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Al-Ghazzali on the Treatment of the Lust of the Stomach and the Sexual Organs QUOTES

Al-Ghazzali on the Treatment of the Lust of the Stomach and the Sexual Organs QUOTES

1 " A person of good character is he who is modest, says little, causes little trouble, speaks the truth, seeks the good, worships much, has few faults, meddles little, desires the good for all, and does good works for all. He is compassionate, dignified, measured, patient, content, grateful, sympathetic, friendly, abstinent, and not greedy. He does not use foul language, nor does he exhibit haste, nor does he harbor hatred in his heart. He is not envious. He is candid, well-spoken, and his friendship and enmity, his anger and his pleasure are for the sake of God Most High and nothing more. "

― Abu Hamid al-Ghazali , Al-Ghazzali on the Treatment of the Lust of the Stomach and the Sexual Organs

2 " Bonding and communicating are aspects of action—proof of the extent of transformation through attaining the goal that we had intended. The power to bond with others is an extraordinary human power. It comes in the true sense when bonding develops from the heart and not from either the intellect or the passions. It comes from a deep love for one’s fellow human being and arises when we try to meet the needs of others before our own needs, much like a mother with her new born child. "

― Abu Hamid al-Ghazali , Al-Ghazzali on the Treatment of the Lust of the Stomach and the Sexual Organs

3 " On a road one day, the eye of the Messenger (S) fell upon a woman. He turned back and went home and lay with his wife immediately, performed the greater ablution and came back out and said: “Whenever a woman appears like a devil, and passion is aroused, ye should go to your home and lie with your wife, for that which is with your wife is the just like that which is with the strange woman. "

― Abu Hamid al-Ghazali , Al-Ghazzali on the Treatment of the Lust of the Stomach and the Sexual Organs