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| se7en |
| 06/03/01 at 14:52:24 |
as salaamu alaykum wa rahmatAllahi wa barakatuh, one of these days inshaAllah I'm going to update my site.. one of my pages is on quotes and words of wisdom.. so if any of you have any good ones, please share... Here are some that I'm thinking about adding: You possess only whatever will not be lost in a ship wreck. - attributed to Ghazali The man who views the world at fifty the same way he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life. - Muhammad Ali Zuhd [ascetecism] is not that you should not own anything, but that nothing should own you. - Ali ibn Abu Talib (they say in my school "make the money but don't let the money make you" :)) And I'm thinking of having a page for not so serious quotes.. Here are some quotes by non-Muslims: Nobody is more dangerous than he who imagines himself pure in heart; for his purity, by definition, is unassailable. When you have nothing to say, say nothing. Don't talk unless you can improve the silence. Can you imagine the silence if everyone said only what he knows? The utmost extent of a man's knowledge is to know that he knows nothing. Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens. Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish. If you're arguing with an idiot make sure he isn't doing the same thing. Don't be so humble. You're not that great. You only live once; but if you do it right, once is enough. What you know you can't explain, but you feel it. You've felt it your entire life, that there's something wrong with the world. You don't know what it is, but it's there, like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad. There is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path. (i might have to do an entire page on the islamic themes in the matrix :)) Even if you’re on the right path you’ll get run over if you just sit there. No matter how far you've gone on the wrong road; turn back. Do not pray for easy lives; pray to be stronger men. Do not pray for tasks equal to your power; pray for power equal to your tasks. Even if you understood women, you wouldn't believe it. :-) |
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| Laboogie |
| 06/03/01 at 15:10:48 |
| [slm] [quote]Even if you understood women, you wouldn't believe it. [/quote] no comment ;) And Im stilllllllll waiting for my shout out |
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| bhaloo |
| 06/04/01 at 00:59:31 |
| slm Its been a while since you did anything on your website, but I shouldn't be talking either, insha'Allah within this month, I'm going to do some major updates. |
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| bhaloo |
| 06/04/01 at 14:46:05 |
| slm Here's a few more: do not sell ur conscience for anything but heaven borrow a smile from a stranger if u happen to misplace ur own u can't deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in ur favorite chair and stays as long as it wants i never regretted being too generous, but often regretted not being generous enough even the devil lived among angels it is better to die on ur feet then live on ur knees i've changed by not changing at all don't be so humble..u're not that great all i have seen teaches me to trust the creator of all i have not seen in order to get something u've never had before, u must be willing to do something u've never done before when the doors of perception are cleansed, then we will see things as they truley are, infinate to give less then ur best is to sacrifice ur gift no man gains full understanding and knowledge unless he detests all the ppl who r not close to Allah, and then turns his attention to his own self and detests it even more i have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires..rather than in attempting to satisfy them either u're a servant to what made man, or a sevant to what man made p.s. i'll stop now, too much of this will take away from the beauty of these words. |
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| chachi |
| 06/05/01 at 16:59:31 |
Heres mine the world is a mirror of the self |
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| se7en |
| 06/05/01 at 19:05:26 |
| [quote]And Im stilllllllll waiting for my shout out[/quote] shout out right now to Laboogie, aka da brooklyn bomb... the one and only chula of the mafia... an awesome sister with some serious inner strength, with a humility and softness of heart that's hidden behind her tough front, a sister who *always* strives to improve her Islam and increase her knowledge, a sister with a beautiful spirit that I pray one day inshaAllah a fortunate brother will be able to appreciate :) I could tell you *stories* about the awesomeness of this sister, but I don't want to embarass her any more than I already have.. I love you hermana.. you're the wind beneath my wings :P InshaAllah when I update my page, you'll get a real shout out, I swear... :) take care wasalaam. |
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| se7en |
| 07/28/01 at 01:59:52 |
as salaamu alaykum wa rahmatAllah, Here are some more quotes that I really like: * "One does not truly have taqwa unless he becomes learned, and one does not enjoy the beauty and benefits of his knowledge unless he practices what he knows." --- Abu Dharda * "Ya Rabb, I am gruff, so please soften me. I am stingy, so please make me generous. Ya Rabb, I am weak, so please make me strong." --- attributed to Umar ra (subhanAllah.. imagine *Umar* saying he is weak?) * "This Quran can either be your blessed reward, or it can become your unwielding burden on the Day of Reckoning. Follow the Quran, and do not let the Quran follow you! For whosoever follows the Quran, it will lead him to the heavenly gardens of paradise; and whosoever is followed by the Quran, it will chase him and impel him into the abyss of the hellfire." --- Abu Musa al-Ash'aari * "The ailment of the body is in sickness and that of the heart is in sins. A delicious meal cannot benefit the body when the person is sick and likewise, the heart cannot taste the sweetness of worship if it is full of sins." --- Dhu'n-Noon al-Misri * "We patch the life of this world by tearing from our religion, so neither our religion remains nor what we patch. Blessed is he who prefers Allah, his Rabb and renounces the life of this world for what he expects as reward in the Hereafter." --- Ibraheem ibn Adham, when asked 'how are you?' * Be grateful to the one who gives you the gift of your own defeciencies. (deep eh? think about it.) some other quotes: * When the clouds weep the orchards laugh. -- something my bro said :) * Sneering at something is an admission of failure. You are claiming superior talent or insight...but declining to use it. The best way to sneer at something, if you must, is to improve or outdo it. * Don't grumble because you didn't get what you wanted. Be thankful you didn't get what you deserve. * A ship in the harbor is safe, but that's not what ships are made for. * You may satisfy all your senses and still not be satisfied. * There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness. * "Just remember this girl... when you look up in the sky, you can see the stars and still not see the light." :) * "If I strive, I want to strive *with* him, not *for* him." --- about marriage * Little by little droplets become a flood. --- translated from farsi.. mango should be able to tell you more :) on writing: * If I could say what I wanted to, if i could bring it out of myself in words, this paper would be buried under the weight of it. * Poetry is the orphan of silence. The words never quiet equal the experience behind them. * Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of emotion recollected in tranquility. * Speech is a beautiful net in which souls are caught. (reminds me of the hadeeth of Rasulullah [saw] in which he says he fears for his ummah a munafiq with an eloquent tongue..) * If you don't understand my silence, you won't understand my words. * Just because you like my stuff doesn't mean I owe you anything. :) suggestions would be great y'all :) wasalaamu alaykum :) |
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| Haniff |
| 07/28/01 at 02:17:39 |
| Assalamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh [quote]Don't grumble because you didn't get what you wanted. Be thankful you didn't get what you deserve.[/quote] Shouldn't this be: "Be thankful you didn't get what you DIDN'T deserve"? Wassalamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh Haniff (with 2 f's) |
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| Haniff |
| 07/28/01 at 05:32:22 |
| Assalamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh [quote](err, since ur my fathers age, may I call u uncle j/k) Haniff,[/quote] Yes, please do so. I will only be honoured to be so addressed. [quote]I think what it means is that we usually do a lot of bad things, sometimes without consciously realizing it, but bad things for which we would deserve to be punished eg backbiting, lying, cheating etc. However, Allah ta'ala in His infinite mercy does not punish us immediately but gives us a chance to repent and do works of righteousness. So even though we did deserve it, we did not get it, and for that we have to be truely thankful. Alhumdulillah. umm..did that make sense?[/quote] Yes, made sense. Hidden meaning :) Jazakallahu Khaira for enlightening me. Wassalamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh Haniff (with 2 f's) |
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| Haseeba |
| 07/28/01 at 09:08:42 |
| There are many different languages in the world but a smile speaks them all :) |
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| zaynab |
| 07/28/01 at 09:44:34 |
| Assalamu Alaikum, * To know that you know what you know and that you do not know what you do not know is true knowledge. * Ignorance is not ignorance but ignorance of ignorance is the true ignorance. * Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you. * True greatness lies not in never falling but in rising every time you fall. Wassalam |
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| Arsalan |
| 07/28/01 at 20:28:51 |
| [slm] "I am a traveler seeking the Truth, a human searching for the meaning of humanity, and a citizen seeking dignity, freedom, stability and welfare under the shade of Islam. I am a free man who is aware of the purpose of his existence and calls, "Truly, my prayer and my sacrifice, my life and my death, are all for Allah, the Cherisher of the worlds; He has no partner. This, I am comanded, and I am among those who submit to His Will." This is who I am. Who are you?" - Hasan al Bannaa (when once asked by a journalist to introduce himself) |
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| Haniff |
| 07/29/01 at 00:15:39 |
| Assalamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh Let us help one another in all matters on which we agree, and let us excuse one another where we differ - Hassan Al-Banna Moderate your love to a person with whom you are very friendly; you never know that one day he may be your enemy. And moderate your enmity toward a person whom you detest; you never know but he may be your friend one day. Wassalamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh Haniff (with 2 f's) |
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| Haniff |
| 07/29/01 at 00:18:43 |
| Assalamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh Let us help one another in all matters on which we agree, and let us excuse one another where we differ - Hassan Al-Banna Moderate your love to a person with whom you are very friendly; you never know that one day he may be your enemy. And moderate your enmity toward a person whom you detest; you never know but he may be your friend one day - Attributed to the Prophet [saw] [i]Arab News - 27 Dec 1993[/i] Wassalamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh Haniff (with 2 f's) |
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| taueeya |
| 07/30/01 at 04:31:24 |
| Assalamu Alaikum, Here are my favourites to share with ya all! 1. It is easy enough to tell the poor to accept their poverty as God's will when u urself have warm clothes and plenty of food and medical care and a roof over ur head and no worry about the rent. But if u want them to believe u - try to share some of their poverty and see if u can accept it as God's will urself. : Thomas Merton in "New seeds of contemplation". 2. The most important thing in life is not simply to capitalize on ur gains. Any fool can do that. The important thing is to profit from ur losses. That requires intelligence and it makes the difference between a man of sense and a fool. : William Bolitho. 3. Every successful man I have heard of has done the best he could with conditions as he found them, and not waited till the next year for better. : E.W.Howe, on success. 4. The whole worth of a kind deed lies in the love that inspires it. : The Talmud. 5. Please all and u please none. -Aesop. 6. He who has a secret should not only hide it, but hide that he has it to hide. : Thomas Carlyle. 7. Our opinion of people depends less upon what we see in them than upon what they make us see in ourselves. : Sarah Grand. 8. Confidence, like art, never comes from having all the answers, it comes from being open to all questions. : Gray Stevens. 9. Nature has given to men one tongue, but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak. : Epictetus. 10. Experience is what u get when u do not get what u want. 11. There are two ways to conserve purity, control of temper and hard work. 12. Don't tell God how big your problems are. Tell your problems how big God is. 12. Life is not a laughing matter- but can u imagine having to live without laughing. : Leonid Sukhorukov. 13. Without darkness there are no dreams. : Karla Kuban. 14. Truth is a hard master, and costly to serve, but it simplifies all problems. : Elis Peters. 15. If u go through life without experiencing pain, u probably haven't been born yet. : Neil Simon. 16. Whatever u want to do, do it now, there are so many tomorrows. : Brad Darrach. 17. The world is extremely interesting for a joyful soul. : Alexandra Stoddard. 18. While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about. : Angela Schwindt. 19. You can have it all. You just can't have it all at once. : Susan Litwin. 20. That's what learning is. You suddenly understand something you've understood all ur life, but in a new way. : Dorris Lessing. 21. One of virtue will not seek to live at the expense of humanity and will die for the sake of humanity. 22. Intelligence is learned. 23. A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought, and may vary greatly in colour and content according to the circumstances and the time in which it is used. : Oliver Wendell Holmes. 24. A lie travels round the world while the truth is putting her boots on. : French Proverb. 25. Life is a bridge. Cross over it but build no house on it. : Indian Proverb. 26. It takes time to build castles. Rome was not built in a day. : Irish Proverb. 27. The whisper of a pretty girl can be heard further than the roar of a lion. : Arabian Proverb. 28. There are many paths to the top of a mountain, but the view is always the same. : Chinese Proverb. 29. When u were born, u cried and the world rejoiced. Live ur life so that when u die, the world cries and u rejoice. : Indian Proverb. 30. The world is filled with willing people. Some willing to work, the rest willing to let them. : Robert Frost. 31. People love as self-recognition what they hate as an accusation. : Elias Canetti. 32. When u meet someone better than urself, turn ur thoughts to becoming his equal. When u meet someone, not as good as u are, look within and examine ur own-self. : Confucius. 33. Two things are infinite: the Universe and human stupidity; and I am not sure about the Universe. : Albert einstein. 34. Small is a number of those people, who see with their own eyes and think with their own minds. : Albert einstein. 35. The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend. : Henri Bergson. 36. Study as if u were going to live forever; live as if u were going to die tomorrow. : Maria Mitchell. 37. It does not matter how slowly u go, so long as u do not stop. : Confucius. 38. The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing. : John Powell. 39. Anger is one letter short of Danger. : Eleanor Roosevelt. 40. Trust in Allah, but tie ur camel. : Old Muslim Proverb. On 'Wisdom': 1. A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom. : Welsh Proverb. 2. A wise man hears one word and understands two. : Yiddish Proverb. 3. If a man decieves me once , shame on him; if he decieves me twice, shame on me. : Italian Proverb. 4. The pine stays green in winter.........wisdom in hardship. : Chinese Proverb. 5. The wise adapt themselves to circumstances, as water moulds itself to the pitcher. : Chinese Proverb. 6. To talk without thinking is to shoot without aiming. : English Proverb. 7. Wonder is the beginning of wisdom. : Greek proverb. 8. These days people seek knowledge, not wisdom. Knowledge is of the past, wisdom is of the future. : Vernon Cooper. 9. It is characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things. : Henry David Thorean. 10. A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. : Chinese Proverb. Wassalam. |
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| amatullah |
| 07/30/01 at 17:31:26 |
| Bismillah and salam, I copy/pasted these from another site, I wonder if that is allowed. Anyhoo, some of them are not in an islamic perspective, use your judgment ok. Discovery consists of looking at the same thing as everyone else and thinking something different. In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different. Seven days without laughter makes one weak. You grow up the day you have your first real laugh-at yourself. Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want. Be contented with what you have, but never with what you are. Beware the naked man who offers you his shirt. Help someone else and you help your self. If you use it well, time is your friend. If you try to kill it, time becomes your enemy. One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency. When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. If you master patience, you can master everything else. Cheer up! Remember today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. Nothing is as burdensome as a secret. Every great achievement was once considered impossible. You can't be a hero without taking chances. Life challenges us with the fact that everything can be done better. Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever REGRET. If you give a man a fish, he will eat once. If you teach a man to fish, he will eat for the rest of his life. You are what you are when nobody is looking. He who laughs, Lasts. When you are through changing, you're through. Those who lose riches lose much, but those who lose courage lose all. If you think you are too small to do big things, try doing small things in big way. Genius has limits, stupidity does not. Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others. Shoot for the moon... even if you miss you'll be among the stars. Fear knocked at the door. Faith answered. No one was there. It's the little things that matter most. What good is a bathtub without a plug? A good marriage is the union of two forgivers. Honesty is the first chapter of the book of wisdom. The greatest reward for doing is the opportunity to do more. If God cushioned every blow. . . You would never learn to grow. You'll never leave where you are, until you decide where you'd rather be. The advice your child rejected is now being given to your grandchild. Believe in something larger than yourself. There are two ways to climb an oak tree, you climb it or sit on an acorn and wait. There's always free cheese in a mousetrap. Friendship consists of forgetting what one gives and remembering what one receives. Remember the difference between a boss and a leader: A boss says, "Go!" A leader says, "Let's go!" Politeness goes far, yet costs nothing. A rose on time is far more valuable than a $1,000 gift that's too late. There are two kinds of people in this world: Those who believe there are two kinds of people, and those who know better. Those who follow the crowd will never be followed by a crowd. A person with one watch knows what time it is; a person with two watches can never be sure. Trouble is a part of your life, and if you don't share it, you don't give the person who loves you a chance to love you enough. A wise person once said "To avoid criticism forever-say nothing, do nothing, be nothing" Either do wrong or feel guilty, but don't do both; it's too much work. You'll never "get a grip" until you learn to "let go." Love creates an "us" without destroying a "me." Example has more followers than reason. The day after tomorrow is the third day of the rest of your life. Character consists of what you do on the third and forth tries. If you want to pull a rabbit out of a hat, make sure you put one in there first. Be mindful of how you approach time. Watching the clock is not the same as watching the sunrise. A bore talks mostly in the first person, a gossip in the third, and a good conversationalist in the second. Character is not made in a crisis-it is only exhibited. Wise people learn when they can. Fools learn when they must. If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. Many people aim at nothing-and hit it with remarkable precision. Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force. Advice is like cooking - you should try it first before feed it to others. What shall I do to love? Believe. What shall I do to Believe? Love. Some fellows pay a compliment like they expect a receipt. The largest room in the world is the room for improvement. Sometimes the only sense you can make out of life is a sense of humor. Live your life so you don't have to hide your diary. Happiness is like jam. It's almost impossible to spread it around without getting some on yourself. Learn to be intense without being tense. Pressure is not tension. We are most often in the dark when we are the most certain, and the most enlightened when we are the most confused. Take a tip from nature-your ears aren't made to shut, but your mouth is. Are you smart enough to know what you don't know? He turned his life around. He used to be depressed and miserable. Now he's miserable and depressed. If EVERYTHING seems to be coming your way, you're in the wrong lane. If we bestow a gift or favor and expect a return for it, it is not a gift but a trade. When we look for the good in others, we discover the best in ourselves. The world is divided into two types of people: Those who love to talk, and those who hate to listen. Love is a fruit in season at all times and within reach of every hand. The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it. There is no better mirror than an old friend. The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper. People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. When you figure out which it is, you'll know exactly what to do. We enjoy warmth because we have been cold. We appreciate light because we have been in darkness. By the same token, we can experience joy because we have known sorrow. A loyal friend laughs at your jokes when they're not so good and sympathizes with your problems when they're not so bad. If you continue to live in the past, your life is history. Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet. If you are unkind...you're the wrong kind. MENTOR, n. Someone whose hindsight can become your foresight. Your children need your PRESENCE more than your PRESENTS. It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end. The oldest, shortest words, "Yes" and "No," are those that require the most thought. A stumble may prevent a fall. It takes 26 muscles to smile and 62 muscles to frown. Why not make it easy on yourself? Whatever reason you had for not being somebody, there's somebody who had the same problem and overcame it. CURIOSITY Curiosity may have killed the cat, but where human beings are concerned, the only thing a healthy curiosity can kill is ignorance. Your temper is one of your more valuable possessions. Don't lost it. Perhaps once in a hundred years a person may be ruined by excessive praise, but surely once every minute someone dies inside for lack of it. Don't be unhappy if your dreams never come true-just be thankful your nightmakres don't. To err is human, but when the eraser wears out a head of the pencil, you're over doing it. Experience is a good teacher, but her fees are very high. Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. The time is always right to do what is right. A clever person turns great troubles into little ones and little ones into none at all. The longer we carry a grudge, the heavier it becomes. Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is. Don't take a fence down until you know why it was put up. People who say money can't buy happiness just don't know where to shop. Sometimes you have to be silent in order to be heard. The strongest of all warriors are these two - Time and Patience. When you look in the mirror, you are looking at the problem, but remember, you are also looking at the solution. Doing nothing is the most tiresome job in the world, because you can't stop and rest. The world is composed of givers and takers...the takers may eat better, but the givers sleep better. It's not the journey of a thousand miles that is daunting-it's the pebble in your shoe that is driving you to distraction. When a dream takes hold of you, what can you do? You can run with it, let it run your life, or let it go and think for the rest of your life about what might have been. A smile is a language even a baby understands. The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn. Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. A wise person learns by the experience of others. An ordinary person learns by his or her own experience. A fool learns by nobody's experience. The darkest hour is only 60 minutes. The one thing that remains constant is change. There are costs and risks to a program of action, but they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction. There is no pillow as soft as a clear conscience. It ain't so much the things we don't know that get us into trouble. It's the things we know that just ain't so. To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe. The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter. Virus is a Latin word used by doctors, meaning "Your guess is as good as mine." A mother is not a person to lean on but a person to make leaning unnecessary. Anyone without a sense of humor is at the mercy of everyone else. Friends in your life are like pillars on your porch. Sometimes they hold you up and sometimes they lean on you. Sometimes it's just enough to know they're standing by. One of the most time consuming things is to have an enemy. You don't write because you want to say something; you write because you've got something to say. A window of opportunity won't open itself. It's hard to beat a person who never gives up. Excercise does not take time out of your life; it puts life into your time. Better to strengthen your back than to lighten your burden. Amateurs practice until they can get it right; professionals practice until they can't get it wrong. My father did not tell me how to live. He lived, and let me watch him do it. The PURPOSE of life is to discover your gift. The MEANING of life is giving your gift away. Your companions are like the buttoms on an elevator. They will either take you up or they will take you down. To understand the value of money, you have to save some, spend some, and give some away. The secret lies in how we handle today, not yesterday or tomorrow. Today... that special block of time holding the key that locks out yesterday's nightmares and unlocks tomorrow's dreams. Being bored is an insult to oneself. Success: Keeping your head up and your overhead down. Some people say: "You win some and you lose some." I say: "You win some and you learn some." Truth is the only ground to stand upon. The greatest weakness for many people is that they don't realize their own strength. The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot. Name the greatest of all inventors. Accident. Reallity is for those who cant handle Fantasy Pain & Suffering is inevitable but Misery is optional . |
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| explorer |
| 07/30/01 at 18:35:01 |
| [i]"Truly, the life of this world is nothing but a [quick passing] enjoyment, and verily, the Hereafter that is the home that will remain forever." [Qur'an, 40:39] "My similitude and that of the life of this world is that of a traveler who took a rest at mid-day under a shade of a tree and then left it." [Ahmad, at-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and al-Hakim] "Be in this world like a stranger, or a wayfarer." [Bukhari] Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people. Do not give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying. Do not dismiss your dreams. To be without dreams is to be without hope; To be without hope is to be without purpose.[/i] |
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| Barr |
| 08/03/01 at 04:02:58 |
| Assalamu'alaikum :-) "The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict." Martin Luther King, Jr. Hmmm... Wallahua'lam |
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| Haniff |
| 08/03/01 at 05:13:13 |
| Assalamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh [i]Laughter is the best antidote for the poison of failure[/i] Please don't credit it to me:) [i]Children are a source of pain, pleasure and prestige[/i] - Haniff You may adopt or discard things from what any human being says with the single exception of the dweller of this grave (pointing to the grave of the Prophet [saw]) - Imam Malik Wassalamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh Haniff (with 2 f's) |
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| amatullah |
| 09/12/01 at 21:35:30 |
| Bismillah and salam,, What is the saying that unlike other religions..when a muslim does something wrong, the whole of Islam goes on trial yes? |
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| Ziggy |
| 09/15/01 at 08:49:12 |
[quote]Bismillah and salam,, What is the saying that unlike other religions..when a muslim does something wrong, the whole of Islam goes on trial yes?[/quote] yeah... talk about injustice!! |
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| Ziggy |
| 09/16/01 at 12:58:33 |
| salaamz. here's some.. 'To be born a Muslim is a gift,but to die a Muslim is an acheivment' 'Words are the only things that last forever' (not stricly true cuz the soul also lasts forever :) ) 'The significance of the dwelling is the dweller' and of course.. 'Actions without knowledge is foolish, Knowledge without actions is useless' ;-D wassalaam zakira :-) |
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| Arsalan |
| 09/18/01 at 01:56:53 |
| "Those who give you a serpent when you ask for a fish, may have nothing but serpents to give. It is then generosity on their part." "You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give." "The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose." "To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to." "Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother." "Sometimes you have not even begun to speak - and I am at the end of what you are saying." |
| 1 of my most favorites.. |
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| princess |
| 09/18/01 at 15:07:52 |
| in the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends |
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| jannah |
| 09/18/01 at 22:50:52 |
| When IRA terrorists bomb civilians in Northern Ireland, does that give us the right to call all Irish people terrorists and therefore Catholic Fanatics? If ETA carries out terrorist activities in Spain does do we label all people from the Basque region mindless barbarians, or worst still Christian extremists? When Tamil Tigers perform suicide attacks in Sri Lanka and India, are they ever referred to as fundamentalist Hindu militants? So why is it that if Arabs carry out a terrorist act, they are labelled as Islamic extremists or Muslim militants, and Islam itself is put on trial. |
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| M.F. |
| 09/19/01 at 07:20:28 |
| Assalamu alaikum, One of my favorite quotes is actually a du'a which I believe is attributed to Omar (RA) and it's said after every Jumu'a (at least here in al maghreb): "Allahumma arina al-haqqa haqqan wa'rzuqna ittiba'ahu, wa arina al-baatila baatilan wa-rzuqna ijtinabah." "Oh Allah, show us the truth as truth, and bestow upon us following it, and show us falsehood as falsehood and bestow upon us avoidng it." It's something that I've heard so many times without listening, and yet when I think about it, it's one of the most important things for us as Muslims |
| awesome quote.. |
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| se7en |
| 09/25/01 at 23:20:38 |
"Your criticism polishes my mirror." |
| deep... |
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| se7en |
| 10/29/01 at 20:31:29 |
Oh my soul! It is not, except a few days of patience; As if the extent were but a few dreams. Oh my soul! Pass quickly on through this world; And leave it, for indeed life lies ahead of it. - Imam ash-Shaafi'ee |
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