Best 10 Imam Ghazali Quotes

1. Declare your jihad on thirteen enemies you cannot see – Egoism, Arrogance, Conceit,
Selfishness, Greed, Lust, Intolerance, Anger, Lying, Cheating, Gossiping and
Slandering. If you can master and destroy them, then will be ready to fight the enemy you
can see. | Imam Ghazali

2. Do not allow your heart to take pleasure with the praises of people, nor be saddened by
their condemnation. | Imam Ghazali

3. To get what you love, you must first be patient with what you hate. | Imam Ghazali

4. Knowledge without action is wastefulness and action without action is foolishness. | Imam
Ghazali

5. Those who look for seashells will find seashells, those who open them will find pearls. |
Imam Ghazali

6. Never have I dealt with anything more difficult than my own soul, which sometimes helps
me and sometimes opposes me. | Imam Ghazali

7. Remember your contemporaries who have passed away and were your age. Remember
the honors and fame they earned, the high posts they held, and the beautiful bodies they
possessed. Today all of them are turned to dust. They have left orphans and widows behind
them, their wealth is being wasted, and their houses turned into ruins. No sign of them is left
today, and they lie in dark holes underneath the earth. Picture their faces before your mind’s
eye and ponder. | Imam Ghazali

8. Half of disbelief in Allah in the world is caused by people who make religion look ugly due
to their bad conduct and ignorance. | Imam Ghazali

9. Neglect not your time, nor use it haphazardly; on the contrary you should bring yourself to
account. Structure your litanies and other practices during each day and night. This is how to
bring about the spiritual blessing (barakah) in each period. If each of your breaths is a
priceless jewel, be not like the deceived fools who are joyous because each day their wealth
increases while their life grows ever shorter. | Imam Ghazali

10. When you have a bad suspicion about a Muslim in your heart, you should increase your
consideration toward him and make dua for him. This way you will infuriate Satan and will be
able to drive him away. Because of this, Satan will be reluctant to put evil thoughts into your
heart, afraid that you would increase your consideration towards your brother and will make
dua for him again. | Imam Ghazali