العلماء ثلاثة: إما مهلك نفسه وغيره وهم المصرحون بطلب الدنيا والمقبلون عليها، وإما مسعد نفسه وغيره وهم الداعون الخلق إلي الله سبحانه ظاهراً وباطناً، وإم… - Al-Ghazali

ضرر الدين ممن ينصره لا بطريقه أكثر من ضرره ممن يطعن فيه

matter with you, Commander of the Believers?’ To this he would reply: ‘The time has come for a trust which God offered to the heavens and the earth and the mountains, but they refused to carry it; they were wary of it, but I have taken it on.

"The deceitful character of the world comes out in the following ways. In the first place, it pretends that it will always remain with you, while, as a matter of fact, it is slipping away from you, moment by moment, and bidding you farewell, like a shadow which seems stationary, but is actually always moving. Again, the world presents itself under the guise of a radiant but immoral sorceress, pretends to be in love with you, fondles you, and then goes off to your enemies, leaving you to die of chagrin and despair. Jesus (upon whom be peace!) saw the world revealed in the form of an ugly old hag. He asked her how many husbands she had possessed; she replied that they were countless. He asked whether they had died or been divorced; she said that she had slain them all. "I marvel", he said, "at the fools who see, what you have done to others, and still desire you." This"