Ibn Al-Qayyim Al-Jawzziya the great
Muslim scholar known for his wise saying and Quotes was born in Damascus,
Syria. The real name of al-Qayyim is Muhammad Ibn Abi Bakr but He was named
after His father who was an attendant (Qayyim) in a school named Al-Jawzziya.
Ibn Qayyim became a student of renowned Muslim Scholar Imam ibn Tayymiyah. Ibn
Qayyim Al-Jawziyya was an accomplished scholar of Islamic science and was
particularly known for His commentaries. Some of the famous Quotes by Ibn
al-Qayyim al-Jawzziya and wise sayings of Ibn al-Qayyim are mentioned.
Sayings of Ibn Al-Qayyim al-Jawzziya:
Flying away
“The heart is like a bird: love as
its head and its two wings are hope and fear.”
Tribulations
“He whom Allah has predestined to
enter Paradise, the reasons which will cause his entrance shall spring from
calamities; and he whom Allah has predestined to enter the Hellfire, the
reasons which will cause his entrance shall spring from lusts.”
Hardening of the Heart
“The slave is not afflicted with a
punishment greater than the hardening of the heart and being distant from
Allah. For the Fire was created to melt the hardened heart. The most distant
heart from Allah is the heart which is hardened. If the heart becomes hardened,
the eye becomes dry.”
Collecting of the pearls
“Satan rejoiced when Adam (peace be
upon him) came out of Paradise, but he did not know that when a diver sinks
into the sea, he collects pearls and then rises again.”
Love of Allah
“It is a stage that all of those who
are striving and competing are competing for it and it is a kind of life that
if you are missing it you are one of the dead.
It is a light that if you are without
it you are in and ocean of darkness. It is a medicine or cure that if you are
without it, your heart becomes a place of sicknesses.
It is a sweetness or pleasure that if
you are without it, life becomes a thing of worries and of pain.”
The Keys to the Heart
“The keys to the life of the heart
lie in reflecting upon the Quran,
being humble before Allah in secret, and leaving sins.”
Illumination of the Heart
“Worship and obedience illuminate the
heart and make it strong and steadfast, until it becomes like a clear mirror,
shining with light.
When Shaytaan draws close, he is
struck by its light like those who try to eavesdrop [in the heavens] are struck
by the shooting stars, and Shaytaan flees from this heart with more terror than
a wolf fleeing from a lion.
Servant is between the Hands of Allah
“The servant exists between the Hands
of Allah at two times- while standing during performing prayer, and while
standing on the Day of Resurrection. Whoever fulfills the rights of the
first standing, will in fact be facilitating the second one. And whoever
considers this easy and does not pay due attention to it, he will be making the
other one difficult for himself.”
Five pillars of Gratitude
“Gratitude is built upon five
pillars: Submissiveness to Allah from the one expressing gratitude; loving Him
for it; acknowledging His favor; praising Him for it; and not utilizing it in a
way that displeases Him.”
Traveler carrying Dirt
“Deeds without sincerity are like a
traveler who carries in his water-jug dirt. The carrying of it burdens him and
it brings no benefit”
The Divine Decree is always a bounty
“The divine decree related to the
believer is always a bounty, even if it is in the form of withholding
(something that is desired), and it is a blessing, even if it appears to be a
trial, and an affliction that has befallen him is in reality a cure, even though
it appears to be a disease!”
The Heart and Body get sick
“The heart gets sick as the body does
and its cure is in asking for forgiveness and protection. It also becomes rusty
like a mirror does and it is polished by remembering Allah.
The heart can also be naked like the
body and can lose its dress and decoration, which is piety, and it can feel
hunger and thirst like the body does, and its nourishment is knowledge, love,
trust, and offering service to Allah.”
Don’t get tired
“Do not get tired of standing at His
door, even if you were thrown out And do not stop apologizing to Him, even if
you were turned back And if He opens the door for the ones who were accepted,
then enter (with them) the entrance of the ones who were unexpected and say,
‘Miskeen (poor) so give me Sadaqah (charity)”
Names have meaning and effect
“Because names have meanings, these
meanings will inevitably have an effect on the person who carries the name.
Names have an effect on the things that are named, and the things that are
named have an effect on their names, whether they are beautiful or ugly, light
or heavy, subtle or crude.”
The Doors of Jannah
“The scholars of evil sit at the
doors of Al-Jannah (Paradise) calling the people to it with their speech, but
calling to the fire with their actions; every time they speak their words to
the people they rush forward whilst their actions suggest not to listen to
them- for if what they had been calling to was true, they would have been the
first to respond. Thus they are seemingly guides, but are in fact highway
robbers.”
Tests of a believer
“The ibtilaa’ (testing) of the
believer is like medicine for him. It cures him from illness. Had the illness
remained it would destroy him or diminish his reward and level (in the
hereafter). The tests and the trials extract these illnesses from him and
prepare him for the perfect reward and the highest of degrees (in the life to
come).”
Trees in the Heart
“Ikhlaas and Tawheed are a tree in
the heart. Its branches are good actions. Its fruits are a good life in this
world, and eternal comfort in the Hereafter, and just like in Paradise the
fruits whose supply is not cut off, nor are they out of reach, likewise are the
fruits of Tawheed and Ikhlaas in this world.”
“An action done without Ikhlaas and
without following the Messenger is like a traveler whose sock becomes filled
with sand, which weighs him down, and has no benefit.” “Allah loves from His
slave that he beautifies his tongue with the truth, and his heart with Ikhlaas
and love, turning repentantly with reliance upon Allah.”
No replacement
“And verily for everything that a
slave loses there is a substitute, but the one who loses Allah will never find
anything to replace Him.”
Calamities and trials are a medicine
“Were it not that Allah treats His
slaves with the remedy of trials and calamities, they would transgress and
overstep the mark. When Allah wills good for His slaves, He gives him the medicine
of calamities and trials according to his situation, so as to cure him from all
fatal illnesses and diseases, until He purifies and cleanses him, and then
makes him qualified for the most honorable position in this world, which is
that of being a true slave of Allah (‘uboodiyyah), and for the greatest reward
in the Hereafter, which is that of seeing Him and being close to Him".
The Heart’s rest
“The heart will rest and feel relief
if it is settled with Allah and it will worry and be anxious if it is settled
with people.”
Brook in the desert
“Loving Allah resembles a brook in a
desert with no millstone, and that is why there are few water-drawers. The
lover usually wants to be isolated with his lover in privacy in order to find
delight, the same as the whale resorts to water, and a child seeks his mother.”
Life is a fading shadow
“O people who take pleasure in a life
that will vanish; falling in love with a fading shadow is sheer stupidity”
Repel, Repel, Repel
“Repel the thought, for if you don’t,
it becomes an idea. So repel the idea; for if you don’t it will become a
desire. So fight against that (desire), for if you don’t, it will become a
determination and a passion. And if you don’t repel that, it will become an
action. And if you don’t replace it with its opposite, it will become a
constant habit. So at that point, it will be difficult for you to change it.”
Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah
Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah
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