"I Was A Hidden Treasure,
And I Love To Be Known, So I
Created The Entire Universe,
So I Might Be Known."
Hadith Qudsi
The Quran
Surah Al-Hijr
The Stone City
Verse 29-30
“When I have
completed shaping him
and have breathed
into him of My Spirit,
then fall you down
before him in prostration.”
So, the angels - all of them -
fell down in prostration.
The Quran
Surah Ta Ha
Verse 39
I showered you with My love
and planned that you
should be reared
under My
watchful
eye.
The Quran
Surah An-Najm
The Star
Verse 32
He has been aware of you from the time
He produced you from the earth and from
your hiding places in your mothers’ wombs,
so do not assert your own goodness:
He knows best who is mindful of Him.
The Quran
Surah Ad-Duhaa
The Morning Hours
1. By the morning hours;
2. And by the night
when it is still;
3. Your Lord has neither
forsaken you nor hated you.
4. And indeed the Hereafter
is better for you than this life.
5. And verily, your Lord will
give you so that you shall
be well-pleased.
6. Did He not find you an orphan
and gave you a refuge?
7. And He found you unaware
and guided you?
8. And He found you poor,
and made you self-sufficient?
9. Therefore, treat not the orphan
with oppression,
10. And repulse not the beggar;
11. And proclaim the blessings
of your Lord.
There is a piece of flesh
in the body if it becomes
good (reformed) the
whole body becomes
good but if it gets spoilt
the whole body becomes
spoilt and that is the heart.
Sahih al-Bukhari 52
For everything,
there is a polish,
and the polish for
the hearts is the
dhikr (remembrance)
of Allah. There is nothing
more potent in saving a
person from the
punishment of Allah
than the dhikr of Allah.
al-Jami’ 1932
The Quran
Surah Al-Anfal
The Spoils of War
Verse 19
Allah is with
the believers.
The Quran
Surah Ali-Imran
Family Of Imran
Verse 159
Verily,
Allah loves those
who rely upon Him.
The Quran
Surah Hud
Hud
3. Ask your Lord for forgiveness,
then turn back to Him. He will grant you
wholesome enjoyment until an appointed time,
and give His grace to everyone who has merit.
But if you turn away, I fear you will
have torment on a terrible Day:
4. it is to God that you will all return,
and He has power over everything.’
The Quran
Surah At-Tawbah
The Repentance
Verse 14-15
He will heal
the believers’ feelings
and remove the rage
from their hearts.
Allah turns to whoever
He will in His mercy;
Allah is all knowing
and wise.
The Quran
Surah Al-Ankabut
The Spider
Verse 5
Whoever hopes for
the meeting with Allah,
let them know that
Allah's appointed time
is sure to come.
He is the All-Hearing,
All-Knowing.
Remember the dream
Remember the dream
Remember the dream
Remember the thirst, a hunger for more
Remember the future, the simple hope
Remember the dream, always rising
Remember the future, true and pure
This is not the ending
Moving forth without a reason
Find another kind of truth
Try expanding the horizon
With our heads into the blue
Floating freely, use no pressure
Hear beyond this frequency
And my skin burns from the fire
As it flares inside of me
And if I wake, it doesn't matter
If reality's a dream
If these thoughts are all we have
Then the future's still unseen
Remember the thirst
A hunger for more
Remember the future
The simple hope
Remember the dream
Always rising
Remember the future
True and pure
This is not the ending
Everybody has them
(Remember the dream)
(Remember the dream)
(Remember the dream)
So you're lost in this dimension
Seeking recipes of youth
Solve the riddle, live forever
Watch it over in review
No solutions, no real motion
Licking sadness from your cheek
And my fingers turn to ashes
As they brush against your weakness
And I hate that I can't help them
That it's fact, not fantasy
It's these thoughts, they're all we have
But the future's still unseen
It's fact, not fantasy
Everybody has them
(Remember the dream)
Remember the thirst
A hunger for more
Remember the future
The simple hope
Remember the dream
Always rising
Remember the future
True and pure
This is not the ending
Remember the dream
Always rising
Remember the future
True and pure
This is not the ending
The Quran
Surah Al-Hijr
The Stone City
Verse 41
Allah said,
“Devotion is the Path,
that leads straight to Me"
The Quran
Surah At-Tawbah
The Repentance
Verse 72
Allah has promised
the believers, both men
and women, Gardens graced
with flowing streams where they
will remain; good, peaceful homes
in Gardens of lasting bliss; and-
greatest of all-Allah’s good pleasure.
That is the supreme triumph.
The Messenger of Allah, peace
and blessings be upon him, said,
“Verily, Allah is beautiful
and He loves beauty.
He loves the loftiest of affairs
and disapproves of pettiness.”
Source: al-Mu’jam al-Awsaṭ 6906
When the people
of Paradise enter it,
Allah Almighty will say:
Would you like anything more?
They will say: Have You not
brightened our faces?
Have You not
admitted us into Paradise
and saved us from Hellfire?
Then, Allah will lift the veil
and nothing they are given
will be more beloved to them
than looking at their
Lord Almighty.
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 181
The Quran
Surah Al-Qiyama
The Resurrection
Verse 22-23
On that Day
there will be radiant faces,
looking towards their Lord.
The Quran
Surah Qaf
The Letter 'Qaf'
31. Paradise will be brought
close to the righteous and
will no longer be distant:
32. ‘This is what you were
promised––this is for everyone
who turned often to God and
kept Him in mind,
33. who held the Most Gracious
in awe, though He is unseen,
who comes before Him with a
heart turned to Him in
devotion-
34. so enter it in peace. This is
the Day of everlasting Life.’
35. They will have all that they
wish for there, and We have
more for them.
The Quran
Surah Ar-Ra'd
The Thunder
Verse 22
Those who
remain steadfast
through their desire
for the Face of their Lord;
who keep up the prayer; who give
secretly and openly from what
We have provided for them;
who repel evil with good.
These will have the reward
of the true home.
Verse 26: Allah
gives abundance
to whoever He wills
or limited provisions
to whoever He wills.
And the disbelievers
become prideful of
this worldly life. But
the life of this world,
compared to
the Hereafter,
is nothing but a
fleeting enjoyment.
Two men came from
the East and addressed
the people who wondered
at their eloquent speeches. On
that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:
'Some eloquent speech is as
effective as magic.'
Sahih al-Bukhari 5767
In-book reference
Book 76, Hadith 81
In my hallucination
I saw my beloved’s flower garden
In my vertigo, in my dizziness
In my drunken haze
Whirling and dancing like a spinning wheel
I saw myself as the source of existence
I was there in the beginning
And I was the spirit of love
Now I am sober
There is only the hangover
And the memory of love
And only the sorrow
I yearn for happiness
I ask for help
I want mercy
And my love says:
Look at me and hear me
Because I am here
Just for that
I am your moon and your moonlight too
I am your flower garden and your water too
I have come all this way, eager for you
Without shoes or shawl
I want you to laugh
To kill all your worries
To love you
To nourish you
Oh sweet bitterness
I will soothe you and heal you
I will bring you roses,
I, too, have been covered with thorns
BITTERSWEET by Rumi
The Quran
Surah Az-Zumar
The Troops
Verse 53
O My servants
who have trespassed
the limits against their souls!
Do not lose hope in Allah’s mercy,
for Allah certainly forgives all sins.
He is indeed the All-Forgiving,
Most Merciful.
The Quran
Surah Al-An’am
The Cattle
Verse 32
The life of this world
is nothing but a game
and a distraction; the
Home in the Hereafter
is best for those who are
aware of God. Why will
you not understand?
The Quran
Surah Al-An’am
The Cattle
Verse 126-127
This is the path of your Lord,
made perfectly straight.
We have explained Our
revelations to those
who take heed.
They shall have the Home of
Peace with their Lord, and
He will take care of them
as a reward for their deeds.
The Quran
Surah An-Nisa
The Women
Verse 28
And it is Allah’s Will
to lighten your burdens,
for humankind
was created weak.
The Quran
Surah Al-Ma'idah
The Table Spread
Verse 18
You are merely human beings,
part of His creation: He forgives
whoever He will and punishes
whoever He will. Control of the
heavens and earth and all that is
between them belongs to Him:
all journeys lead to Him.
Abu Muslim al-Khawlani reported:
A man came to him and he said,
“Instruct me, O Abu Muslim.”
Abu Muslim, may Allah have
mercy on him, said, “Remember
Allah under every tree and hillside.”
The man said, “Tell me more.”
Abu Muslim said, “Remember
Allah until people think you
have gone mad with the
remembrance of Allah.”
Abu Muslim used to
frequently mention Allah.
A man saw him mentioning
Allah and he said, “Has this
companion of yours gone mad?”
Abu Muslim heard him and
he said, “This is not madness,
O son of my brother, rather
this is the cure for madness.”
Source: Shu’ab al-Imān 685
The Quran
Surah Al-Baqarah
The Cow
Verse 186
I am near. I respond to
those who call Me, so
let them respond to Me,
and believe in Me, so
that they may be guided.
Allah says:
'I am with My slave
when he remembers Me
and his lips move saying
My Name.'
Reference
Sunan Ibn Majah 3792
In-book reference
Book 33, Hadith 136
Be mindful of Allah and Allah will
protect you. Be mindful of Allah and you will
find Him in front of you. If you ask, then ask
Allah [alone]; and if you seek help, then seek
help from Allah [alone]. And know that if
the nation were to gather together to
benefit you with anything, they
would not benefit you except with
what Allah had already prescribed
for you. And if they were to gather
together to harm you with anything,
they would not harm you except with
what Allah had already
prescribed against you.
The pens have been lifted
and the pages have dried.
Hadith 19,
40 Hadith an-Nawawi
The Quran
Surah Az-Zumar
The Troops
Verse 67
People have no grasp
of God’s true measure.
On the Day of Resurrection,
the whole earth will be in His grip.
The heavens will be rolled up
in His Right Hand-
Glory be to Him! He is far above
the partners they ascribe to Him!
The Quran
Surah Saad
Letter Saad
Verse 27
And We did not
create the heaven and the earth
and that between them aimlessly.
That is the assumption of those
who disbelieve.
Allah Almighty says:
I am as My servants
expects of Me.
If he thinks good of Me,
he will have it.
If he thinks evil of Me,
he will have it.
Source:
Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 639
The Quran
Surah Qaf
Letter 'Qaf'
Verse 16
Indeed,
We created
humankind
and know what
their souls whisper
to them, and We
are closer to them
than their jugular vein.
The Quran
Surah Hud
Hud
Verse 56
Indeed,
I have relied upon Allah,
my Lord and your Lord. There is
no creature but that He holds it by
its forelock controlling it.
Indeed, my Lord is on a path
that is straight.
The Quran
Surah Hud
Hud
Verse 5
Even when they cover
themselves with their clothes,
He knows what they conceal
and what they reveal: He knows
well the innermost secrets
of the heart.
The Quran
Surah At-Talaq
The Divorce
Verse 2-3
And whoever is mindful of Allah,
He will make a way out for them,
and will provide for them
from sources
they could never imagine.
And whoever puts
their trust in Allah,
then He alone
is sufficient for them.
Certainly Allah achieves His Will.
Allah has already set a destiny
for every single thing.
The Quran
Surah Az-Zumar
The Troops
33. It is the one who brings the truth
and the one who accepts it as true
who are mindful of God:
34. they will have everything they wish
for with their Lord. Such is the reward
of those who do good:
35. God will absolve them even
of their worst deeds and will reward them
according to their best.
The Quran
Surah Al-Qasas
The Stories
68. Your Lord creates what
He pleases and chooses
those He will- they have no
choice- so glory be to God,
and may He be exalted
above the partners they
ascribe to Him!
69. Your Lord knows what
their hearts conceal and
what they reveal.
70. He is God; there is no
god but Him; all praise
belongs to Him in this world
and the next; His is the
Judgement; and to Him you
shall be returned.
The Quran
Surah Al-An'am
The Cattle
Verse 60
He is the One
Who calls back
your souls by night and
knows what you do
during the day, then
revives you daily
so you can complete
your appointed term.
To Him is your
ultimate return, then
He will inform you of
what you used to do.
The Quran
Surah At-Tawbah
The Repentance
Verse 3
Know that
you cannot escape God
if you turn away.
The Quran
Surah Al-Hijr
The Stone City
97. We are well aware
that your heart is weighed
down by what they say.
98. Celebrate the glory of
your Lord and be among
those who bow down to Him:
99. worship your Lord until what
(death) is certain comes to you.
The Quran
Surah Ali-Imran
Family Of Imran
Verse 190
Indeed, in the creation of
the heavens and the earth
and the alternation of the
night and the day are signs
for those of understanding.
The Quran
Surah Al-Hadid
The Iron
1. Whatsoever is in the heavens
and the earth glorifies Allah, and
He is the All-Mighty, All-Wise.
2. His is the kingdom of the heavens
and the earth, It is He Who gives life
and causes death; and He is
Able to do all things.
3. He is the First and the Last,
the Most High and the Most Near.
And He is the All-Knower
of everything.
4. It is He Who
created the heavens
and the earth in Six Days.
Then He rose over
beyond existence.
He knows what
goes into the earth
and what comes forth
from it, and what descends
from the heavens and
what ascends into it.
And He is with you
wherever you may be.
And Allah is All-Seeing
of what you do.
The Quran
Surah Ar-Rahman
The Merciful
Verse 26-27
Every Being On Earth Is Bound To Perish
Only The Face Of Your Lord Will Remain
Owner Of Majesty And Honour Forever.
The Quran
Surah Ash-Shu'ara
The Poets
Verse 77-82
Lord of the Worlds,
who created me.
It is He who guides me;
He who gives me food and drink;
He who cures me when I am ill;
He who will make me die and
then give me life again;
and He who will, I hope,
forgive my faults on
the Day of Judgement.
The Quran
Surah Ash-Shura
The Consultation
Verse 28
It is He who sends relief
through rain after they have
lost all hope, and spreads
His mercy far and wide.
He is the Protector,
Worthy of All Praise.
The Quran
Surah Al-Fath
The Victory
Verse 1-3
Truly We have opened up
a path to clear triumph for you,
so that God may forgive you your past and
future sins, complete His grace upon you,
guide you to a straight path,
and help you mightily.
Verily, Allah has vessels among the people
of the earth, and the vessels of your Lord
are the hearts of His righteous servants.
The most beloved of them to him
are the softest and most
tender of them.
Source: Musnad al-Shāmiyyīn 840
Allah's Messenger (peace upon him) said:
Shall I not inform you of the best of your
actions, the purest in the sight of your Lord,
which raises your rank to the highest, which
is better for you than spending gold and
silver, better than meeting your enemy so
that you strike at their necks and they strike
at yours?’ They replied: ‘Yes, indeed,’ and he
said: ‘It is the remembrance of Allah.'
(At-Tirmidhi)
"I Was A Hidden Treasure,
And I Love To Be Known, So I
Created The Entire Universe,
So I Might Be Known."
Hadith Qudsi
The Quran
Surah Ali-Imran
Family Of Imran
Verse 154
Allah knows your
innermost thoughts
very well.
The Quran
Surah Al-An’am
The Cattle
Verse 31
Those who consider it a lie
that they will have to meet Allah
are indeed the losers so much so
that when that Hour comes to them
suddenly they will say:
“Woe to us for having ignored this!”
They will carry their burden
on their backs. How evil
is the burden
they bear!
Allah Almighty said:
I am as My servant thinks I am.
I am with him when he makes mention
of Me. If he makes mention of Me
to himself, I make mention of him
to Myself; and if he makes
mention of Me in an assembly,
I make mention of him in an assembly
better than it. And if he draws near
to Me an arm's length,
I draw near to him a cubit,
and if he draws near to Me
a cubit, I draw near to him
a fathom. And if he comes to
Me walking, I go to him at speed.
Hadith 15
40 Hadith Qudsi
The Quran
Surah At-Taghabun
The Mutual Disillusion
3. He created
the heavens and earth
for a true purpose;
He formed you and
made your forms good:
you will all return to Him.
4. He knows what is in
the heavens and earth;
He knows what you conceal and
what you reveal; God knows
very well the secrets
of every heart.
The Quran
Surah Ghafir
The Forgiver
55. What God has promised
is sure to come. Ask forgiveness
for your sins; praise your Lord
morning and evening.
56. As for those who,
with no authority to do so,
dispute God’s messages, there is
nothing in their hearts but a thirst
for a greatness they will never attain.
Seek refuge in God, for He is
the All Hearing, the All Seeing.
57. The creation of the heavens
and earth is greater by far than
the creation of mankind,
though most people
do not know it.
The Quran
Surah Ad-Duhaa
The Morning Hours
3. Your Lord has neither
forsaken you nor hated you.
4. And indeed the Hereafter is
better for you than this life.
5. And verily, your Lord will give you
so that you shall be well-pleased.
The Quran
Surah Al-Baqarah
The Cow
Verse 152
So Remember Me,
I Will Remember You.
Be Thankful To Me,
And Do Not Deny Me.
The Quran
Surah Ikhlas
Sincerity
1. Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One,
2. Allah, the Eternal Refuge.
3. He neither begets nor is born,
4. Nor is there to Him any equivalent."
The Quran
Surah As-Sajdah
The Prostration
Verse 5
He arranges every matter
from the heavens to the earth,
then it all ascends to Him
on a Day whose length
is a thousand years
by your counting.
The Quran
Surah An-Najm
The Star
Verse 43
And it is He Who makes
whom He wills laugh, and
makes whom He wills
weep.
The Quran
Surah Al-Inshiqaq
The Splitting Open
Verse 6
You humans!
Verily, you are returning
towards your Lord with your
deeds and actions (good or bad),
a sure returning, so you will meet.
The Quran
Surah Al-Anfal
The Spoils of War
Verse 24
O you who believe
(who wish to reach Allah)
Answer the Call of Allah
and His Messenger
as he calls you to
that which gives you life.
And know that Allah intervenes
between man and his heart, to Him
is the place of your soul's safe return.
