"When you’re full of food and drink, Satan sits where your spirit should, an ugly metal statue in place of the Kaaba. When you fast, good habits gather like friends who want to help."
— Rumi
- 10 months ago
"The same thing that prevents us from the sin of sneaking in food while no one else is watching trains us to avoid other sins while no one else is watching. That is taqwa."
— Yasmin Mogahed
- 10 months ago
"In our tradition, we don’t see fasting as a punishment to the body. Rather we see it as a means to elevate the spirit. The action in and of itself can be quite liberating as it teaches the worshiper about their limits, strengths and weaknesses. You stop becoming a slave to your usual needs, routines and desires. You become instilled with a renewed sense of hope that there is opportunity for you to do and be better; that you have another chance to try to reach your best."
— Unknown
- 10 months ago
"When the night is completely dark, it finds them [the people of taqwah] staying up in the night; fear has chased away their sleep, so they stay up, while those who feel secure in this life quietly sleep on — Abdullah ibn Mubarak"
- 1 year ago
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