The greatest truth is honesty, and the greatest falsehood is dishonesty.
Abu BakrRead
He who prays five times a day is in the protection of God, and he who is protected by God cannot be harmed by anyone.
Interpretation
Regular prayer strengthens one's faith and offers divine protection.
This quote emphasizes the importance of consistent prayer in a believer's life, suggesting that such commitment attracts God's protection. When one is under God's protection, they can find solace and strength, feeling secure against adversity and harm.
In practice
During a community meeting about mental health, to encourage faith and resilience.
The greatest truth is honesty, and the greatest falsehood is dishonesty.
Maybe a thing that you do not like is really in your interest. It is possible that a thing that you may desire may be against your interest.
If you expect the blessings of God, be kind to His people.
It is bad for a young man to sin; but it is worse for an old man to sin.
Our abode in this world is transitory, our life therein is but a loan, our breaths are numbered and our indolence is manifest.
Do not follow vain desires; for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger.
The suffering of this life not only can make our temperament more like the Divine Personality of Jesus, but it detaches us from this world. This Divine preparation opens our souls to the working and pruning of the Father.
Prayer is more than meditation. In meditation the source of strength is one's self. When one prays he goes to a source of strength greater than his own.
In these days there is no time to pray; but without time, and a lot of it, we shall never learn to pray.
Precisely where I feel my poverty is where I discover God's blessing.
If we do not abide in prayer, we will abide in temptation. Let this be one aspect of our daily intercession: "God, preserve my soul, and keep my heart and all its ways so that I will not be entangled." When this is true in our lives, a passing temptation will not overcome us. We will remain free while others lie in bondage.
To pray is to accept that we are, and always will be, wholly dependent on God for everything.
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