Our Death
Our death is our wedding with eternity. Rumi
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Tag: Rumi
Take Warning from the example of Iblis
Wealth has no permanence: it comes in the morning,and at night it is scattered to the winds.Physical beauty too has no importance,for a rosy face is made pale by the scratch of a single thorn.Noble birth also is of small account,for many become fools of money and horses.Many a nobleman’s son has disgraced his father by his wicked deeds.Don’t court a person full of talent either,even if he seems exquisite in that respect:take warning from the example of Iblis!Iblis had
Read moreThe Detainee and The Detained
It is said that a rich man had a slave named Sanqar, who was hard working, honest, feared Allah and abstained from wrongdoing. Always mindful and with a heart full of love for Allah, he was a contrast to his master who was a non-practising Muslim with shaky belief. Once, at midnight, the master called him aloud to leave his bed, take the luggage and accompany him on a journey. Sanqar made haste, at the first call of his master,
Read moreTests and Trials
This discipline and rough treatment are a furnace to extract the silver from the dross. This testing purifies the gold by boiling the scum away. Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi
Read moreThis life is a dream
This place is a dream. Only a sleeper considers it real. Then death comes like dawn, and you wake up laughing at what you thought was your grief. Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi
Read moreDon’t Grieve
Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form. Maulana jalaluddin Rumi
Read moreThe World is like a Courtroom
The world is like a courtroom, with Allah as our judge. We are called upon to fulfill our covenant with Allah, who asked, “Am I not your Lord?” To which we answered, “Yea.” And since here on earth we are on trial, our every word and action form the witnesses to and the evidence of that agreement. Mathnavi of Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi
Read moreWhat is in your heart?
Whoever has Allah in his heart, His helper in both worlds is Allah; And whoever has other than Allah in his heart, His opponent in both worlds is Allah. Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi
Read moreThe reality of this world
“This world is a passing dream which the sleeper is convinced is real, until unexpectedly the dawn of death frees him from this fantasy.” (Rumi)
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