Quotes by Abu Bakr

“O Allah, You know me better than I know myself, and I know myself better than these people who praise me. Make me better than what they think of me, and forgive those sins of mine of which they hav...”

“Knowledge is the life of the mind”

“Every moment for us is Laylatul Qadr.”

“Sufism (tasawwuf) is not wearing clothes that you patched; it is not weeping when the singers sing their songs; and it is not dancing, shouting, experiencing ecstatic states, or passing out as if y...”

“O man you are busy working for the world, and the world is busy trying to turn you out.”

“There is no harm in patience, and no profit in lamentation. Death is easier to bear (than) that which precedes it, and more severe than that which comes after it. Remember the death of the Apostle ...”

“Cursed is the man who dies, but the evil done by him survives.”

“Death is the easiest of all things after it, and the hardest of all things before it.”

“It is a matter of shame that in the morning the birds should be awake earlier than you.”

“He who avoids complaint invites happiness.”

“If you expect the blessings of God, be kind to His people.”

“There is greatness in the fear of God, contentment in faith of God, and honour in humility.”

“The more knowledge you have, the greater will be your fear of Allah.”

“Without knowledge action is useless and knowledge without action is futile.”

“When knowledge is limited - it leads to folly... When knowledge exceeds a certain limit, it leads to exploitation.”

“Knowledge is the life of the mind.”

“When you advise any person you should be guided by the fear of God.”

“The greatest truth is honesty, and the greatest falsehood is dishonesty.”

“If an ignorant person is attracted by the things of the world, that is bad. But if a learned person is thus attracted, it is worse.”

“Do not follow vain desires; for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger.”