The one who is [truly] imprisoned is the one whose heart is imprisoned from Allah and the captivated one is the one whose desires have enslaved him.
Ibn TaymiyyahRead
Dhikr (remembrance of Allah) is to the heart as water is to a fish; see what happens to a fish when it is taken out of water
Interpretation
What this quote means
Dhikr is essential for the heart, just as water is vital for a fish's survival.
This quote by Ibn Taymiyyah highlights the importance of remembering Allah (Dhikr) for spiritual sustenance. Just as a fish cannot thrive outside of water, a believer cannot flourish without the continuous remembrance of their Creator, emphasizing the fundamental role of spirituality in human life.
Themes
DhikrRemembranceSpiritualityHeartConnectionFaith
In practice
Example use cases
During a religious gathering to inspire others to engage in Dhikr.
More from Ibn Taymiyyah
All quotes βThe sign of the people of bidβah is that they do not follow the salaf.
Ibn TaymiyyahRead
Whatever is not done by the permission of Allah will not happen, and what is not done for the sake of Allah will not benefit or remain.
Ibn TaymiyyahRead
Remembrance is to the heart what water is to the fish. And what is the state of a fish that leaves water?
Ibn TaymiyyahRead
The more humble, needy, and subdued you are before Allah, the closer you will be to Him.
Ibn TaymiyyahRead
If you do good in secret, Allah will shower His good on you in public.
Ibn TaymiyyahRead
Similar quotes
My people have a country of their own to go to if they choose... Africa... but, this America belongs to them just as much as it does to any of the white race... in some ways even more so, because they gave the sweat of their brow and their blood in slavery so that many parts of America could become prosperous and recognized in the world.
Josephine BakerRead
I think a major reason why intellectuals tend to move towards collectivism is that the collectivist answer is a simple one. If there's something wrong, pass a law and do something about it.
Milton FriedmanRead
Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands it.
Albert EinsteinRead
A city is where you can sign a petition, boo the chief justice, fish off a pier, gaze at a hippopotamus, buy a flower at the corner, or get a good hamburger or a bad girl at 4 A.M. A city is where sirens make white streaks of sound in the sky and foghorns speak in dark grays. San Francisco is such a city.
Herb CaenRead
In the past we have tried to make a distinction between animals which we acknowledge have some value and other which, having none, can be liquidated when we wish. This standard must be abandoned. Everything that lives has value simply as a living thing, as one of the manifestations of the mystery that is life.
Albert SchweitzerRead
When I dance, I dance; when I sleep, I sleep; yes, and when I walk alone in a beautiful orchard, if my thoughts drift to far-off matters for some part of the time for some other part I lead them back again to the walk, the orchard, to the sweetness of this solitude, to myself.
Michel De MontaigneRead