The Quiet Sky
Golden hour—
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So in every breath there are two blessings, and for every blessing a thanks is due.
Saʿdi · The Rose Garden (Gulistan)
I believe in Him who lit the darkness through you, made the obscure plain through you, and made you one of the signs of His kingdom.
Imam Zayn al-ʿAbidin · The Psalms of Islam (al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya)
Love for others what you love for yourself, and dislike for them what you dislike for yourself.
Imam ʿAli · The Peak of Eloquence (Nahj al-Balagha)
The heart’s retreat is no place for the company of opposites: when the demon goes out, the angel comes in.
Hafez · The Divan
The children of Adam are limbs of one another, created from one essence. When one limb is struck with pain, the others cannot stay at rest.
Saʿdi · The Rose Garden (Gulistan)
He forgives whoever wronged him, gives to whoever denied him, and reaches out to whoever cut him off.
Imam ʿAli · The Peak of Eloquence (Nahj al-Balagha)
People are of two kinds: either your brother in faith, or your equal in creation.
Imam ʿAli · The Peak of Eloquence (Nahj al-Balagha)
This world is a mountain, and our deeds the call; the echo of our calls comes back to us.
Rumi · The Masnavi
Speak, and you will be known — for the man lies hidden beneath his tongue.
Imam ʿAli · The Peak of Eloquence (Nahj al-Balagha)
Praised be You, my Lord, for Sister Water, who is so useful and humble, so precious and pure.
Francis of Assisi · The Canticle of the Creatures (Cantico di Frate Sole)
The good in which there is no evil: thankfulness with the blessing, and patience under the blow that falls.
Imam al-Hasan · The Masterpieces of the Minds (Tuhaf al-ʿUqul)
The dearest of my brothers to me is he who makes me a gift of my faults.
Imam al-Sadiq · The Masterpieces of the Minds (Tuhaf al-ʿUqul)
So in every breath there are two blessings, and for every blessing a thanks is due.
Saʿdi · The Rose Garden (Gulistan)
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