Dream - Have Dream's friends ever heard of Ibn Ata'illah? Yes, he is a scholar with a wealth of works. One of his popular works is the Book of Al-Hikam. Ibn Ata'illah originated from Iskandariah or Alexandria, Egypt in 648 H/1250 AD and passed away in Cairo, Egypt in 1309 AD. Ibn Ata'illah spent most of his time in Cairo teaching Maliki school of jurisprudence, such as in Al-Azhar Mosque.

Well, there are many wise words from Ibn Atha'illah that are good to be used as advice and motivation for Dream's friends. Here are some of Ibn Atha'illah's wise words as summarized by Dream through various sources.

"Do not let the delay of God's grace to you, after you repeat your prayers, make you despair. Because He guarantees the fulfillment of prayers according to His choice, not according to your choice; at the time He desires, not at the time you desire." "You need His mercy more when you are obedient than when you are disobedient." "The best time for you is when you realize your shortcomings, and you humble yourself again."

"Whoever feels humble, it means they are arrogant, because humility does not come from someone who feels noble. Therefore, when you feel noble, it means you are arrogant." "You are free from what you do not want. You are a slave to what you desire." "The dumbest person is the one who abandons their beliefs because of following the assumptions of others." "It is possible that you are not truly good. You appear good only because you are among people who are worse than you."

"Prayer is a cleanser of the heart from the filth of sins and an opener of the door to miracles. If you see someone always answering everything asked of them, expressing everything they witness, and mentioning everything they know, then know that those are signs of ignorance (foolishness) in them. Whoever does not approach Allah, even though they have been bestowed with various blessings, will be dragged (to approach) Him with the chains of trials."

"Someone is not considered to love if they still ask for something from the one they love, but those who truly love are those who are willing to sacrifice for you. So, truly the person who loves is the one who gives to you, not those who ask for your gift." "The true fold is when you fold the distance of the world so that you see the hereafter closer than yourself." "When Allah has made you tired of creatures, then know that He wants to open the door of intimacy with Him."

"Your desire for others to know your uniqueness is evidence of your dishonesty in submitting yourself to Allah." "Among the signs of a dead heart is the absence of sadness for the obedience you have missed, and the absence of regret for the mistakes you have made." "Among the signs of those who constantly rely on their deeds is the lack of ar-raja' (hope in the mercy of Allah) in the transient world."

"Do not accompany or make people who do not uplift you to God and whose words do not guide you to God your teacher."Your friendship with ordinary people who do not support their desires is better than friendship with religious leaders who support their desires."You submit to nature as long as you have not seen its Creator. If you have witnessed Him, then nature will submit to you.""

"If morning comes, a careless person will think about what needs to be done. While a wise person will think about what Allah will do to them." "If you don't want to be fired, don't hold onto a temporary position." "Rest yourself or your mind from the busyness of managing your worldly needs. Because what has been guaranteed to be resolved by someone other than you, there is no need for you to busy yourself thinking about it."

"Empty deeds without sincerity mean nothing, like a body without a soul. Sincerity is the soul that gives meaning to every deed." "The pleasure of worldly desires that have taken root in the heart is a chronic disease." "The diversity of types of deeds is due to the various spiritual conditions that arise in the heart." "Do not demand from your Lord because of the delay of your desires, but demand from yourself because you have delayed your manners towards Allah."

"Hope is followed by action. If not, then it is just a dream."
"When what makes you happy decreases, what you worry about also decreases."
"Nothing is difficult if you seek it through your Lord. Nothing is easy if you seek it through yourself."
"Sin that creates a sense of humiliation within yourself until you become in need of Allah, is better than obedience that creates feelings of nobility and arrogance, or boasting about yourself."

"Among the signs that someone follows their desires is to quickly perform voluntary deeds but lazily fulfill obligatory deeds."One of the signs that someone relies only on their deeds, not the mercy of Allah, is the decrease in hope towards Allah when making a mistake."Nothing is difficult if you seek it through your Lord. Nothing is easy if you seek it through yourself.""