Quotes from Ibn Ata Allah

When He gives, He shows you His Kindness; when He deprives, He shows you His power. And in all that, He is making Himself known to you and coming to you with His gentleness.

My god how gentle you are with me in spite of my great ignorance and how merciful You are with me in spite of my ugly deeds

Paraphrased: The way of al-Junayd includes among other things abstaining constantly from resisting God Most High in whatever happens to one, whether good or bad. . . .

He whose wealth or children distract him from remembering God is lost; but the one who remembers God experiences delights sweeter than the pleasure of food and drink.

The most excellent of those who perform good deeds are those who most often remember God in all situations.

I seek refuge in Thee from every hope which would distract me.

The ambition of the spiritual traveller never wants to stop with what it has been shown save that the voices of reality call to him, "what you seek is ahead of you.

Actions are but lifeless forms whose soul is the secret of sincerity in them

The most beloved manifestation of obedience to God is trust in Him

When Allah inspires your tongue to ask, know that He wants to give

Nothing is difficult, if you seek it through your Lord; nothing is easy, if you seek it through your self.

The realization of 'La ilaha illa Allah' is one of the states of the heart that can be neither expressed by the tongue nor thought out by the mind.

If you are aware of your humility, then you are arrogant.

A sign of the death of the heart: lack of sadness about beneficial actions you have missed, and lack of regret about your mistakes.