Call on your Lord when your heart is brittle, that is a time when it's in pieces and the Light of Allah can fill the gaps. That is why Allāh is with the broken hearted. Hamza Yusuf More Quotes by Hamza Yusuf More Quotes From Hamza Yusuf Everything that we do has a spiritual essence. There is a spiritual dimension in everything. All of life has meaning and everything that you do in life is in preparation for your great meeting. This great meeting is your meeting with your Lord, which is absolutely inevitable. Hamza Yusuf preparation essence spiritual If you are looking for happiness in this world (dunya), you're in the wrong place. Hamza Yusuf looking-for-happiness dunya world People can't think when their minds are clouded with fear. Hamza Yusuf mind people thinking Language is the crowning achievement of human beings, and that is something Muslims have always known and revered. We are a literate people whose miracle is a Book from an unlettered man, peace and blessings be upon him, who was the most articulate and eloquent human being who ever lived. We honor our Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, in honoring language that he loved so much and used so well. Hamza Yusuf blessing love book Force yourself to be humble, until it becomes second nature. Then it will be an unconscious activity. Hamza Yusuf unconscious force humble I don't have any control over what other people do, and they don't represent me or my faith. Hamza Yusuf people People of the world will reject your reminders, because it reminds them that this world is temporary. Hamza Yusuf reminders people world If you don't wake up for Fajr, then don't wake up at all Hamza Yusuf islamic wake-up wisdom Reality of things is hidden in the realm of the unseen Hamza Yusuf unseen realms reality In our inherent contradictions as humans, and in order to validate our own pain, we deny the pain of others. But it is in acknowledging the pain of others that we achieve fully our humanity. Hamza Yusuf pain humanity order What comes to a person in his or her life, however difficult it may be, perhaps will help a person move closer to God. The response to tribulation is abr, which is patience, perseverance, steadfastness, and resolve. Allāh loves the patient; part of the reason the tribulation comes is to draw the quality of patience out of them - He loves this quality. Hamza Yusuf perseverance quality moving I can't - and won't - impose my beliefs on others, either verbally or otherwise. I'm not going to judge people. Hamza Yusuf belief judging people Desire is an attempt to feel the void. Hamza Yusuf void desire feels The fear tactic is a tactic that's used by people who want to maintain control, and it's very effective. Hamza Yusuf tactics want people We are in a waking dream... We see worlds where others scheme. Hamza Yusuf waking dream world Whatever is for the sake of Allah will go on and continue. Whatever is for other than Allah, it will end and be severed Hamza Yusuf ends sake goes-on And that is the secret of this world. If you remove love of dunya from your heart, the dunya is yours for the taking. You can have the dunya because it's in your hand and not in your heart Hamza Yusuf secret heart hands You cannot honour the prophet by dishonouring his teaching. Hamza Yusuf honour prophet teaching When paying charity, one should smile and be humble, allowing the hand of the indigent to be above the giver's hand. Hamza Yusuf charity humble hands Hypocrisy is wretched because the hypocrite says with his tongue what is not in his heart. He wrongs his tongue and oppresses his heart. But if the heart is sound, the condition of the tongue follows suit. We are commanded to be upright in speech, which is a gauge of the heart's state. Hamza Yusuf hypocrisy hypocrite heart