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" When I read al-Ghazali, I thought, „Oh my God, this is true“. Al Ghazali wrote: „I am on a crumbling bank. My soul is crying „Up, up and away. If not now, when?“ I was about twenty-three years old and I thought, „My God, I am on a crumbling bank! If I don‘t do it – up, up and away – I‘ve blown it! I knew that if I didn‘t do it now, I would have blown it.“ Gray had been looking for a spiritual path all along and was drawn to Sufism. She embraced the religion of Islam and took the name Aisha. (p. 213) "

, Hearts Turn: Sinners, Seekers, Saints and the Road to Redemption


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 quote : When I read al-Ghazali, I thought, „Oh my God, this is true“. Al Ghazali wrote: „I am on a crumbling bank. My soul is crying „Up, up and away. If not now, when?“ I was about twenty-three years old and I thought, „My God, I am on a crumbling bank! If I don‘t do it – up, up and away – I‘ve blown it! I knew that if I didn‘t do it now, I would have blown it.“ Gray had been looking for a spiritual path all along and was drawn to Sufism. She embraced the religion of Islam and took the name Aisha. (p. 213)