Abu Hamid al-Ghazālī

“ All believers are like one's self united on the basis of piety and relationship in knowledge, acquaintance with one another and cooperation among themselves. Among many treasures, the pearl of the greatest price is the knowledge we have of the early Muslims who recognized Allah as the Causer of all causes and relied fully upon Him, rather than upon their own energy and effort, or upon worldly things. Those indeed are the wisest of men who act in accordance with the preaching and actions of early Muslims. ”

“ There are people whose philosophy is that one must avoid contemplating the thought of the next world and just enjoy, as best as one can, the pleasures of life that it has to offer at the moment. Such are completely devoid of spiritual capacity and composed entirely of material stuff. If they are not shaken awake some day they will certainly bring evil upon themselves through their own folly, and will be seized by the Wrath of Allah sooner or later. ”

“ I am very glad to hear the news that some of the administrators of the affairs of your country are sparing no pains to ensure eternal security and implement wide ranging reforms to alleviate the suffering of the common man. ”