Islamic quotes by Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah. The Famous scholar who studied in Damascus, Ibn ul Qayyim wrote more than sixty books in various areas of Islam.
24 Islamic Quotes from Ibn al-Qayyim.
Patience is that the heart does not feel anger towards that which is destined and that the mouth does not complain.
And is bliss other than the bliss of the heart, and is torment other than the torment of the heart?
Don't ruin your happiness with worry, and don't ruin your mind with pessimism. Don't ruin your success with deception and don't ruin the optimism of others by destroying it. Don't ruin your day by looking back at yesterday
Indeed, sincere good will does not include animosity, but is against it.
The most beneficial remedy is that you preoccupy yourself with thoughts of what should concern you and not those that should not concern you.
The deen itself is entirely good character, so whoever surpasses you in character has surpassed you in deen.
When a servant awakens and spends his day with no concern except Allah alone, then Allah the Exalted will take care of all his needs and concerns.
Whoever desires to purify his heart, then let him prefer Allah to his desires.
A person's tongue can give you the taste of his heart.
Be to Allah as He wishes, and He will be to you more than you can wish for.
Whoever thinks that falsehood overcomes righteousness, they don't have full trust in Allah!
The month of Ramadan is superior to all other months, and the last ten nights are superior to the other nights.
Never do the love of song and the love of Quran come together in a person's heart except that one expels the other.
As long as you are performing prayer, you are knocking at the door of Allah, and whoever is knocking at the door of Allah, Allah will open it for him.
The hearts of man pass through two phases: activity and inactivity, so seek your hearts while they are in the state of activity and control them in the phase of inactivity.
And if you ask about its (heaven's) ground and its soil, then it is of musk and saffron.
The key to answers is supplication.
The key to all good is longing for the hereafter and the key to all evil is love of this world and extended hopes.
The one whose love of Allah is greater, has a greater degree of patience.
The whole of Islam is hope and fear, and the true believer is the one who is both hopeful and fearful.
Even if bad thoughts cross our minds, we should not let them stay, otherwise they may become hopes and wishes which we may act upon, and harm ourselves and others in the process.
Whoever thinks of the greatness of Allah will never be at ease in committing wrong actions.
The motive for Islam is strongest in controlling and defeating the whims and desires.
If a man's patience is stronger than his whims and desires, then he is like an angel, but if his whims and desires are stronger than his patience, then he is like a devil. If his desire for food, drink and sex is stronger than his patience, then he is no better than an animal.
