Leader Quotes

The greatest truth is honesty, and the greatest falsehood is dishonesty.

If you expect the blessings of God, be kind to His people.

He who builds a masjid in the way of Allah, God will build a house for him in the paradise.

Do not follow vain desires; for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger.

Do not look down upon any Muslim, for even the most inferior believer is great in the eyes of God.

It is a matter of shame that in the morning the birds should be awake earlier than you.

Without knowledge action is useless and knowledge without action is futile.

Cursed is the man who dies, but the evil done by him survives.

The more knowledge you have, the greater will be your fear of Allah.

Allah will help him who moves in the way of Allah.

Man seeks to change the foods available in nature to suit his tastes, thereby putting an end to the very essence of life contained in them.

The life ahead can only be glorious if you learn to live in total harmony with the Lord.

Look out into the universe and contemplate the glory of God. Observe the stars, millions of them, twinkling in the night sky, all with a message of unity, part of the very nature of God.

You must pass your days in song. Let your whole life be a song.

You must be a lotus, unfolding its petals when the sun rises in the sky, unaffected by the slush where it is born or even the water which sustains it!

What is new in the world? Nothing. What is old in the world? Nothing. Everything has always been and will always be.

Let love flow so that it cleanses the world. Then man can live in peace, instead of the state of turmoil he has created through his past ways of life, with all those material interests and earthly ambitions.

Man is lost and is wandering in a jungle where real values have no meaning. Real values can have meaning to man only when he steps on to the spiritual path, a path where negative emotions have no use.

A house must be built on solid foundations if it is to last. The same principle applies to man, otherwise he too will sink back into the soft ground and becomes swallowed up by the world of illusion.

All action results from thought, so it is thoughts that matter.

Do not be misled by what you see around you, or be influenced by what you see. You live in a world which is a playground of illusion, full of false paths, false values and false ideals. But you are not part of that world.

What matters is to live in the present, live now, for every moment is now. It is your thoughts and acts of the moment that create your future. The outline of your future path already exists, for you created its pattern by your past.

Man learns through experience, and the spiritual path is full of different kinds of experiences. He will encounter many difficulties and obstacles, and they are the very experiences he needs to encourage and complete the cleansing process.

Love one another and help others to rise to the higher levels, simply by pouring out love. Love is infectious and the greatest healing energy.

Life is a song - sing it. Life is a game - play it. Life is a challenge - meet it. Life is a dream - realize it. Life is a sacrifice - offer it. Life is love - enjoy it.

You're always going to have terrorism.

When we try to push the envelope, there are certain sectors of society that say this is a Zionist plot to sort of destabilize our country, or this is an American agenda.

Together, we can create a world in which peace is real; in which every human being can thrive; in which all share the promise of our century. I believe we can succeed.

There is resistance to change. There's a resistance to ideas.

Ten years ago I said, you know, my goal is to be able to get food on the table. What I'm trying to say by that is trying to create a vibrant, capable and effective middle class. The quicker and stronger that we can be able to do this, the easier it is for political reform to move forward.