Saturday, October 16, 2010

"As al-Ghazzali has said, he who fears the Creator runs towards Him and loves Him, and who loves Him knows Him."

-Islam and the Plight of Modern Man Revised and Enlarged by Seyyed Hossein Nasr, pg. 86

'O Lord, what is the best act through which those near to You draw nearer?'

[Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal] said, "I saw the Lord of Power in my sleep, and said, 'O Lord, what is the best act through which those near to You draw nearer?' and He answered, 'Through [reciting] my word, O Ahmad.' I asked, 'With understanding, or without?' and He answered, 'With understanding and without.'

-Related in the biographical notes of Reliance of the Traveller: The Classic Manual of Islamic Sacred Law Umdat Al-Salik, pg. 1035.