Ummah Central


Tuesday, 25 September 2012

he would have destroyed himself through pride

" if the actions of the son of Aadam were good he would have destroyed himself through pride, but Allaah tires him by showing him his deficiencies" - Hasan Al Basri

'Enlighten the heart with prayers.'

'Enlighten the heart with prayers.' -Ali RA

Эй, ты, который не в силах познать себя

'Эй, ты, который не в силах познать себя, как ты можешь познать Бога?' - Аль-Газали

if one’s reason is stronger than his desires

"Allah has created Angels with reason but having no desires; animals with desires but no reason, & man with both reason and desires. Therefore, if one’s reason is stronger than his desires, he is like an Angel… while if his desires are stronger than his reason, he is like an animal.” -Ibn al Qayyim

but idle men tempt the devil

“The devil tempts all men, but idle men tempt the devil.”

{Arabian Proverb}

..for he calls to nothing except evil.

"Do not socialize with a person who has bad morals, for he calls to nothing except evil." 

[Al-Fudhayl ibn 'Iyaadh]

The reward of every deed is known

'The reward of every deed is known, except for the reward of patience, which will be like heavy rain.' - 
Sulayman ibn Qaasim. 

[Uddat as-Sâbireen wa Dhâkirat ash-Shâkireen]

A person's tongue

'A person's tongue can give you the taste of his heart'
- Ibn Qayyim (ra)

Saturday, 16 June 2012

we face the tests in order to learn the lessons.


In school, we learn the lessons and then face the tests; whereas in life, we face the tests in order to learn the lessons.

في المدرسه نتعلم الدروس ثم نواجه الامتحانات ، وفي الحياه نواجه الامتحانات لنتعلم الدروس.

Goodness lies in the person


: الخير فيمن لا يرى لنفسه خيراً


‘Goodness lies in the person who doesn’t see goodness within himself.’

- Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal