Abu Hamid al-Ghazālī

“ One usually makes the ideals of life those material things which do not give oneself peace and happiness. If we remember Allah and worship Him, peace and happiness should come by themselves out of necessity, and the mere outcome or natural result of a far higher life permeated with spirituality through and through. ”

“ When one's self comes across objects of pleasure, it naturally insists that they should be obtained for the time being and that they would be abandoned next time. The best course left open to us in this condition is that we should ask our self to abstain this time from gaining the objects and that it would be more advisable to obtain them next time. We should take our self no more seriously than it takes us. ”

“ One, the heart should be purified of all inner impurities. Two, we should improve our conduct so that other men may be improved. Three, thankfulness for the blessings of comfort in the limbs and organs of the body is to use them in carrying out the commands of Allah and in restraining ourselves from forbidden things and also from evil and sinful acts. ”