ‎كانت ملوك الفرس إذا غضبت على عاقل حبسته مع جاهل ‘𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗮 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝘂𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗹.’ [‘Adab al-Dunya wa-Deen,’ 56]....

About people who don't prioritize on the important matters, it is said: ‎يترك الحمار ويمسك بالبردعة '𝗛𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲.' Only a fool sweeps the floor, while his house is on fire! Wise people focus on the most important t...

𝗟𝗶𝗼𝗻'𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗲 .…….. الأسود لا تأكل الفئران! Eagles don’t catch flies…. Don't have petty goals in life. Don't aim to fly 1st-class ... aim to own the plane!!...

It is said: السمكة التى تبقى فمها مغلقا لن يصطادها احد .. فأكتم أمورك .. لأن الكثير يتمنى أن يتصيد اخطائك 𝗔 𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽𝘀 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗵𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 .. 𝘀𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 .. 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺...

There is an old proverb: استندت إلى خصٍ مائلٍ '𝗜 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗹.' A bent wall cannot even support itself, so how will it support you? Wise people do not rely on something and someone that cannot benefit them. In life, it is important to fir...