Statements of our Pious Predecessors
Sayyid Imran Akhtar Attari Madani
Religiosity is a greater wealth than affluence
Stay away from the gates of the rulers, as that which they will attain from your Hereafter is superior to whatever you will attain from their world.[1]
- Ibn ꜤAbbās رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهُمَا
Benefits of positive thinking
Thinking about righteousness encourages the performance of pious actions, and shyness over evil invites one to turn away from wrongdoing.[2]
- Ibn ꜤAbbās رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهُمَا
What deprivation!
A person who does not acquire admonishment from three things: Islam, the noble Quran, and old age; he cannot learn from anything.[3]
- ꜤAbd al-ꜤAzīz b. Abī Rawwād رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه
A precious affair that erases sins
Allah Almighty has made true repentance a precious affair which is a sufficient remedy for every sin. There is no sin that remains after true repentance, even polytheism and disbelief (are forgiven by virtue of true repentance).[4]
- Imam Aḥmad Rāza Khān رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه
Action is the standard of claiming love
Everybody verbally claims to love Allah Almighty and honour of the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, but practical actions test who is true or false in this claim.[5]
- Imam Aḥmad Rāza Khān رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه
Greatness of Islam
The grandeur of Islam is in obedience to Islam.[6]
Wellbeing lies in not publicising one’s worship
One who publicises his worship must reflect upon his heart, as bad intentions will make him ostentatious.[7]
- Mawlana Ilyas Attar al-Qadiri دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ
Do not accuse anyone of ostentation
Hypothetically, even if a person is indeed being ostentatious, do not call him a show-off, as there is no device that can detect ostentation in their heart.[8]
- Mawlana Ilyas Attar al-Qadiri دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ
Treatment of the heart lies with the people of the heart
The treatment of the heart is with the people of the heart. The company of one who is pious, scrupulous, knowledgeable, a true devotee of the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, a bearer of Sunni creed, who loves all the Companions رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهُم without criticising any of them, who loves the Ahl al-Bayt, and respect the saints of Islam; being around them removes rust and dirt from the heart, washes away its darkness, softens it, and can also completely revive it.[9]
- Mawlana Ilyas Attar al-Qadiri دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ
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