A thing's innate disposition or God-given nature does not lie; whatever this innate disposition says is the truth. Said Nursi More Quotes by Said Nursi More Quotes From Said Nursi If you want an enemy, the soul (nafs) is sufficient. If you want advice, death is sufficient. Said Nursi soul advice enemy Worry is itself an illness, since worry is an accusation against Divine Wisdom, a criticism of Divine Mercy. Said Nursi criticism divine-wisdom worry I am not free and independent; I am a traveler with duties. Said Nursi traveler independent duty He causes huge bodies like sun to proclaim His Majesty through His Names the All-Gracious, Great, reciting: ' O Glorious One, O Great One, O Mighty One', while tiny animate creatures like flies and fish proclaim His Mercy, reciting: 'O Gracious One, O Compassionate One, O Generous One Said Nursi majesty body names The truth cannot be deceptive, and one who sees it cannot be deceived. Said Nursi deceived deception truth The heart does not derive pure pleasure from what is impermanent. Said Nursi eternity doe heart The mirror to the beautiful is beautiful. Said Nursi mirrors beautiful beauty Life is a manifestation of unity. Said Nursi unity compassion life-is Do what you do only for God's sake, start for God's sake, work for God's sake, and act within the sphere of God's good approval. Said Nursi spheres sake approval Can you not see the numerous designs made by God as signs, similitudes, or analogies of resurrection? He has placed them in every era, the alteration of day and night, even in the coming and going of clouds. Said Nursi design clouds night A thing's innate disposition does not lie. Said Nursi truth doe lying All true happiness, pure joy, sweet bounties, and unclouded pleasure are contained within the knowledge and love of God. Said Nursi god happiness love knowledge All true happiness, pure joy, sweet bounties, and untroubled pleasure lie in knowledge of God and love of God; they cannot exist without them. Said Nursi god happiness love knowledge Creation's highest aim and most sublime result is belief in God. The most exalted rank of humanity is knowledge of God. Said Nursi result humanity god knowledge Nature is a divine art; it cannot be the artist. It is a dominical book and cannot be the scribe. It is an embroidery and cannot be the embroiderer. It is a register and cannot be the accountant. It is the law and cannot be the power. Said Nursi nature power law art The beauty of a finely worked object points to the beauty of the craftsmanship. The beauty of the craftsmanship points to the beauty of the name which was the source of the craftsmanship. The beauty of the name of the craftsman's art points to the beauty of the craftsman's attributes manifested in that art. Said Nursi name craftsmanship beauty art Do not suffer pain and torment without reason. Somebody All-Powerful and All-Compassionate owns everything. Rely on His Power and do not accuse His Compassion. Renounce grief and anxiety ad accept relief. Be rid of your troubles and find serenity. Said Nursi anxiety pain grief power I can bear my own sorrows, but the sorrows arising from the calamities visiting Islam and Muslims have crushed me. I feel each blow delivered to the Muslim world as delivered first to my own heart. Said Nursi me islam heart world I can live without bread, but I can't live without freedom. Said Nursi live freedom i-can bread Sin penetrates to the heart, darkens and hardens it until it extinguishes the light of belief. Each sin has a path that leads to unbelief. Unless that sin is swiftly obliterated by seeking God's forgiveness, it grows from a worm into a snake that gnaws at the heart. Said Nursi forgiveness light god heart