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Sincerity

الإخلاص

Ikhlāṣ — the inner purification of intention.

On pure intention, the dangers of showing off (riyāʾ), and how the scholars taught their students to weigh every act by the heart that carried it.

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From the Pen of

Imam al-Ghazali

36 passages
  1. "sincerity in their sincerity needs their sincerity to be sincere. This points to purifying the"

  2. "For action without intention leads to exhaustion, intention without sincerity leads to hypocrisy,"

  3. "So one of the meanings of truthfulness returns to the sincerity of intention, which is sincerity,"

  4. "can one be sincere if he has not comprehended the meaning of sincerity, or how can the sincere"

  5. "Narrations regarding ostentation apply when one has no intention except for showing off."

  6. "When the intention for ostentation equals or outweighs the intention for reward, it"

  7. "purpose behind the ostentation, and the intention of the ostentation itself. The"

  8. "benefits them in the hereafter. When this intention prevails in their heart, their intention in all"

  9. "through this path. At that point, if his intention is sincere, his fervor pure, and his commitment"

  10. "based on sincerity but is affected by ostentation partway, it may either be mere joy not impacting"

  11. "to diminish. This strengthens intention and achieves sincerity, which is only attained through the"

  12. "of show and reputation, and must realize that only sincerity will be accepted in their intention"

  13. "Thus, let one rectify their resolve with sincerity, and sincerity is through avoiding everything"

  14. "places where ostentation and pride converge. What pertains to the public aspect is ostentation,"

  15. "creation, seeing it as atonement for his sins without examining the sincerity of his intention."

  16. "the practitioners, and all practitioners are deceptive except for the sincere, and the sincere"

  17. "the essence of sincerity and intention, and the means of contemplation through observing noble"

  18. "If the intention is self-interest, it is worldly, but if the intention is for piety, it is for"

  19. "This involves purifying one's intention, maintaining sincerity, refraining from hypocrisy, and"

  20. "Their spirit and inner life consist of humility, intention, presence of heart, and sincerity."

  21. "We say true spiritual experience comes from an overwhelming love for Allah, sincere intention"

  22. "Agreement completes sincerity, and whoever is not sincere in his brotherhood is a hypocrite."

  23. "that constitutes an intention for combining, as one is only devoid of this intention through"

  24. "for generosity, giving with the intention of showing off. Over time this can lead to giving"

  25. "on the sincerity of his intention within them, seeking the conditions of worthiness so that"

  26. "When a seeker requires marriage, they should maintain a sincere intention at the beginning"

  27. "diligently. Therefore, no one is incapable if their intention is sincere and their resolve"

  28. "of Love, Longing, and Intimacy is completed, followed by the Book of Intention, Sincerity,"

  29. "all practitioners perish except the sincere, and even the sincere remain in great peril."

  30. "from doubt to certainty, from ostentation to sincerity, from desire to asceticism, from"

  31. "habit, allowing their eating with intention to mirror their abstaining with intention,"

  32. "as this is often motivated by ostentation and showing off, which is discouraged by the"

  33. "with sincere intention and genuine desire, this itself is a good deed that can be used"

  34. "These qualities indicate his sincere intention for Allah in jurisprudence and debate."

  35. "beauty, manners, piety, and good character. The sign of sincere intention in enduring"

  36. "that would divert intention from adultery, had the intention been present, then it is"

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