Quotes

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A Prescription

"Oh you who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that you many learn piety and righteousness"

- Qur'an, al-Baqarah, 2:183

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A Wish

May the Ramadan bring you

peace and prosperity,

good health and wealth,

and brighten your life forever.

- Ramadan Wish

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Never Return to the Sins

Ramadan

R ead in abudndance the Holy Quran

A bstain from food, drink and cohabitation

M aintain your nightly trips to Masjid for Taraweeh

A bsolve yourself from Hellfire through seeking forgiveness

D eeds of good, never too many to have

A ttempt to find and utilise the Night of Power in the odd nights of the last 10

N ever return to the sins you have turned your back on in this month

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The Return

O Ramadan, be gentle,

the tears of the believers pour forth,

and their hearts are anxious from the pain of separation.

And why shouldn’t the tears flow from the believers

upon the parting (of Ramadan) whilst he knows not

whether he shall live to see its return!

-Ibn Rajab

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Faith Has Won

The month of fasting has come,

the emperor's banner has arrived,

withhold your hand from food,

the spirit's table has arrived.

The soul has escaped from separation

and bound nature's hands;

the heart of error is defeated,

the army of faith has won.

-Rumi

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“Jesus Christ is a God whom we approach without pride, and before whom we humble ourselves without despair. ”

- Blaise Pascal, Pensées

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“Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.”

- Aristotle

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“Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.”

- Helen Keller

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“Pray for a strong and lively sense of sin; the greater the sense of sin, the less sin.”

- Samuel Rutherford

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“Don't solve your problems, dissolve your problems--so that they should not recur again.”

- Yogi Bhajan

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“Singing has always seemed to me the most perfect means of expression. It is so spontaneous. And after singing, I think the violin. Since I cannot sing, I paint.”

- Georgia O'Keefe

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“It is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.' ”

- Luke 4:8

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“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.”

- Joseph Campbell

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“See in the meantime that your faith bringeth forth obedience, and God in due time will cause it to bring forth peace. ”

- John Owen

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“You should not suffer the past. You should be able to wear it like a loose garment, take it off and let it drop.”

- Eva Jessye

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“Let no one come to you without leaving better and happier.”

- Mother Teresa

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“Your joy comes from how you think, the choices that we make in life. ”

- Joyce Meyer

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“Use your imagination not to scare yourself to death but to inspire yourself to life.”

- Adele Brookman

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“The art of acceptance is the art of making someone who has just done you a small favor wish that he might have done you a greater one.”

- Russell Lynes

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“Find something you’re passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.” – Julia Child

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“The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.” – E.E. Cummings

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“Keep your face toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.” – Walt Whitman

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“It is better to travel well than to arrive.” – Buddha

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“The world belongs to the energetic.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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“Sometimes the joy is the source of your smile but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.” – Thich Nhat Hanh